Pomona Coach Delivers Wife's Baby En Route to Hospital
Pomona High School football coach Mark Robins helped deliver his wife Cicily’s baby in the car after a 4 a.m. drive to Ottawa hospital. The boy Lance B Robins weighed seven pounds, with grandfathers Ben Park and Bert Robins honored in the name. Cicily and the newborn were expected to return home soon as both recover.
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Don Lambert
Pomona High School
Mark Robins
Robins
Cicily
Ottawa
Mark
Pomona
Lance B
Ben Park
Rockwood Brive
Bert Robins
Holcomb
Unemployment Drops to 8.3 Percent in November
The U S government reports the November jobless rate fell from 8.6 to 8.3 percent, with 7.7 million unemployed. Total employment stayed at 85.3 million as the civilian labor force shrank to 93 million, and the duration of unemployment rose to 16.8 weeks.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Labor Department
Pioneer ranger Pullman retires from Kivawood Camp
Hugh Pullman, longtime Camp Kivawood Ranger and founder of Pullman’s Unit, retires after decades shaping the Girl Scout site in Chippewa Hills. He and his wife Fern will stay involved, with plans to repair for friends in Humboldt and return for occasional visits to the renamed unit.
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Don Lambert
Hugh Pullman
Camp
Kivawood
Chippewa Hills
Harold Ensley
Kansas City
Scouting
Pullman
Humboldt
Fern
Pollman
Pullman’s
Pursue Probe of Local River Victim
Investigation continues into the drowning death of 24 year old JoAnn Stewart who disappeared Oct 23. Her nude body was found in the Marais des Cygnes River east of Ottawa with clothing and glasses nearby as investigators await lab tests autopsy and dental identifications. Miss Stewart linked to Franklin County Rehabilitation Program, survived by parents Joseph and Eater Stewart and 11 siblings. funeral Saturday at Ralston Hutton Moran.
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JoAnn Stewart
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Oak Street
Oren Skiles
Police
Sheriff's Departments
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Third and
Cedar
Kansas State
KBI Labs
Topeka
James Bridgens
Kansas City
Stewart
Franklin County
Roswell
N. M
Joseph and
Eater (Ritz) Stewart
Wichita
Ralston- Hutton Funeral
Moran
Elamore
County Forecast Clears Skies Then Cooler Night
county forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with a cooler air mass. Tonight mainly lows around the mid 40s and Saturday highs around the mid 50s, a light wind and dry conditions expected.
UF Drive Gathers Steam in 1975 Franklin County Drive
The 1975 Franklin County United Fund Drive trails its $638,225 goal by about $4,000 with $92,168 raised so far. Dorothy Anderson, secretary, notes many residential donors still to be called and packets to be mailed. Residential giving has surpassed last year, while other drives lag. Recent gifts include $2,348.75 from Ransom Memorial Hospital and $233 from Sears employees. Breakdowns show Deranes 12687, fair share 10204, downtown 1801, residential 8204, rural 1785. 1974 totals were 913487 in advance and various regional sums for a total of 34752. 1973 totals totaled 36720.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Post
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Veto Looms Over Tax Cut Measure
President Ford pledges to veto the 913 billion tax cut bill unless spending is capped, as Senate moves to examine House passage next week. House vote split along party lines, with Democrats and Republicans divided on linking tax relief to a federal spending ceiling. Senate timing unclear, with possible split consideration of tax provisions before year end. In a separate action, the Senate blocks a filibuster to approve a 2.3 billion loan to New York City to avert a financial default, with Byrd stating passage is assured.
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Ford
Senate
House
Peking
John J. Rhodes
Rhodes
Russell B. Long
Congress
Senate Today
New York City
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Sen. Scott
Pittsburgh
Hugh Scott
Philadelphia
Quita
Pennsylvania
Hugh Pollman
UF Drive
Stotes
Nyc
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
James Allen
D-Ala
Allen
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
New York
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