Small Town Sewers Overlooked By Local Governments
In Kansas, sewer systems receive state health scrutiny and legislative attention. Wastewater operator certification proposals fail, while lagoons and enzymes stir debate. Burris and Reeves warn of underfunded towns grappling with odor, maintenance, and rising regulations.
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Joan Istas
State Health Department
Kansas
Jack Burris
The
Health Department
Kansas Board of Health
Burris
Kansas Water Pollution Control System
Thomas Reeves
Franklin County
Reeves
Williamsburg
Wellsville
Richmond
Elston Decker
Decker
Nixon in Seclusion at Camp David Amid Watergate Fallout
President Nixon flew to Camp David, Maryland, late Friday seeking solitude to plan a response to the Watergate revelations. He had entered a period of isolation following the mounting political crisis and after naming a new administrative step.
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Washington
Nixon
Camp David
Ruckelshaus Surprised As Anyone Takes FBI Post
Environmental Protection Agency head William D. Ruckelshaus agreed to serve temporarily as FBI director until a permanent chief is named. Deputy Robert Friis would lead the EPA in the interim, while White House and FBI officials scramble to confirm legal implications and timing.
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Washington
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
FBI
EPA
White House
Ruckelshaus
Robert Fri
L. Patrick Gray III
John Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Pentagon
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
Los Angeles
Watergate
Fisberg
William J. Ruckelshaus
Gray
E. Howard Hunt
Ehrlichman
Robert L. Vesco
Nixon
Vesco Associates
Indian Killed In Shooting At Wounded Knee Siege
Lawrence LaMont, 31, a Pine Ridge Reservation resident and AIM member, was killed in a Friday gun battle with federal officers that lasted hours. A cease-fire was called to recover his body as AIM reported a member wounded, a claim not yet confirmed by the government.
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Lawrence LaMont
Pine Ridge Reservation
American Indian Movement
AIM
Interior Department
Thomas Oxendine
LaMont
Oxendine
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
County Forecast Partly cloudy and warmer tonight
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with lows in the mid 40s to low 50s. Sunday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the mid 70s to low 80s. Precipitation chances are zero tonight and about 5 percent on Sunday. The article lists high Friday at 61 and low today at 36 with prior year figures and record highs and lows. it also includes hourly temperatures through the night and barometer around 29.95 inches.
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Burris
Mel Gray
Princeton
Richmond
Rantoul
Williamsburg
Wellsville
Pomona
Lane
Kanyas League of Municipalities
Lee Plant Seizes Three-Year Quality Award Permanent Plaque
Kent Mathews of H D Lee Co presented the traveling quality control plaque to Ottawa officials as their Sun plant in Ottawa earned the annual award for the leading plant in the 17 plant Lee chain. The award honors lowest irregulars and best garment quality, reflecting workmanship across all departments. Mrs Gladys Welton accepted the plaque for local workers.
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H. D. Lee Co
Kent Mathews
Kansas City
Ottawa
Lee
Sun
Mathews
Gladys Welton
H.D. Lee
Lee Company
John Kristofferson
Record Mississippi crest delayed at St Louis floods
The 1973 Mississippi River crest at St Louis will arrive Sunday, not today, with a forecast of 43.4 feet and an estimated $150 million in damages across Missouri and Illinois. The river stood at 42.95 feet Friday, flooding towns from Town to Louisiana, as 16 flood fighters were evacuated from Kaskaskia Island after a levee breach. Missouri National Guardsmen aided efforts near St Genevieve to limit damage.
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ST. Louis
Corps of Engineers
Missouri
Illinois
National Weather Service
River District Office
Louisiana
Kansas City Corps of Engineers
Missouri River
Hannibal
Cairo
Kaskaskia Island
Coast Guard
Father of Waters
St. Genevieve
Missouri National Guardsmen
Allies Hit Back Near Phnom Penh In Mekong Clash
American warplanes and Cambodian gunboats pounded Communist positions on the east bank of the Mekong near Phnom Penh to cover two battalions of government reinforcements. B52 bombers struck near Prek Luong and Prek Bang Kang as troops pressed a counteroffensive to retake O Chambat, with the enemy suffering heavy losses and 1 government fatality and 17 wounded. South of Phnom Penh, Communist forces attacked Tram Khnai on Highway 3, while in Vietnam, forces near Hong Ngu were repulsed.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong River
Prek Luong
Prek Bang Kang
O Chambat
Takeo
Tram Khnai
South Vietnam
Hong Ngu
Saigon
Surprise gift hinges on Mustang theft at Ray Brown lot
A 1970 Mustang intended as a birthday and graduation gift vanished after thieves stole all four wheels and tires from the Ray Brown dealership vehicle parked on a farm east of Ottawa. Found later on cinder blocks, the loss valued at 465 dollars. The intended dual token gift was to celebrate both birthday and upcoming graduation.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Ray Brown
Ottawa
Brown
Sheriff's Department
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