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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1977
Page
5
A cool afternoon provided entertainment for youths on a smooth driveway and ramp. John Gladman attempted a turn on the ramp, Jamie Gladman spilled and lost his board, and Bo Gollier showed style by completing a turn after going over the ramp.
Ottawa has been selected as one of 31 local governments to join the Community Technology Initiatives Program CTIP funded by a National Science Foundation grant and run by the National League of Cities and Public Technology Inc The program aims to develop a system for applying technologies to priority local government problems including equipment management land use and solid waste handling In the first year Ottawa will contribute a commissioner for five days to meetings with other participants to set guidelines and identify priority problems The CTIP includes 27 cities 3 counties and a township from across the nation Wellsville voters consider a 680000 revenue bond issue to fund a water line from Wellsville to Baldwin City with 20 percent of registered voters signatures required to trigger an election the county clerk will set a date after signatures are checked and Wellsville previously approved funds to finance the project to purchase water from Baldwin City
Cape Canaveral reports Voyager 2 launched by Titan Centaur rocket at 10:30 a.m. EDT to study and photograph Jupiter and Saturn. NASA officials hailed the mission as on track with plans, carrying messages for deep space listeners and music. Voyager 1 readiness followed for Sept. 1 launch.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance flies to Peking to outline U S human rights concerns and seek progress toward full diplomatic ties with China while officials say no breakthrough is expected and Taiwan will not be abandoned.
Groucho Marx, famed for his duck walk and sharp wit, dies of pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at 86. Companion Erin Fleming mourns him, noting he will be missed as an era ends. officials report his death followed a court guardianship battle.
Older Kansans who won a new Department on Aging now target the intangibles tax. Local units collected 20.37 million last year. groups urge counties cities and townships to cut or end the tax. Some younger homeowners fear shifting the burden to property taxes. Miami County has eliminated the tax. two counties have taken action as reform efforts gain steam.
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