Communications Strike Winds Down Across Nation
Weekend bargaining brought new contracts with local phone firms easing statewide walkouts. National deal with Bell Telephone Co. included 31 percent wage hikes over three years. By weekend, unions claimed progress in New York State Indiana Georgia and New England while scattered actions persisted in Virginia Michigan and New England states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communications Workers of America and
Bell Telephone Co
New York State
Indiana
Georgia
Virginia
Michigan
New England
Richmond
CWA
Western Electric Co
Western Electric
Bell
New England Telephone Co
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Springfield
Mass
Portland
New England Bell
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Ann Arbor
Illinois Bell
IBEW
Carter Sees Improved Image of Government After Six Months
President Carter says he has improved the tone of the federal government in Americans minds though inflation and unemployment remain problems. He notes no spectacular foreign achievements yet, but emphasizes a coherent program for Southern Africa, the Middle East, the Soviets, SALT and test bans. He also cites growing cooperation with Congress and a sense of insider status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Africa
Middle East
Congress
Mondale to Visit Topeka on Keys Campaign Tour
Vice President Walter Mondale will visit Topeka on Sunday October 9 on behalf of Congresswoman Martha Keys of Kansas. An aide to Keys said Mondale will stump for her in the 2nd District as part of the campaign effort ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Walter Mondale
2Nd District
Martha Keys
D-Kan
Mondale
United States
Chicago
Ad Briefs and Local Events Snapshot
Community notes list helpers for Mothers' Day Out program and local ad items. Items include Metzger Salvage contact, rib steak meal price, Mike's Kozy Kitchen location, and upcoming church revival events with Tommy Scott. VFW dance and hill country oyster and steak fry details appear with ticketing and times. Also mentions Mondale visit planning for Kansas district with tentative schedule.
Obituary notices and local police blotter items from Ottawa area
Obituaries and notices report the death of Richard Lyle Dawson 70 Ottawa RFD 2 with services planned at Robson-Towner Funeral Home and burial at Wellsville Cemetery. Other deaths include Betty Marie Cooper 53 Overbrook area and Atha Laurena Baldwin with church services in Overbrook. Also listed are funeral home details, survivors, and memorials. The page includes multiple local accidents, admissions and dismissals at area hospitals, a birth, and several minor traffic incidents and agricultural market quotes from Kansas City.
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Richard Dawson
Richard Lyle Dawson
Ottawa Rfd
Crestview
Robson-Towner Funeral Home
James McCrossen
Wellsville Cemetery
Robert Dawson
Kansas City
Gaylen Dawson
N. Poplar
Raymond Spillman
Iola
Charles Dawson
Evelyn Johnston
Rantoul
Winifred Marks
Mildred Burgoon
Charles M. Cooper
Betty Marie Cooper
Carbondale
RFD
Topeka
United Methodist Church
Overbrook
Daniel Laubach
Fidelity Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Karen L. Cooper
Marc A. Cooper
James D. Cooper
Leah Laubach
Laurence Laubach
Vincent Laubach
Scranton
Greenwood-Roberts
Kansas Heart Association
Atha Baldwin
Atha Laurena Baldwin
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Frank Moody
Frank Ray Moody
Robson- Towner
Woodlawn
Pomona
Kenneth Hennessey
Melvin Clevenger
Eddie Winslow
Ed Hunter
Eric Soper
Randy Leach
Carl Mealman
Willie Hough
Teddy Toumberlin
RR No. 2
Ottawa
Crestview Nursing Home
Robson Towner Funeral Home
Wellsville
Kansas
Dwight Williams
Ashwood
Banner Springs
North Kansas City Hospital
Missouri
Chip Carter plans move to Plains amid family strain
Washington reports Chip Carter, 27, resigns from the Democratic National Committee and plans to move to Plains Georgia to work in the Carter peanut business leaving wife Caron and their son James Earl Carter IV behind. Friends say marital troubles have persisted since last year’s campaign.
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Washington
Chip
Caron Carter
Plains
White House
Democratic National Committee
Carter
Caron
James
James Earl Carter IV
Ben Griffin
Griffin
Special Ed Forum on New Laws Planned in Ottawa
A 7 p.m. September 7 forum on special education laws will be held in the Courts Building basement. Topics include state and federal mandates, children’s rights, due process, and developmental disabilities with three speakers from the State Department of Education, Advocacy and Protective Services, and KU Medical Center. Sponsored by the Ottawa AAUW and KU Affiliated Facility. organized by Elaine Eklund, Ginni Anderson, and Bev Bennett. More forums may follow if interest grows.
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State Department of Education
Advocacy and Protective Services
University of Kansas Medical Center
Ottawa
American Association of University Women
University of Kansas
Elaine Eklund
Oak
Ginni Anderson
Rockwood Drive
Bev Bennett
Pidgeon Recovers From Brain Surgery
Actor Walter Pidgeon, 78, recovering from brain blood clot removal at St John’s Hospital in Los Angeles. He was admitted August 4 after a fall at a Motion Picture Relief Fund meeting and underwent surgery Friday night. He is in stable condition in intensive care and expected to recover barring complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Walter Pidgeon
St. John’s Hospital
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Pidgeon
Motion Picture Relief Fund
Learn to Tae of 623 Income Taxes Course Enrolls
Enroll in the H and R Block Income Tax Course beginning September 14 to learn to prepare income taxes for yourself and others. Job interviews available for top students. Send for free information and class schedules today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
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ABC News
Ad Briefs
Metzger Salvage
N. Main
Mike
Tommy Scott
Community Revival Center Church
S. Davis Road
VFW
VFW Hall
Bill Jordan
Marvin Ross
Vassar Playhouse
Mike Esser
Bob Green
Darrell McCune
Dale Fox
Lawrence
The
Society For Preservation and Encouragement of
America
the Daily Report
Dawson Was
Franklin County
William R
Daisy Margaret (Pfoutz) Dawson
Margarette Pinney
Mr. Dawson
David F. Fellnagle
David Fredrick Fellnagle
Lamb- Roberts
Princeton
Wesley Keltcher
Charles Fritts
Public Safety News
William Osburn
Princeton Road
Country Kitchen
Osburn
Saddleback
Homewood
Booker Hawes
S. Elm
Terri Sands
Canterbury Court
Dan Arnold
Delores Cox
Sycamore
Joseph Gellhaus
Greeley
Max E. Foushee
S. Cherry
Toby Aguirre
N. Cleveland
William Roberts
Lincoln
Thomas Christopher
Lane
Claude C. Edwards
E. 9Th
Earl Meiers
Elton Murrow
S. Ash
Edith Shobe
Willow
Tommy Smith
Rock Creek
Sheriff's Department
Daniel Mietchen
Beech
Helen Kirkland
Us-59
Mary Weber
Williamsburg
Carol King
Main
Tecumseh
Debra Mumma
Janet Patton
Tremont
Norma Horne
Terri Daugharthy
Gibson’s
John Falls
Walnut
June Lutz
Towner
Violet Robson Reno Towner
Dorothy Reams
Jerry Robson
David Bunch
Joe Ferns
Golden Eagle Restaurant
Nitcher
Everett Shepard Park
South State Street
Us-59 Highway
Gerald Wright
Ray Nitcher
Dreaauiner
Sutton
S. Main
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