Fitting Winner Tribute Float honors Ray Simmons in Ottawa parade
The Church of the Brethren float won first prize in Ottawa’s Christmas parade in a tribute to Ray Simmons who died Tuesday after helping the youth build the float. The float depicted Christ birth at the nativity, the cross in the center, and a crown at the rear.
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Church of the Brethren
Ottawa
Ray Simmons
Simmons
Christ
Cross
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ray
Death Penalty Foes Ponder Next Moves
Salt Lake City AP death penalty opponents plan a coordinated effort to block Gary Gilmore's sunrise execution by firing squad. Lawyers from the ACLU anticipate Supreme Court review and warn it could provoke a circus. Other death row attorneys caution against overlapping plans as they mobilize coordinated protest.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
Utah
U.S. Supreme Court
Jinks Dabney
American Civil Liberties Union
Dabney
District Court
J. Robert Bullock
Robert van Sciver
Texas
Robert Excell White
White
National Weather Service
Gilmore
Nicole Barrett
Angola Joins United Nations at 146th Seat
The United States abstained in a General Assembly vote admitting Angola as the 146th UN member, citing disapproval of Cuban troops in Angola. The council cleared Western Samoa’s entry, and the text notes ongoing death penalty cases in the U.S. alongside weather and local forecast data.
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United Nations, N.Y
Angola
United Nations
General Assembly
United States
Africa
Security Council
U.S
William W. Scranton
Geneva
Western Samoa
New Zealand
Pacific
FCCA Seeks Interim Funds for Elderly Transport
Franklin County Council on Aging asked the county commission for 3500 to 4000 to cover maintenance costs for a van used to transport seniors. If denied, a 7300 federal grant under Older Americans Act could be withdrawn after December 31.
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Franklin County Council On Aging
The
County Commission
Marvin Forker
Norma Redick
Mid-American Council On Aging
Redick
Franklin County
County Council On Aging
Ottawa
Forker
Upstairs Gutted In Home Blaze
A fire at 204.5 Oak, owned by Raymond W. Gooding, gutted the upstairs and attic. Mrs. Gooding reported smoke and fire in a bathroom area. DPS units arrived at 1:17 p.m. and battled flames for about 90 minutes. Origin traced to a closet off the bathroom. cause undetermined. Building and contents suffered major damage.
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Department of Public Safety
Raymond W. Gooding
DPS
G. A. Diamond
Diamond
Tape Key Courtroom Equipment Tape Key Courtroom Equipment
Franklin County adopts a recorder transcriber system to capture four sources on a single tape for court records. The device will primarily serve the east courtroom where Judge Donald White handles most cases, with clerks and judges training to operate it. Court reporters remain essential for now despite automation prospects.
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Franklin County
Floyd H. Coffman
Coffman
Fourth Judicial District
Donald L. White
White
Franklin County Courts
District Court
Franklin
Shawnee
Johnson
Korean Aide Cooperates With FBI in U.S. Influence Probe
South Korean intelligence officer Kim Sang Keun, a former embassy counselor, is speaking with FBI agents in a money influence case involving U.S. congressmen. Investigators call his cooperation potentially crucial as the probe advances slowly in its early stages.
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Washington
U.S
FBI
Kim Sang Keun
Central Intelligence Agency
Kim
Justice Department
South Korea
United States
Tongsun Park
Washington Post
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