Lighthearted Ottawa CC Meeting Livened by Spirits and Rebukes
Ottawa City Commission session included humor toward Mayor Park and a plan to approve cereal malt beverage license renewals for several establishments. They advanced zoning for Ottawa Steel Addition to general industrial and authorized up to 2 million in Havens Steel industrial revenue bonds with a 2 percent service fee first year and 1 percent thereafter. A resident raised concerns about North Main pedestrian signals, and the next meeting is set for 5 p.m. on December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Scott
Ottawa City Commission
Commission
Vi Reusch
Ben Park
Park
John Sheldon
Ben
Planning Commission
Ottawa Steel
Young Ottawa Corporation
Havens Steel Company
Jimes
Havens Steel
Andy’s
Willard Cromwell
the Pub
James H. Baugher
A & P Grocery
Orville Hayward
Monarch Billiard Parlor
Lester L. Myers
Rendezvous Tavern
Lois Tilton
R&r Recreation
Reid T. Harder
Ray's
Conoco Travel
Raymond Ww. Wiseman
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Darrell Weese
Ottawa
North Side
North Main
Weese
Lincoln School
County approves zoning for solid waste site and public works dept
Franklin County commissioners signed resolutions re zoning an 8 acre tract for a solid waste disposal site and creating a county public works department led by the county engineer. The plan includes highway operations engineering and general services with duties from sewer maintenance to machinery management. An option on the land was bought for 1000 dollars to be applied toward a 60000 dollar purchase. The move aims to establish countywide waste disposal and faster, cheaper public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Commission
Department of Public Works
Ottawa Township
Hawkins School
Commission
Joe Ferns
Robert Lister
Comm
Joe
General Services
Mills Withdraws as Key House Chair Over Health
Washington AP Rep. Wilbur D Mills of Arkansas will not seek reappointment as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee due to health. Speaker Carl Albert said Mills is undergoing treatment at Bethesda Naval Hospital and will decide later whether to remain a committee member. The decision followed doctors’ recommendations and was relayed by a close congressional friend.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Carl Albert
Albert
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Mills
Congress
Gasoline Tax Hike Still Nagging Ford
Interior Secretary Morton says Ford may back a gasoline tax as part of energy legislation to curb consumption. He envisions a 30 cent per gallon levy with refunds via income tax credits, potentially $28 billion yearly, used to offset the economy. Adults could receive about $150 annually, with breakeven for a typical 10,000 mile driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rogers C. B. Morton
Ford Administration
White House
Morton
NBC
Ford
Camp David
Rockefeller poised for Senate confirmation as VP pick
Senate support for Nelson A Rockefeller as the nations 41st vice president grows clear with most senators ready to vote yes despite Barry Goldwater opposing. Only two others publicly oppose. Confirmation still awaits House Judiciary Committee and House vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Money 290 Gets The Word For Ottawa Schools Bond Plan
Three task forces for the Ottawa USD 290 presented proposals Tuesday night to add vocational facilities an auditorium and activity space at the high school plus expansion at Lincoln School and a junior high reorganization. A bond issue would be required for new facilities with a February 10 meeting likely before any official decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lambert
Lincoln School
U.S.C. 290 Board of Education
Jim Allen
Allen
Ottawa
Judy Chandler
Chandler
John Wassmer
Wassmer
Ottawa Memorial
OHS
Thut
Physical Education
Dan Neuenswander
County Forecast Weather Update
Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool with light northwest winds. Tonight low in the mid to upper 40s. Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler. High in the mid to upper 40s.
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Hayward Brill
Dot’s Tavern
Dorothy N. Miller
White Grocery
Shirley L. White
Allen Loyd
Herald
Lunar
New York
Rockefeller
House Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
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