Gift Fads 75 Vintage Boost Ottawan Christmas Shopping
Ottawans shop local to support merchants as toy lines from Mattel and others drive early season sales. Six Million Dollar Man dolls sold fast with preorders, while Knevil and G I Joe shift in popularity. Weebles and tree-dwelling families attract preschool buyers. heavy toys and small appliances sell well. decorations dip.
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DE McGlashon
Main Street
Yale
Steve Austin
Mattel
Santa
Col. Austin
Alco
Gibson's
G.I. Joe
Evel Knevil
Knevil
Austin
Weebles
Mary Alice Hitz
JC Penney
Gibson
Wayne Baylor
Ottawa University loses longtime administrator Jack Patty
Jack E. Patty vice president for university advancement resigns to join Wingert Oil in Jan 1955. Patty served OU 12 years after returning as assistant English professor in 1964 and later leading development and university relations. He will lead major gifts work with Wingert while remaining connected to OU through the Leadership Gifts Committee. Patty and his wife Gwen reside at 522 Elm with three children.
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Jack E. ‘Patty
Ottawa University
Peter H. Armacost
Patty
University
George Wingert
Wingert On ‘Company
Wingert Oil
Wingert
Armacost
Jack Patty
Jack
Ottawa Venture Fund
Ottawa
Gwen
Elm
Tax Cut Showdown Looms in Congress Over Ford Veto
Congress lines up a two thirds vote to override President Ford as Democrats and a surprising bloc of Republicans push a tax cut bill. The Senate Finance Committee backs a six month extension, aiming to dodge a veto fight before year end.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Man Held In Stewart Death
A 32 year old Ottawa man Clarence James McGuire was charged with first degree murder in the drowning death of Jos Stewart whose nude body was found Dec 3 in the Marain des Cygnes River. He was held overnight in the Franklin County Jail pending formal charges. Stewart, 24, disappeared Oct 23 and also worked at the Franklin County Rehabilitation Program. Her body was located east of Ottawa near the river and clothing found nearby. An autopsy found no signs of foul play and ruled the death undetermined drowning. Police re interviewed friends as McGuire’s arrest followed lab test results. He appeared in court as the charge was read. maximum penalty is death or life imprisonment. He was declared indigent and a public defender appointed. The hearing was adjourned until this afternoon. McGuire, from Buffalo, has lived in Ottawa since March 1973.
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Ottawa
Jos . Stewart
Marain Des Cygnes
Clarence James McGuire
S. Cedar
Franklin County
McGuire
Miss Stewart
I-35
Seventh Street
Oak Street
James G. Bridgens
Kansas City
Ottawa Police Department
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KBI Labs
H. Michael Nichols
Nichols
Robert W. Green
Thomas H. Sachse
Sachse
Nichole
Buffalo
Kindergarteners Visit Christmas Tree Farm For Fun And Sheep
Fifty Lincoln School kindergartners visited a southeast Ottawa Christmas Tree Farm with owner Jim Wiley. They explored holes, rode a tree baler, met dogs Vista and Muffet, chose a Scotch pine, and enjoyed petting newborn lambs before bidding farewell with thanks and promises to return.
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Joanistas
Lincoln School
Ottawa
Jim Wiley
Wiley
United Fund in Franklin County Trails Goal by $4,000
United Fund has raised about $34,000 of the $38,225 goal for 1975 in Franklin County. Dorothy Anderson, secretary, notes most packets turned in and lists divisions totals: Advance 13562, fair share 11012, small businesses 2211, residential 5612, rotal 1008, with final push urged via Ottawa Box 233.
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Franklin County
Pomona Reservoir hearing set for Lyndon High School
A public hearing tonight on Army Corps of Engineers rules for Pomona Reservoir near Lyndon Kansas. The Pomona Lakeshore Management Plan divides the lakeshore into private public restricted and ecological zones. Plan manager Rick Bagby says private development may be emphasized at the session at Lyndon High School at 7 30 pm.
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Lyndon, Kan
Army Corps of Engineers
Pomona Reservoir
Rick Bagby
Bagby
Lyndon High School
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Daryl Lettay
Ron Reusch
Toyard Game
Budge’s Hardware
Santa Claus
Jack Party
Clarence McGuire
Center
Courts
Tony DeLaTorre
KBI
Sim’ Malson
Rex Rowlings
Stewart
United Fund
Lake
Pomona Lakeshore
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