Ottawa Granted 300000 for Elderly Housing Project
Ottawa wins a 300000 Community Development grant to remodel the old North American Hotel into 25 rental units for the elderly. The plan, designed by Skidmore and Devore, allocates a manager's apartment, a public meeting room, and tenant facilities across four floors. Financing relies on HUD funds and revenue bonds repaid by rentals.
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Ottawa
U.S
Larry Winn Jr
James Pearson
Bob Dole
City Hall
Skidmore and Devore
City Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
County In Law Suit Plaintiffs name county officials in civil action
Franklin County Commissioners are named in a three party civil suit filed in District Court. James E. Poe sues David Anderson and D. and D. Aero Spraying Inc. plus Warren Wakeman noxious weed director. Anderson seeks 1301.31 damages to Poe residence and 5000 for 100 walnut trees. Aero Spraying denies liability and alleges Franklin County and Wakeman may share liability. Aero seeks 522 from Poe and 297 jointly or separately.
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Franklin County
James E. Poe
David Anderson
D. Aero Spraying, Inc
Warren Wakeman
Anderson
Poe
Aero
Welcome, But Late Welcome to Rains Help Kansas Crops
Rains arrived after a long drought bringing two to four inches for many areas and a boost to milo and bean crops while hay fields and pastures welcome the moisture. Ottawa logged 2.07 inches from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. today, with up to four inches reported outside the city. Some towns saw outages as line fuses blew. hail larger than golf balls damaged property near Princeton.
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Ottawa
Area Weather County Forecast Changeable skies brighten Friday
A county forecast calls for decreasing clouds tonight with clearing by Friday. Mild temperatures continue with highs in the upper 70s to low 90s and lows around 58 to 62 tonight. Northeasterly winds up to 15 mph taper tonight as conditions turn partly cloudy tomorrow.
Drought Wounds Crops Across Several Counties
ASCS supervisor Bob Barnett reports corn and early sorghum damaged by weeks of drought with weak roots and lodging risk despite latest rainfall. Yields for early corn expected 25 to 35 bushels per acre, far below last year. Rain offers little help. later soybeans and late sorghum outlook uncertain. Relief comes from alfalfa growth and grass recovery for cattle. Funds exist through the 1975 ASCS Disaster Credit Program. farmers should apply at the local ASCS office.
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Joan Istas
Bob Barnett
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Anderson, Linn
Miami
Franklin
Douglas
Johnson
Barnett
ASCS
Wellsville
Kidnapped whisky heir Samuel Bronfman 2nd may be alive
Tape recordings indicate Samuel Bronfman 2nd may still be alive after a ransom of about 4.5 million dollars was paid. Edgar Bronfman received the voice tape and instructions in New York City, with the case echoing a prior Florida abduction as personal ads appeared in major papers. FBI involvement was noted but no comment was provided.
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Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Samuel Bronfman
Seagram
Edgar Bronfman
Bronfman
Samuel
Westchester County
New York City
Florida
Jack
Fred Dollard
New York Daily News
Jack Mullaney
FBI
William McCrystal
Mullaney
New York Post
Princeton, N.J
Mars Viking delay threatens July fourth Mars landing
Mars shot delays near an elevator lead to a theft as a brown satchel is grabbed and a second man flees. Viking project manager James Martin warns July 4 remains possible but uncertain amid gate crowds at the Bronfman estate with FBI activity and a police alert for Samuel Bronfman’s possible burial site.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Viking
Mars
Red Planet
James Martin
No Breaks In Saga Of Hoffa
Detroit AP reports three weeks into the Hoffa disappearance with investigators finding no trace of Jimmy Hoffa. Ex mobster Mickey Cohen says Hoffa is dead and hints at a trap. In Boston, Frank Fitzsimmons denies union ties to crime while Chuckie O’Brien appears near him. FBI prepares to present to an organized crime grand jury in Detroit as theories linger.
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Detroit
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
Los Angeles
Hoffa
Mickey Cohen
Boston
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Charles “Chuckie” O’brien
Fitz
Fitzsimmon
O’brien
FBI
O'Brien
Fitzsimmons
Cohen
Jim
Harold Gibbons
Gibbons
St. Louis
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Hutchinson
Carroll Mallory
Princeton
Jim Pugh
Cornwall Associates
Fifth Ave
The
Post
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Cornwall
Underworld
Anthony
Tony Jack” Giacalone
Scott Love
W. 2Nd
Richard Stephenson
Love
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