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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1975
Page
7
Services for A Earl Beck 85 of Melvern will be held at Melvern United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Godhey officiating and burial in Melvern Cemetery. Beck, born January 7 1890, was a retired farmer and long time Melvern schools custodian. He survived by his wife Helen Patterson, son Evan Beck, a sister and two granddaughters. His first wife Jessie Harris preceded him in death.
Prices advanced across stocks as traders priced in Friday's technical rebound. The noon Dow Jones average rose 3.44 to 808.20 after a 13.07-point Friday gain, with NYSE gainers leading decliners three to one. Separately, a criminal suit in Kansas cites Steve Geiss charged with thefts dated January 23 and 24, bound over for district court arraignment on September 12 at 9 a.m. in Kansas City. Cattle, hogs, and sheep markets show higher volumes and mixed changes at Missouri and surrounding markets, with day totals around 2,000 head for cattle and hogs each and 350 sheep. feeder lambs steady, spring slaughter lambs down slightly.
Ottawa man Ben Park of Park Antiques will discuss American country furniture and accessories at the 1858 Workshop at the John Wornal House in Kansas City on Sept. 23. The fall classes cover weaving, dried arrangements, furniture restoration, sketching for youths, stitchery, and Yesterday's Things with varied antique topics each week. Complimentary house tours are offered to enrollees. call 816-444-1858 for information and registration.
East Kansas Insulation offers free estimates by Ben Nitcher, Wellsville, 883-2111 day, 883-2104 night. Ottawa Roller Rink opens Friday Aug 20 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. G E Portable Color TV at 930 Walnut, 242-1480. Beautyland advertises Helene Curtis permanents 17.50 now 15, other offers 12.50. Ice Cream Social Aug 25 at 6 p.m. seven miles east of Ottawa on K-68. Full O’Pep 4-H now working at Beautyland, Eloise Milton, call 242-4347.
Former Hutchinson News editor John McCormally, now Hawkeye editor and publisher in Burlington Iowa, will speak at Kansas State University's Editor's Day on September 20. He recently returned from Cuba with Senator George McGovern and authored a Cuba series published in Kansas papers.
Mrs Marynell Reece of Scandia was chosen as Kansas national committeewoman and Mrs Neta Pollom of Topeka as state vice chairman by the state Republican Committee on Saturday. The moves follow the resignation of Beth Rogers of Manhattan after her husband Richard D Rogers was named U S district judge. Reece will be formally approved by the National Committee, while Pollom will later have her state secretary post filled.
Lawrence Kan AP Chancellor Archie R Dykes said the high inflation over the past year has devastated colleges and universities. He noted inflation has eroded education quality more than any other recent event and raised concerns about vocationalism research funding public disillusionment and government regulation.
Sixteen jurors, six men and six women, began a third deliberation to decide if twenty nine defendants must pay damages tied to the 1970 Kent State shooting. The case seeks 46 million from state and military officials for the deaths and injuries after National Guard troops dispersed an antiwar rally. The panel deliberated seven and a half hours behind closed doors under guard amid earlier violence and intimidation fears.
Samuel Bronfman II, kidnapped for nine days outside Purchase New York, believes a woman may have aided the abduction. Two men, Mel Patrick Lynch and Dominic Byrne, were charged with extortion as the FBI investigated possible third parties. The ransom of 2.3 million was recovered after Bronfman was freed from Lynch’s Brooklyn apartment.
American Airlines Flight 17 a DC10 bound for San Francisco aborted takeoff at Kennedy Airport after a tire blowout. The jet struck a fence and caught fire, injuring four passengers among 216 aboard and 13 crew. Fire was extinguished within seconds. FAA said the plane did not lift off before the abort.
In Lisbon, sources say President Francisco da Costa Gomes plans to dismiss pro Communist premier Gen Vasco Goncalves and replace him with moderate military figures. The Communist party backs Goncalves and mobilization threats loom as army units loyal to him stand on alert amid civilian demonstrations and power maneuvers.
The National Organization For Women will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Up Front Booksellers. Ice cream and cake will highlight the Fall O Pep social tonight starting at 6 30 p m. The Ottawa Soroptimist International banquet originally for Thursday is canceled. Air Force Recruiting Service rep M Sgt Rudy Cleveland will discuss job opportunities Fridays 1 00 to 4 00 p m at the Job Opportunity Center. Franklin County Bicentennial Committee will meet 7 30 p m Thursday at Anchor Savings. Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Convention and Tourism Committee meets 3 p m Wednesday at the Chamber office. Marine Lance Corporal Randall Potter, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Potter, 1426 S Maple, promoted to his present rank while at Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, California. A 1974 graduate of Ottawa High School, he joined the Marine Corps in July this year. Fifteen year old Steve Patton, son of Rex Patton, Wellsville, is in intensive care at the University of Kansas Medical Center after an Aug 18 accident north of Wellsville. The tractor he drove hit a bale of hay, throwing him off and the tractor ran over him.
Astronaut Donald K. Slayton, 51, checks into M D Anderson Hospital in Houston for exploratory surgery on a left lung lesion found during recovery from Apollo Soyuz mission. Surgeons will remove a wedge of tissue for pathology. benign results mean no further surgery, malignant may require partial lobectomy.
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