Housing Continued North American Hotel Project Progress
Harris outlines steps for North American Apartments project to secure HUD funding. HUD preliminarily approves a 300000 block grant. city plans 308000 municipal housing bonds and rent subsidies to retirees to retire bonds. Final plans target Nov 1 drawings and potential construction starting after tenant relocation.
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HUD
Topeka
North American
Personal Thrift Finance Co
Henry Constant
Jeanette Stephenson
Milo Hewitt
KU NROTC honors Linda Peckham from Rantoul at ceremony
Linda I. Peckham, a KU NROTC midshipman and senior in physics and political science from Rantoul, will receive a scholastic honor award during Wednesday ceremonies. FRANKLIN County Commission approved a five foot easement for Ottawa to raise the Ransom Memorial Hospital water line to a fire hydrant on the hospital grounds. Janie Calliham, daughter of Marvin and Mrs Calliham, was named to Baker University spring dean’s honor roll and will teach at Blue Springs High School in Missouri. Becky Vining of Central Heights FFA was chosen for the National FFA Bicentennial chorus to sing at the National FFA Convention in Kansas City on November 14.
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Rantoul
Franklin County Commission
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Janie Calliham
Marvin O. Calliham
Orchard Dr
Baker University
Baldwin
Blue Springs
Becky Vining
Central Heights Ffa
FFA
Kansas City
Conferees Back Tax Cuts Agree to Extensions
Washington AP The Senate House tax conferees settle on extending two features of temporary income tax cuts through 1977 and make a third permanent The package would keep current cuts worth about 180 for a typical family of four earning 15000 annually The extension covers through December 31 1977 and includes a 35 per taxpayer and dependent credit or 2 percent of the first 9000 of taxable income The work bonus credit remains 10 percent of up to 4000 in wages with a top 400 claim and phases out as income rises to 8000 The plan awaits full House and Senate approval before final passage to President Ford.
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Senate House
House
Senate
Ford
Medicaid Fraud Firestorm Calls for Tougher Penalties
Federal prosecutor Robert B. Fiske Jr. told a Senate Aging subcommittee that Medicaid clinic operators evade punishment due to scarce investigators and weak laws. He urged redefining Medicaid fraud from a one year misdemeanor to a five year felony to boost deterrence and prosecution prospects.
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Washington
U.S
Utah
Fiske
Mary Smart obituary and community notices
Services for Mary Marie Smart will be held Wednesday at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home with burial in Beagle Cemetery south of Osawatomie. Gilbert Ledom died August 27. military graveside services were held at Princeton Cemetery by VFW Post 5901. Multiple admissions, dismissals, births, and citations appear, along with local civil suits and farm market notes from Kansas and Chicago markets.
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Dengel and Son
William Weber
Princeton Cemetery
Princeton
VFW
Howard Ledom
Dorothy Matthews
Georgia Whiteford
Bill Adams
Joe Whitley
Marvin Ross
Clyde Criqui
David Burgoon
Howard Sedom
Kissinger Presses South Africa on Racial Policy
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told a Philadelphia audience that South Africa's racial segregation is incompatible with human dignity. He pressed Prime Minister Vorster to move toward equality while noting positive steps in Rhodesia and Namibia and warned that time is running out to prevent escalating guerrilla warfare.
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Philadelphia
Henry A. Kissinger
South Africa
Kissinger
U.S
Africa
Rhodesia
Vorster
Namibia
Convention Hall
Washington
Rock House Opens as Ottawa’s 10th Private Club
A modern private club called The Rock House opens Saturday at 2120 Princeton Road near Arrowhead Restaurant. Owner Stu Young, who also runs Arrowhead, Indian Lanes, and Maple Villa, says Ottawa needs a place to drink and dance. Membership costs 10 dollars annually with over 75 sold, seating 85, a dance floor, DJ booth, and a future beer garden plan.
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Princeton Road
Stu Young
Maple Villa
Maple
Franklin County
Il Am
Young
Rock House
Ottawa
Franklin County Social Security Benefits Totals Start of 1976
Benefits were paid to 4,276 residents at a rate of 748,234 dollars per month. Dusty Rhoades, Social Security manager in Ottawa, notes 2,541 retired workers and 170 disabled workers received monthly benefits. Also listed are 580 spouses, 365 children, and 620 widows or parents. Of beneficiaries, 1,575 are men and 2,338 women. 1,022 are under 65 and 3,254 are 65 or older.
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Franklin County
Dusty Rhoades
Ottawa
Soviets Buy More US Wheat Under Long Term Pact
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union added 275000 metric tons of U S wheat valued at about 34.6 million dollars under a five year agreement that starts deliveries in fall 1976. The sale raises total Russia purchases to over 4.6 million tons under the pact, with annual volumes of 6 to 8 million tons possible.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
Russia
Department
Moscow
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Marie Smart
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Marie Smart will be held at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home on Wednesday at 2 PM September 1 1976 with Rev Normal Hill officiating. Interment will be Beagle Cemetery south of Qsawatomi. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening August 31 from 7 to 8 o'clock at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home.
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Mary Smart
Mary Marie Smart
Lamb- Roberts
Norman Hill
Beagle Cemetery
Osawatomie
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