Ottawa garden clubs push city tree planting plan
Four Ottawa garden clubs lobby for a city wide project to beautify the town with terraces planted in uniform tree types. The group met the city commission with mixed response, while the mayor urged owner led planting and warned against city funded planting. The Park Board proposed tree varieties and an ordinance detailing spacing and safety rules, leaving final planting decisions to property owners.
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Ottawa
City Commission
Harold Staadt
Commission
Staadt
Lamar Phillips
Phillips
Lyman Corlis
Corlis
Park Board
Baldwin
Harry Murphy
Work Resumes on Boys' Club Construction Phase II
Vince Skidmore reported at the Boys' Club Board meeting that Phase II of the Third and Mulberry building is underway, including steel, masonry and electrical work with an estimated cost of 10033 dollars and a 30 to 45 day completion window. Phase I cost 18865 dollars and covered foundation and steel procurement.
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Boys’ Club
Third and Mulberry
Vince Skidmore
Skidmore
Bill Wright
Saigon Peace Delegation Arrives in Paris for Talks
South Vietnam officials say the full peace conference delegation led by Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky will land at Orly Sunday for the expanded talks. Ky, acting as chief strategist, plans to meet with U S officials as Hanoi and the Viet Cong NLF prepare to join.
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Paris
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Orly
Pham Dang Lam
Lam
Saigon
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Vance
Ha van Lau
Many Thou
County Forecast Tends Cloudy Through Friday
Variable cloudiness continues through Friday with a cooler frame. Tonight’s temperatures fall into the low 20s while Friday warms to the 40s, improving as the day progresses.
Ottawa High boys build three bedroom house project
About 20 Ottawa High School students tackle a three bedroom house as part of advanced woodworking and drawing classes. They work daily and after hours despite mud and cold, with 1400 square feet plus garage planned. Ronald Spencer and Mike Newmaster lead, with outside supervision and a profit sharing plan to reward time invested.
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Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Ronald Spencer
Mike Newmaster
OHS
Ottawa Youth In Action Aims To Redirect City Teens
Scott Payne profiles Ottawa Community Youth In Action as social workers guide high school youths who meet under a bare light bulb at Head Start Center to plan a Christmas party and establish a permanent, free meeting place. The group mixes races and ages, seeks tutoring, social activities, and to overcome boredom, with 16 active members after attrition.
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Cain
Abel
Ottawa Community Youth In Action
East Fourth
Ottawa
Virgil Horn
Horn
Wilmer Thompson
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Henry C. Beuthien
Franklin County
Highway Patrol
Beuthien
Albert N. Carlson
Pomona Rfd 2
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Phillip J. Hass
Wellsville
Robert Bozworth
Herald
NLF
Nguyen Thi Binh
OHS Homebuilders
Scott Payne
Main
Bridge
South End
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