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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1972
Page
4
Tax revenue for the quarter ending Nov 30 lists Franklin County at 15469.74 and Anderson County at 6594.17. The brief also notes local Christmas church programs, a dental drug store schedule, and holiday notices from area merchants and civic groups.
A compilation of traffic violations includes Danny Crumm 19 facing careless driving, continued to December 21, and Larry Waymire cited for unsafe driving. Peggy James 26 paid a fine of ten dollars for tailing closely. Martha McClay 18 continued to December 21 for careless operation. Lindel Chism failed to appear for stop sign violation. Curtis Niehoff 20 pleaded guilty to driving without a license with a $75 fine. Kenneth Baugher 35 cited for DUI. John Shenk 17 pleads innocent to careless driving and ignores a stop sign with trial set for December 21. George Bost 22 pleads guilty to no license with $75 fine. John James 19 charged with petty theft. case continued to December 21. An accident in the 100 block alley involved Bruce Smith 18 and Charles Burns 21. Admissions and dismissals list several residents, and various divorces, funerals, and notices follow in a packed community record.
Sunny and cold this afternoon and Saturday with cold tonight. West to northwest winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon, diminishing tonight. Tonight low 5 to 10, high Saturday near 30. Obituary notes Hassebroek lives in Riley, survived by wife Irene Larson, daughter Nancy Pinet of Ottawa, sisters Alberta Otto and Beth Renz, two grandchildren. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Riley Presbyterian Church.
Kansas officials completed a hearing on Kansas City Power and Light Co. request for a 2.77 million dollar rate increase in Kansas. A ruling hinges on a Missouri case billing 7.4 million dollars with a Missouri decision expected before Christmas. KCPL serves 63 440 customers in 10 eastern Kansas counties including Anderson Bourbon Douglas Franklin Leavenworth Linn Johnson Wyandotte Miami and Osage. The Kansas request would raise rates about 10 percent and target a 7.63 percent return. current return is 6.38 percent. The filing was made last January and hearings concluded after testimony Thursday.
The American Legion Auxiliary Christmas potluck is canceled. FIRST Christian Church will host a combined worship service and Christmas program at 10 a.m. Sunday. A Key 73 meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ottawa University Chapel room 102. OTTAWA High School’s 70 member concert choir will perform Christmas songs on WIBW Channel 13 between 4 and 5 p.m. Monday after taping in Topeka on December 4.
Rep. Larry Winn reports Third District college and university students ranked social problems at 41 percent and the economy at 25 percent as top concerns. Environment, foreign relations, and drug policy also drew notable support in a late October survey at Kansas University, Baker University, and Ottawa University.
Ottawa University debaters led by Susie Clough and Randy Lake posted a 6-0 start and tops in speaker points at the Johnson County Community College tournament in Kansas City. Their squad went 12 of 18 rounds to tie UMKC for first in team sweepstakes, defeating Northwest Missouri State and Kansas State University.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 53 points to 1024.53 at noon as trading slowed. Analysts blamed yearend portfolio adjustments and a technical consolidation since October, plus the President’s decision to extend wage-price controls next year, seen as both calming inflation fears and constraining profits.
City Manager Robert W. Mills apologized for blocked driveways after snow removal and noted limited manpower prevents re-clearing. The city prioritizes postal routes school buses and main arteries to maintain safety. Airline stocks fell broadly after stalled Switzerland talks Braniff Pan Am and TWA slid with mixed trading activity. Composer Ray Loftesness will join First Baptist Church choir Sunday to honor Alfred Burt and his hand crafted carols.
Sacred Heart School students present a 4 p.m. Sunday Christmas program in the school gymnasium. First and second graders sing and speak in German, while fifth and sixth graders share Christmas meanings with Spanish songs. Third and fourth graders perform Christmas songs and seventh and eighth graders stage an original play When Santa Was Sick.
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