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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1975
Page
6
Obituaries for Naoma Mary Altic aged 81 of Ottawa Kansas with funeral details and survivor list. Also notices for Carlos Carpenter of Syracuse New York Bernhard Fleming of Ottawa Wellsville and Margaret Peterson of Topeka with service, burial and pallbearer information.
Real estate delinquencies fail to record deeds. Dorothy Thomson, county treasurer, notes Hill does not own the property or owe taxes. Local ads list Bobby Brooks fall line at Ramsays and various unsorted items including unlabeled dog food, salvage yard, and cornmeal-like financials. Legal cases include State of Kansas vs Wanda Smith for forgery with preliminary exam set and autres bound overs for thefts from Scott's Service Station with dates and bonds. Police reports cover vehicle accidents in Ottawa and area, and market news from Kansas City to New York with cattle hogs and stock indices.
Gov. Robert F. Bennett announced six appointments to the Kansas Highway Advisory Commission, part of a shift from the state Highway Commission to a Department of Transportation. Appointees are Ralph E. Reitz, Salina. Melissa N. Arbuthnot, Belleville. Gaye Wilson, Shields. Howard D. Benton, Oberlin. Donald A. Johnston, Pittsburg. and Dr. Dwight E. Blackwood. Two more district slots remain to be filled this week.
Washington AP report says milk prices at supermarkets may climb up to four cents a half gallon by winter with no assured fall when farm raw-milk prices drop. National Milk Producers Federation official Patrick Healy cites rising farm prices since July and higher marketing costs as reasons for quicker retail pass through. Healy notes butter cheese and powdered-milk stocks are low, lifting milk prices by about 24 cents per 100 pounds last month with further increases probable this month.
The Forest Park tennis courts will be the main topic at the Ottawa Recreation Commission meeting on Thursday. The commission plans discussion on both the use and misuse of the courts.
Ottawa police report at least a dozen handguns stolen Saturday night from Brown's Hardware and Sporting Goods at 1540 S. Main. Back door entry noted at Ward Reid Business Investment, 1530 S. Main, with a hole in a bathroom wall used to reach the gun case. Police urge tipsters, especially those seeing out-of-state plate vehicles. Also note a Thursday meeting at 7:30 pm in the Youth Center with Ottawa High, Ottawa University and tennis groups present.
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider ruled that caucuses conducted by each political party in the Kansas Senate to nominate a Senate president fall under the open meetings law. He said these caucuses must be public and that no binding action can be taken by secret ballot. The opinion responding to Rep. Jim Lawing noted the caucuses are statutory and paid with public funds. The senate is a legislative body and nominating the president is legislative business.
Fort Leavenworth authorities and city police search the 5926 acre complex for 6 year old Murry Bachar who disappeared from a swimming pool. Army personnel and Boy Scouts conduct foot searches while aircraft and riders assist. His mother arrived to pick up his older brother John 9 and could not find him. The child’s parents are divorced and there is no current information on his whereabouts.
In Vienna economists from OPEC成员 nations discussed proposals likely to push for higher oil prices. Ministers will review the experts’ recommendations at a September 24 meeting.
Attendees at the American Suzuki Institute in Stevens Point include Alice Joy Lewis and Phill Scheldt. SHERRE Nichols in Kansas City is recovering from recent surgery in room 311 Building L at the University of Kansas Medical Center. WCTU District Convention set for Thursday at First United Methodist Church from 9 30 a m all day. Randolph Bundy elected treasurer at Kansas Kiwanis Foundation meeting in Kansas City Kan August 15 17. Ottawa High sophomores to report to the OHS gym at 1 p m Wednesday for orientation preceding registration. Martin Owens of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce returns from a week at the University of Oklahoma. Kim Hobson of Baldwin City earns a Butell Scholarship to Baker University. Senior Club potluck Friday noon at the Youth Center.
Six attractions are listed for the 1975 76 University of Kansas concert series at Murphy Hall. The first semester features the Thad Jones Mc Lewis Orchestra, David Holloway and Ruth Welting, and Lili Kraus. The second semester includes Mazowsze, Rostropovich, and Eugene Fodor. Season tickets cost 10 to 16 dollars with student discounts. single admissions range 3 to 6 dollars. Contact Murphy Hall Box Office for details at 964 3982.
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