Steel Firms Tax Johnson Aide With Irresponsible Move
President Johnson's advisers condemned steel price hikes as irresponsible after Inland Steel announced higher prices and firms including Jones & Laughlin Armco Pittsburgh Steel and National Steel followed. Gardner Ackley urged talks with the government before any action, Moyers said the issue was under review.
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Washington
White House
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Bill D. Moyers
Ackley
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Moyers
Ackeley
Inland
Jones & Laughslin
Armco
Pittsburgh Steel Co
National Steel Corp
Forest Park pool bond eyed for Sept sixth election
Ottawans will vote September 6 on issuing 185000 dollars in bonds to finance a new municipal swimming pool in Forest Park. The city commission approved the pool plan with a 506 meter racing straightaway, a diving area, a wading pool, and a 16000 square foot deck.
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Don Black
Forest Park
Come Mission
Recreation and Planning Commissions
Owen Shofner
Tom Porter
Come Missions
Charles Williamson
Park Commission
City Commission
Steve James
James
Capper
Transfer Petition Denied in Wellsville USD 289 to USD 290
Adel F. Throckmorton state superintendent denied the transfer of six sections in Wellsville Unified School District 289 to Ottawa's Unified School District 290. The order states the transfer fails to meet school unification acts. Landowners J A Anderson Homer Perry and Paul Heckman own the land, involving nine children from kindergarten to 12th grade.
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Wellsville
Ottawa
Adel F. Throckmorton
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Throckmorton
J. A. Anderson
Homer Perry
Paul Heckman
Wiscasset Worm Diggers Strike for Higher Pay
About 100 worm diggers in Wiscasset Maine walked out today in a strike over pay. They demand 50 cents more per hundred marine blood worms than the current price of 2.25 per hundred. Dealer Frank Hammond says the town accounts for roughly 20 percent of Maine worm shipments. Diggers began the walkout on Wednesday.
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Wiscasset
Maine
Frank Hammond
Democrat Was Almost GOP Sheriff Nominee in Anderson County
Incumbent Sheriff Bill Gadelman, a Democrat, won re nomination potential as a Republican write-in shows 52 GOP votes, short of the 99 needed to qualify. no Republican candidate existed. Spangler notes Gadelman remains Democratic and unlikely to lose, with bipartisan backing cited.
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Bill Gadelman
Anderson County
Gadelman
Sheriff
Marion Spangler
Drought Aid Approved for Franklin County and Nearby Areas
Franklin County and surrounding counties are in the latest drought aid list under Kansas programs. Farmers in government farm plans may hay or graze idle acres with prior ASC county committee approval. Applications filed at the county ASC office. a per acre charge of 1.50 to 3.50 will be deducted from program payments based on vegetation.
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Franklin
Kansas
ASC County Committee
ASC
Central Heights Adds Fall Courses With Aviation Option
Central Heights high school will offer new courses this fall including an aviation class taught by Phillip Garner. The course, not for pilot training, aims to broaden general education with an optional cross country flight at Ottawa Municipal Airport and textbooks included in rental. Private lessons and pilot’s licenses remain available through Ottawa Airport at special rates. Additional new offerings in high school include world history, engineering drawing, general business, French, UH, girls arts and crafts, and boys home economics. Junior high adds modern math, home economics, industrial arts, mechanical drawing, speech, music appreciation, Latin, and girls arts and crafts, plus a full athletic program.
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Kansas
Central Heights
Leo Laird
Laird
Ottawa Municipal
Ottawa
Rising bad checks spark county concern in July
More than $800 in bad checks were written in Franklin County last month amid a rash of worthless payments. Judge Robert Pinet noted such checks spike during busy periods like Christmas, not midsummer, while 13 of 16 July criminal docket cases involved insufficient funds. J W Dickerson of People's National Bank urged merchants to know the check writer, with caution after hours. A and P Grocery requires a check card and a 72 hour verification wait. Felony charges carry up to 5 years and $5,000. misdemeanors up to 30 days and $100.
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Monte
Franklin County
Robert Pinet
J. W. Dickerson
People’s National Bank
Dickerson
A and P
Myron Steere
Ottawa Mayors Meet Friends From Canada In City
Two Ottawa residents, Mr and Mrs James Stevenson, visited Ottawa Kansas briefly after spotting the Canadian city on a map. Mayor Charles Williamson welcomed them with the city’s key, while Don B Reid of Ottawa Canada supported the friendly stop as part of Canada’s centennial preparations leading to Expo 67 in Montreal and the worldwide celebrations planned for 1967.
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Rosie Lister
Ottawa
Canada
James Stevenson
California
British Columbia
Stevensons
Kan
Stevenson
Don B. Reid
Charles Williamson
Williamson
Centennial Comes Mission
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Soviet Union
Pacific
Yukon
Montreal
St. Lawerence River
County Forecast Friday turns partly cloudy and warm
Weather summary shows Friday partly cloudy with light and variable winds tonight. High Friday in the 90s, zero to 10 percent precipitation, and a detailed hour by hour temperature list ending near 8 a.m. includes 9 a.m. 71 and 1 p.m. around 82. Barometer 30.00 inches.
Ottawa fire truck has one bug left to fix
After months of delays Ottawa Fire Department finally received its snorkel fire truck but residual steering problems persist. A factory expert is due this week to fix the faulty unit while city officials delay payment of a $52,000 check. Mayor Williamson calls the issue minor and crucial to closing the purchase.
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Ottawa Fire Department
Seagraves Inc
Harry Gilliland
City Commission
International Harvester
Charles Williamson
Gilliland
Ottawa
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