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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1978
Page
8
A tractor sped onto Interstate 70 in Russell Kansas after youths started it in a field. A passing truck driver leapt into the moving cab and halted the tractor in the median before departing. No injuries reported.
Vida F Adams aged 87 dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and services held at Robson-Towner Funeral Home with burial in Great Bend Cemetery. Laurence Persinger, 74, Osage City, dies, services at Lyndon United Presbyterian Church. Loraine Stansbury graveside service in Waverly Cemetery. Admissions and dismissals listed for Ottawa area, plus births, speeding fines, and Kansas City livestock quotations.
Government researchers say tobacco firms have developed cigarettes that cause an observable hazard, though they are not safe. NIH scientist Gio Batta Gori notes some brands with low tar may be consumed at about a pack daily with no obvious risk, but cautions no cigarette is truly safe. Coauthor Cornelius J. Lynch of Enviro Control Inc. identifies tolerable tar levels for 27 low tar brands.
The Carter administration approved a 144 million dollar sale to the Soviet Union for an oil drilling equipment plant. A 1 million dollar computer run welding machine held up the package, drawing criticism from Sen. Henry M. Jackson who sought to delay until he could assess potential technological advantages. The license follows Carter’s July 19 trade restrictions on oil and gas equipment to the USSR.
Local ads list West 15th Turner's Tele Shop hours and Heathman Oil Co vacation closure August 14 to 20. Richmond Methodist Church hosts an ice cream social August 11, VFW invites a New Country Five concert, Blue Room Tavern features Sidekicks in color. Bond offerings from Edward D Jones & Co. Ottawa. Lions Club bowling tournament at Indian Lanes August 12-13. Montgomery Ward summer Saturday close. Homemade ice cream socials August 12 and 16. OHS Cyclonettes. Herald delivery call line and Town & Country Supply winter wear.
Topeka Kansas Atty General Curt Schneider ruled that criminal prosecution isn’t warranted against the publisher of a Kansas newspaper that printed the names of welfare grant recipients and the amounts of those payments. The decision centers on the publication’s public records origin and concerns over privacy and free press protections.
Franklin County District Court charged Michael B. Criqui and John Collins after a civil summons led deputies to a home where a jar of marijuana seeds, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana were found. Criqui is jailed on a 2000 bond.
Sacred Heart Church and other Roman Catholic churches will conduct a Mass in memory of Pope Paul VI on Saturday at 6 p.m amid his burial day. The service follows the church’s regular Saturday schedule and coincides with a global Catholic observance. The Eureka Herald continues to publish a county welfare recipient list, prompting a federal HEW inquiry into data privacy and potential misuse for commercial purposes.
Franklin County Democrat Central Committee will meet at Anchor Savings at 4 p.m. Friday to elect officers. Robert Mills city manager attends Topeka seminar on governmental immunity. League of Kansas Municipalities may draft immunity legislation for next spring. Legislature extends immunity for one year while comprehensive laws are studied. Anchor Lodge 224 Sadana Chapter 194 Eastern Star hold a potluck for members at 7 p.m. Monday at Williamsburg City Park.
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