Thefts Cost $16 Billion a Year to Subside Shoplifting Costs
Atlanta AP report says a nationwide study finds shoplifting costs Americans 16 billion dollars annually and raises the household bill by about 200 dollars per year through higher retail prices. Retailers cite two-thirds of caught shoplifters as juveniles while theft targets small high value items. The first National Shoplifting Prevention Conference opened in Atlanta, sponsored by the National Coalition to Prevent Shoplifting.
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Atlanta
Dan Robertson
Georgia State University
National Coalition To Prevent
Robertson
Federal
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
America
Ertson
Richardson
Georgia
American Retail Federation
Distributive Education Clubs of America
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Rites and notices for Gager McGrath Maxwell and others
Obituaries for Frank J. Gager 69 of Greeley with service at St. John's Ottawa. Miss Mary McGrath 79 of Ottawa with services at Dengel Mortuary. Otto Maxwell death noted from Dunnegan with survivors. hospital admissions, dismissals, births, injuries and thefts across Ottawa area. local arrests for DWI and disorderly conduct. multiple vehicle accidents and property damage reported along with market quotations from Ottawa area and regional Kansas City.
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Frank J. Gager
Ransom Memorial Hospital
St. John’s Catholic Church of
Greeley
Gager
Ottawa
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Josephine Gager
Lenora Miller
Wichita
Margaret Sample
Columbia
S.C
Farris-Feuerborn Chapel
Garnett
Mary McGrath
Willow
Burlingame
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Holton
Jerry Sheeds
Miss McGrath
Topeka
George McGrath
Emporia
Emmett McGrath
RFD
Gerald McGrath
S. Cedar
Joe McGrath
Harry McGrath
Colorado Springs
Colo
McGrath
Willow St
Santa Fe Trails Center
Kansas
Dengel & Son
Night Music at Vassar Playhouse Opens Sept 2
The Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music debuts at Vassar Playhouse September 2 set in turn of the century Sweden. Bruce and Veda Rogers lead the cast with Kristy Willhite as Anne and Carolyn Crowell as Madame Armfeldt. The production features Susie Cravens and other actors with Roger Moon as artistic director. Curtain is 8 17 p.m. nightly except Mondays. preshow dinner offered. box office at 828 3249 for reservations.
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Stephen Sondheim
Vassar Playhouse
Sweden
Fredrick Egerman
Anne
Desiree Armfeldt
Bruce and
Veda Rogers
Egerman
Desiree
Lyndon
Kristy Willhite
Susie Cravens
Bill Christie
Allyson Moon
Tim Counts
Miles Norton
Lenette Steinle
Julie Kreickhaus
Roger Moon
Betty Stark
Rick Tyler
Playhouse
Rail Advances as Nation's Main Economic Issue
CHICAGO RP Revived rail service is the single most pressing economic issue facing the nation, Illinois Gov James R Thompson told the Midwest Governors Conference. He said the challenge is keeping trains running rather than making them on time. The conference, with ten of thirteen regional governors present, opened as Thompson was elected chair for the year. Nebraska Gov Charles Thone issued a grain embargo reversal proposal to be considered Tuesday morning, drawing no immediate reaction.
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Chicago
Ilinois
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Association
Joseph F. Teasdale
Missouri
Charles Thone
Nebraska
U.S
Soviet Union
Thone
Blues and Cytones to perform at Kansas State Fair
News Briefs report the Denim Blues of Princeton and Ottawa High School Cytones will play Farm Bureau Arena Hutchinson at the Kansas State Fair. The Blues perform at 5 p.m. September 13, while the Cytones play September 6 from 2 30 to 3 30 p.m. Larry Larkin, son of Eunice Larkin, has been named airport manager at Pulliam Field in Flagstaff Arizona. He is a 1952 Ottawa High and 1956 Ottawa University graduate, retired Major after 21 years in the Marine Corps, and married Margaret Pahlman of rural Ottawa.
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Williams Denim Blues
Princeton
Ottawa
Larry Larkin
Eunice Larkin
S. Main
Pulliam Field
Flagstaff
Ariz
Ottawa High
Ottawa University
Marine Corps
Margaret Pahlman
Ad Briefs Highlights Local Services and Event Attendance
Cindy Wilson offers $40 perms for $30 through Sept 20 at Betty Ellen's Touch and Glow with contact 242-3272. Shaklee natural food supplements and cleansers promoted by local distributors at 242-6592. Becky Wagner of Richmond plans to attend the 1980 Young Women's Leadership Conference at Miniwanca Camp Conference Center Shelby Mich from July 27 to Aug 9.
