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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
4
Richard Jackson of 719 King has been selected for the 1972 edition of Outstanding Young Men of America. The honor recognizes men aged 21 to 35 with demonstrated excellence and leadership potential. Jackson is a 1968 Ottawa University graduate.
NASA selects 132 projects for Skylab with Oklahoma involved in weather and petroleum observations. David E. Pitts of Houston leads the weather study while Robert Collins of Oklahoma City coordinates petroleum findings in the Anadarko basin.
A Thursday morning three car crash on S Main near City Park injures Mrs Wood, her baby Shane, and Judy Ralls. Taxi driver James Woodworth, 58, Kansas City bound, stopped for a pickup. others failed to stop. Damages estimated at $800. three other drivers cited for traffic violations as part of a long police report.
Ralph C. Atkinson, 37, named vice-president for financial development admissions and public relations at Ottawa University. He has been dean of the college since 1971 and holds degrees from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Mississippi College and a PhD from the University of Michigan. Justos A. Diaz, 35 OU graduate and former physics professor, named acting dean.
Senator Symington urged the Senate Finance Committee to reexamine a House backed revenue sharing bill amid a projected 30 billion dollar deficit. He questioned a 29.6 billion dollar grant to state and local governments and criticized broad spending leeway and uneven distribution. Long and Senator Bennett signaled a revised formula will be included in the Senate bill.
The United Steelworkers union, with 1.2 million members, voted to align with AFL-CIO and abstain from the November presidential election. The International Executive Board approved the resolution almost unanimously, a move seen as a setback for George McGovern due to loss of union campaign funds. The decision is unprecedented in the union's 30-year history.
PEKING AP says Chinese Communist Health officials report eradication of cholera smallpox plague and venereal disease with strict drug controls and education. Dr Chen Hai feng details four point aims mass medical work prevention vaccines water sanitation and combining Western with Chinese medicines.
First published notice names executor Robert M. Clogston for Alba A Hewitt estate in Franklin County Kansas with nine month creditor claim deadline. The second notice outlines a hearing for John W Wible estate with petition by Lewis E Wible seeking administrator de bonis non and defenses due by August 23 1972 in Ottawa Kansas.
Ed Holt 60 president of the Topeka Community Alcoholic Treatment Foundation, his step daughter Vicki Wilkerson 14, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. DeKemper 40 and 39 are named as crash victims. Holt was transporting the DeKempers to Kentucky for the funeral of DeKemper’s father from a Topeka takeoff. Cause under investigation. All victims from Topeka.
California’s Supreme Court, in a 6-1 ruling, allowed a ballot measure to restore the death penalty to remain on the November ballot. The decision rejected the ACLU Foundation’s bid to block the vote, saying it would waste public money.
Vermont Water Resources Board proposes allowing shoreline owners at Woodward Reservoir to create a nude swimming area up to 300 feet along the shore and 150 feet into the water. The plan is tentative and awaits public comment.
Quarterly distribution lists payments to area cities for the quarter ending July 15. Baldwin 3885 Garnett 6041 Ottawa 21398 Pomona 1359 Princeton 421 Rantoul 433 Wellsville 2616 Williamsburg 360.
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