City Question Box guides Ottawa residents on trees and house numbers
Ottawa answers common questions on tree planting along right of way. Citizens should consult Bob Moore before planting to avoid uprooted trees from future street work. The city does not run a tree planting program beyond parks and cemeteries, but offers insect and disease spray on request.
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Ottawa
City Hall
Bob Moore
Department of Public Works
Environmental Protection Agency
Inspection Order for 747 Tail Sections in Japan
Japan Transport Ministry orders mandatory tail section inspections on all Boeing 747s operated by Japanese airlines after evidence ties a tail failure to Japan Airlines crash that killed 520. Preliminary U.S. Japan probe points to structural tail damage as the crash trigger. three tail pieces found in Sagami Bay. JAL and other carriers affected. no service disruption planned.
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Tokyo
Transport Ministry
Japan Air Lines
Sagami Bay
All Nippon Airways
Japan Asian Airways
JAL
Nippon Cargo Airlines
Supreme Court grants stay for Pinkerton execution
In Huntsville Texas the Supreme Court stayed the execution of Jay Kelly Pinkerton 26 minutes before he was to die for the October 1979 rape and murder of Sarah Donn Lawrence a mother of three. The ruling came just after midnight in Washington as Pinkerton awaited the lethal injection in Ellis Unit. He would have been the youngest inmate executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
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Huntsville
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Jay Kelly Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Pursley
Ellis Unit
Supreme Court
Jim Mattox
High Court
Washington
Sarah Donn Lawrence
Union Leaders Weigh Tentative Auto Transport Strike Pact
Washington AP report says Teamsters locals with car hauling drivers weigh a tentative three year contract to end a nearly three week strike. Kenneth Paff of Teamsters for a Democratic Union calls the pact a big improvement over the rejected 5 to 1 management union accord. Settlement to be presented to local union reps Friday per NATA statement.
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Washington
Teamsters
Kenneth Paff
Teamster
National Automobile Transporters Association
Community Event Briefs and Schedules
Vacation closure for Dale's Body Shop August 17 to 26 and an open house at 1655 Maple Friday August 16 from 5 to 8 pm. Crooks Floor Covering hours 9 to 6 Monday through Saturday at 636 North Main. Butler's Florist summer hours and phone 242-1985. Dengel and Son Mortuary offers funeral service updates. Pizza Time opens Tuesday to Sunday 4 to 10, Friday and Saturday 4 to 11. Elks Lodge events include steak night and a district deputy clinic on August 17 and a business meeting August 18 at 9:30 am with steak reservations by 5 pm Saturday. Bud's at 1020 North Main hosts The Rumblebugs Friday and Saturday and jam session with pot luck on Sunday August 25 at 2 pm. Giant Swap Meet and midnight games with garden tractor pulls at Fr. Co. Fairgrounds on Saturday August 17.
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Elks Lodge
Funeral for Patrick Wayne Zachary set at Baldwin Church
The five year old Patrick Wayne Zachary of Lawrence RFD 2 died at home on Wednesday. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Baldwin with burial in Edgerton Cemetery. Born March 20, 1980, he was the son of Wayne Zachary. Surviving are his sister Michelle and brothers Christopher and Jonathan, all at home, plus numerous grandparents and great grandparents. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Families Together Two or Trinity Community Services.
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Patrick Wayne Zachary
Lawrence Rfd
Church of Christ, Baldwin
Edgerton
Patrick
Lawrence
Wayne Zachary
Lawrence Rfd 2
Michelle
Christopher
Jonathan
Gerald Moore
Baldwin
Albert Zachary
Springdale
Ark
Geneva Zachary
Floyd Sawyer
Kathryn DeMeisseman
Cape
Roy E. Schaub
RFD No
Princeton
Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Dengel & Son
Jerrald R. Harnden
Highland Cemetery
Ottawa
Dole Leads Senate Delegation On Far East Trade Talks
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole sails for a two week Far East tour to press Japan South Korea Taiwan and China on expanding markets and curbing exports to the United States. The trip aims to unite bipartisan support for protectionist action while addressing security and nuclear technology transfer concerns.
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Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
Far East
Dole
Andrews Air Force Base
U.S
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
China
Congress
America
Cole
Chun Doo Hwan
North Korea
Hong Kong
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Sens
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
William Cohen
R-Maine
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Cohen
Daniel Evans
R-Wash
James McClure
Idaho
Pete Wilson
Calif
Alaska
Pizza Hut
Wichita
Kan
Brent Bahler
Air Force Promotions Highlight Local Servicemen
DAVID R. HULETT of Garnett RFD 3 and TIMOTHY R. RADCLIFFE of Pomona RFD 1 have both been promoted in the U S Air Force. Hulett advances to senior airman while Radcliffe becomes airman first class.
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David R. Hulett
Raymond Hulett
Garnett Rfd 3
U.S. Air Force
Timothy R. Radcliffe
Harold Radcliffe
Pomona Rfd 1
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Crooks
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Dengel and Son
Bud's
Fr. Co. Fairgrounds
the Daily Report
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Allen W. Mills
Mills
Robert W. Mills
Prairie Village
A. Mills
Murdock
J. R. Daugharthy
LaVern Yates
Rhoda Simmons
Aileen Schroeder
Pomona
Wal-Mart
Jonathan Potter
W. 7Th
Doris Kahler
S. Cedar
Ninth
Cedar Streets
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S. Poplar
William R. Gilbert
Quenemo
Freight Systems
South Main
Virginia M. Cordie
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Burrough
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Ronald W. Medien
Mulberry
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Sycamore
Nancy L. Ledbetter
Massasoit
Archie T. Cessnan
Ottawa Rfd
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Frankie J. Newkirk
Cedar
Tyler
Marion
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Oak
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Wallsville
Dwi
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N. Poplar
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Cindy B. Gordon
John &. Ross
Ment
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Reno
Poplar
Greg W. Worthington
S. Main
Linda L. Hollon
Robert L. Bowlby
Judith Ann Farrow
Willow
Kenton W. Grigg
Orchard Drive
Randy G. Smith
S. Cherry
Warren R. Havener
Peter N. Baird
Steve D. Phillips
W. 4Th
Richard L. McClure
Kevin W. Manis
N. Oak
Frank N. Franano
S. Locust
Erick W. Kern
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Public Safety News
Franklin Savings Association
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Sheriff’s News
Steven A. Dryden
Richter
Kenneth R. Lott
Osage County
Franklin County
Alan Keith
Tivoli
Milton
Mass
Keith
Mullen
Hallmark Shop
Mullen’s
Memoriam
Teel Jon Sprung
Hickory
Silverado
Jesse James
Plaza Cinema
Clint Eastwood
Hell
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Alemna
Pau
Tom Hanks
Jj John Candy
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