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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1972
Page
3
The Ottawa Recreation Commission says Municipal Swimming Pool will remain open to the public through Labor Day Sept 4 with weather-related closures for rain cold. Local back to school shopping hours noted at Didde Office Supply on Aug 28.
The Ottawa Jaycees plan a 20 mile Walk for Mankind scheduled for September 17 with about 500 walkers. Subcommittee chairs include Dan Kay and David Haverty for registration and walkers respectively, Gerry Didde for route, Pat Casey as treasurer, Ed Burrichter for entertainment, Earl Devore and Gary Jordan for publicity, and Jim Hepner as secretary. Proceeds split 20 percent for Jaycees community service projects and 80 percent to Project Concern's international medical relief programs. Committee chairman is Bob Cook.
The Daily Record reports funeral services for Christopher Martin Ott and Mary Belle Lawton with details of burial at Highland and Princeton Cemeteries. Also listed are services for Wilma Barber and Virgie Brady, organists, pallbearers, and church attendance. The page includes Central Heights School meal menu and multiple traffic accidents on K-68 and Main Street with injuries noted and a DUI citation.
In Topeka the Kansas Contest Board will announce Monday decisions on challenges to the nominations of two candidates. State Rep. John T. Branchi of Overland Park seeks re election in the 20th District and Shawnee County District Attorney hopeful Fred W. Phelps of Topeka faced challenges after Friday’s hearings.
A one car crash near US-50 and Dane Street in Williamsburg left Gary W. Davis 19 cited for failure to report an accident and careless driving after a pole was sheared and four more downed by an unknown truck. Rainy conditions and nonworking wipers hindered Davis. Damage to telephone lines and city water pumps caused temporary outages estimated at up to $5,000.
A conflict over authority to hire architects for the $8 million state Supreme Court building halted Capitol Area Plaza work. The plaza authority adjourned after no progress. State Architect Kenneth R. McLain backed Schirmer Schafer and Associates with Kiene and Bradley and Feagin and Kirsch as consultants, drawing opposition from three legislators who cited an attorney general opinion denying expanding hiring power.
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