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Cindy Wilson
Betty Ellen
Shaklee
Becky Wagner
Richmond
American Youth Foundation
Miniwanca
Shelby, Mich
Energy Fair Draws 300 Protesters at Wolf Creek Visit
About 300 people attended an Energy Awareness Fair near Burlington Kansas. A2 protesters marched to the Wolf Creek nuclear plant to register their protest against nuclear power. Officials reported a peaceful gathering with no incidents or arrests. The Sunflower Alliance sponsored the fourth annual event opposing Wolf Creek.
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Burlington, Kan
Burlington
Wolf Creek
Highway Patrol
The
Sunflower Alliance
DPS Reminders For Mo-Peds In Ottawa
The Ottawa Department of Public Safety urges mo-ped riders to follow traffic laws stop at signs and lights and use licensed drivers. Mo-peds require license tags must not ride or park on sidewalks limit to one rider unless designed for passengers and avoid more than two side by side on public roads. DPS notes five moped accidents this year with injuries in several cases.
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Ottawa Department of Public Safety
DPS
Hearing Loss Not a Sign of Old Age Advertisement
Free electronic hearing tests are offered at the Royal Manor Motel on Wednesday August 27 from noon to 3 pm. Beltone Hearing Aid Specialists licensed by Kansas will run tests with modern electronic equipment to detect correctable losses. An annual test is advised for anyone with hearing trouble, and home testing is available if you cannot attend.
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Royal Manor
Beltone
State of
Kansas
Gravity’s broad influence on the body and spinal health
A health note from Dr. Larry J. Matney explains gravity’s constant effect on the human frame, noting astronauts grow taller in microgravity and that spinal discs loosen. It advocates periodic spinal exams and chiropractic care for prevention, relief, and maintenance, with office details in Ottawa Kansas.
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Earth
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the Daily Report
Sotto Maxwell
Otto Maxwell
Dunnegan
Robert Barkley
Pomona Rfd
Jim
Maxwell
George Maxwell
Texas
Maude Haight
N. Main
Lois Walker
S. Hickory
William Roberts
Lloyd Stratton
San Bernardino
Calif
Jennifer Carey
Blue Springs
Brent Schneider
Grant Carey
Cheryl Baker
Williamsburg
Clarence Nauman
Mulberry
Frances Letchworth
Cedar
Ann Fitzgerald
Olive
Doris Lilly
Burrough
Katherine Williams
Rantoul
Martha Gray
Orchard Lane
Baldwin
Herbert Guyett
S. Cherry
Mabel Justice
Ash
Barbara Stottlemire
Ben Chambers
Crestview
Frances Aguirre
N. Cherry
Donna Osladil
Main
Bessie Fowler
S. Mulberry
Judy McCurdy
Lilly Proctor
St. Lukes
Kansas City
Edwin Bosshammer
N. Poplar
Velma Friesen
W. 3Rd
Eva Schmitt
Us-59
John Brown Highway
Grant R. Carey
Carey
East Oak
Robert C. Gibson
Lindwood
Max Seymour
Sycamore
Gibson
Wellsville
David
Sleppy
Osawatomie
South Main
Junior R. Pennington
Lynn A. Hyatt
Gary L. Perdue
Pomona
Perdue
Sheriff’s News
Richard R. Spring
Raymond W. Bledsoe
David M. Scott
Donald W. Wheeler
Coach Club
Donald G. Mattox
Mattox
Public Safety News
Enrique Santana
Santana
Price Hall
Mike Turner
Ottawa University Student Union
Kim J. Kloog
Canterbury Courts
Jim A. Crumpton
Douglas M. Roecker
Jesse R. Walbrigh
N. Cedar
Forest Park
Tom Miller
Ottawa Co-op
Kristy Willhite and
Ad Briefs
Energy Fair
Memoriam
Deel
Jon Hormony
Duane
Hickory
H&r
Larry J. Matney
Chiropractic
Health News
Doctors of Chiropractic
D.C
Matney Chiropractic Offices
P.A
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