Grim Task Left At Flood Scene
Grim work continued in Big Thompson Canyon as helicopters and ground teams searched mud slides for flood victims. The 82 fatalities were feared to rise, with 135 residents undecided about evacuation staying in higher ground motels. Skies were clear and flying conditions “outstanding” as officials shifted to recovering the dead.
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Loveland
Colo
Big Thompson Canyon
Park Terrace
Estes Park
Rocky Mountains
John Englebert
Larimer County
National Weather Service
Air Force
Close Call For Ottawans In Estes Park Floods
Don Lambert reports five miles from Doug and Marty Underwood’s Estes Park weekend there were flash floods that killed more than 50 people. The group of four couples sheltered in cabins as the rain intensified, roads washed out, and communication failed until Monday night.
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Don Lambert
Doug
Marty Underwood
1644 Chestnut
Colorado
Estes Park
Scott Wallace
California
Scott
Bill Wallace
Denver
Highway 7
Bob Hill
Glenn Underwood
Viking Resumes Digging Chores On Mars Surface
Pasadena AP reports Viking 1 extends dig into Martian soil for a second time as a shallow trench appears beside the initial scrape. Engineers await signals on whether collected dirt is delivered to the organic analysis instrument to assess possible life signs.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Viking
War on Weeds Needs Arsenal of Cooperation
Franklin County weed officer Warren Wakeman battles 30 noxious varieties, led by musk thistle, bindweed, and Johnson grass. With one sprayer and one assistant for 1,000 miles of roads, he pushes education and cooperation, discusses contracting a commercial sprayer, and notes rising chemical costs shaping county budgets and enforcement limits.
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David Olson
Centrol
Warren Wakeman
Wakeman
State Board of Agriculture
Franklin County
Wellsville
CBO Debuts Hopeful Outlook On Economy
Washington AP reports the Congressional Budget Office and Ford administration share a cautious, solid recovery forecast for 18 months. Director Alice Rivlin says inflation will stay under control and unemployment will fall, with inflation projected 5 to 7 percent over the period.
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Washington
Congress
New Economic Research Office
Ford Administration
Congressional Budget Office
Alice M. Rivlin
Ottawa City Commission sets bids and street plans agenda
The 5 PM Wednesday meeting covers authorizing no fund warrants of 35000, bidding on fire station modifications for Public Safety, appointing a Planning Commission member to the Board of Zoning Appeals, and several Maple and Cherry Street improvements with estimated costs around 42000 and 55449 respectively. It directs a Southwestern Bell line construction ordinance and payment, plus a Planning Commission Aug 3 report and an Aviation Month proclamation.
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Ottawa City Commission
Department of Public Safety
Planning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Maple Street
11Th North
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Ottawa
County backs EMT approval for training supplies
Franklin County Commission approved funds to buy supplies and training aids for an EMT course directed by Franklin County Ambulance Service Director Al Brandt. The program will train sheriff's deputies DPS personnel and ambulance prospects to qualify as EMTs, while EMTs already staff county ambulances. Brandt said supplies cost a little over $1,000 as part of the plan and also presented the July ambulance service report showing 91 calls, 40 medical, 13 auto accidents, 30 transfers, eight fire standbys, 16 other standbys, $3,025 total billing and $2,266 receipts.
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Franklin County Commission
Franklin County Ambulance Service
al Brandt
Sheriff's
Department of Public Safety
Brandt
County Commission
Local Vote Light in Ottawa Primary Across Nine Precincts
Ottawa voters reported light turnout in seven noon hours. Morning totals across nine precincts show 525 votes cast with precincts at First Baptist North Church Second Lincoln School Third Franklin County Courthouse Fourth Hawthorne School Fifth Garfield School Sixth City Hall Seventh Eugene Field School Eighth Church of the Brethren and Ninth National Guard Armory. Voters decide Republican and Democratic nominees for the Third District County Commission seat and Republican nominees for the Second District County Commission seat and treasurer while Democrats choose a sheriff.
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Ottawa
North Baptist Church
Lincoln School
Franklin County
Hawthorne
Garfield
City Hall
Eugene Field School
Church of the Brethren
National Guard Armory
Slump Is Statewide In Kansas Primary Elections
Very light to modest turnout logged by noon in Kansas for a primary election with notable voter disinterest. Sedgwick County saw focus on the Democratic race for district attorney where former attorney general Vern Miller challenged incumbent Keith Sanborn. Pratt drew attention to sheriff and county commission contests with moderate to good voter response.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Sedgwick County
Vern Miller
Keith Sanborn
Pratt
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E. M. Stiger
U.S. Forest Service
Big Thompson River
Anton Strafuss
Eleanor Lloyd
Lyle Enyart
Genevieve Gillette
Hawthorne School
C. E. Buckner
Ottawans
Victor Warren
CBO
Cherry Street
9Th
10Th
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