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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1979
Page
7
Final stragglers from the Fastnet Race limped to port as inquiries opened into the worst yachting disaster. Critics urged cancellation and heavier escort craft. 18 lives lost, 136 yachtsmen rescued, 23 boats sank or abandoned amid 70 mph winds and mountainous seas off England.
Belvedere, Calif. AP report notes Vivian Vance known as Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy died at her home after a long illness. Lucille Ball called her a great friend and performer as Ball mourned a treasured companion of stage film and TV. Ball had visited Vance in the San Francisco Bay area.
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell announced Allstate's new rating method for auto physical damage. The plan ties premiums to vehicle make and model, predicting 15 to 35 percent changes for collision and comprehensive coverage effective August 20. Bell noted the approach aims to reward safer, less damageable cars and offer discounts on certain GM X-body models based on engineering judgment.
Eagles Lodge hosts a Saturday night dance at 9 pm featuring Karen and The Kastaways. One Way Street performs Friday and Saturday 9 to 1, Sunday 6 to 10 at Saddleback Lounge. Nails By Penny offered Aug 27 31 with sculptured nails and stylist teaching. call 242-3055. Cloud Nine Bridal Shop open evenings by appointment at 114 W 2nd St. 242-8807. Now reopened at 109 North Main with salvage groceries and bulk dog foods, hours 9 am to 5 pm, closed Sundays. Metzger Salvage at 109 N Main.
Franklin County schools participate in national lunch and milk programs with Ottawa High and Central Heights in the breakfast program. Eligibility uses family size and income with specific free and reduced meal thresholds. Applications are being sent home with forms available at principals offices and reviews handled by district officials led by county hearing official Ken Woods.
Nine people including seven Freda's Residence Center residents were charged in Cherokee County District Court with voting illegally in the April 3 Galena city election. George and Marie Herrelson face one count each of voting without qualification. |
Mary Kay Hill died Thursday in Liberty Missouri at age 50. She was born Mary Kay Jenkins and a 1946 Ottawa High School graduate. Survived by husband James mother Virginia Jenkins son Randy and two grandchildren. Services today 10 a.m. at Pasley Funeral Home Liberty with burial in Mexico Missouri. Also noted are thefts from mailboxes and local civil case filings including recovery actions.
Ransom Memorial Hospital announces a three week nurse assistant course starting September 4 from 8 30 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. The program runs four days weekly with fees covering books and materials. Instructor is RN Faye Rubick. Applications are at RMH and successful graduates may obtain jobs. Contact Rubick at the hospital for information.
A local library info feature lists questions and answers on city clerk history in Ottawa 1945 with Lawrence I Crater as clerk, passport procedures at the District Court Office 3rd and Hickory, carbon copy formatting, water well drilling contacts Edgar Swank and Vaughn Bobo, and quick facts on Roemer measuring light speed, 1979 Social Security rate, and locating Polaris using the Big Dipper.
Doctors increasingly train in acupuncture to complement other therapies. The practice blends scientific ideas with oriental theories as practitioners aim to locate a medical basis for meridians and endorphin-related pain relief.
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