Royse surprise 25th wedding anniversary party at Ottawa Junior High
Dean and Mary Royse learned their 25th anniversary was the Christmas party’s theme when surprised by Ottawa Junior High faculty at Douglas and Carolyn Pope’s home. Guests hung a tree of 50 Bicentennial half dollars, and the Royses cut and fed each other the cake amid a wedding march. The couple, married in Seneca Missouri, had no earlier reception.
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Don Lambert
Dean
Mary Royse
Ottawa Junior High
Douglas
Carolyn Pope
S. Elm
Rouses
Mary
Royses
Bruce
Chanute Tribune
Gary
Mark
Judy
Jean
Bryan
Fromme given life for attempted assassination of Ford
Lynette Fromme, 27, was sentenced to life in federal prison for trying to kill President Ford in Sacramento. She struggled with marshals, yelled at the judge, and threw an apple at the prosecutor during sentencing. The judge ruled she cannot be rehabilitated and she becomes parole eligible in 15 years.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette
Fromme
Jifja
Jsceng
Ford
Miss Fromme
Charles Manson
U.si
Thomas MacBride
Secret Service
Manson
MacBride
Sandra Good
CIA Yes Weep No Bush Named CIA Chief
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 12 to 4 to approve George Bush as director of the Central Intelligence Agency after President Ford ruled him out as a possible 1976 vice presidential candidate. Ford stated he will not consider Bush as his running mate if confirmed. Bush had said he was not seeking the VP nomination but might accept if offered.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
George Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Ford
Bush
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
CIA
Bolling
Russ
Rusty Fuehrer
Christmas Ad Briefs and Holiday Offers
Local ads promote Christmas shopping across multiple stores. Offers include SINGER sewing machines from Dundee Fabrics, discount bulk candy and nuts, baler twine for Farm Bureau members, disc blades savings, pool and ping pong tables, salvage groceries, and special rug making art class at Wellsville High School. Stores listed include L&M Buffet 115 E Std, Drake's Bakery closed Dec 21 through dan 5, Metzger Salvage 109 N Main, Topeka and Lawrence locations, Budge's Hardware 242-2800, Scott's Service 1 mile N Ottawa 242-9796, White's metal detectors, and Lacey TV selling RCA Zenith Motorola Magnavox since 1972.
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Metzger Salvage
North Main
Topeka
Lawrence
Farm Bureau
Cneck
Scott’s Service
Ottawa
Wall Street gains pause after House tax vote
The market rose early but trimmed gains as the House voted to sustain President Ford's veto of a bill extending this year's tax cuts through mid 1976. The Dow averaged around 848, with gains modest and leaders ahead at noon on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Ford
Nebr town torn by blast and blaze in Merrick County
Central City Nebraska residents watched a block in the business district burn after an explosion at a locker plant. One man died, at least four injured, including the owner's daughter. Fire crews from 16 communities fought near zero temps. loss estimated near 1 million dollars.
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Central City
Neb
Merrick County
Grand Island
Aurora
Silver Creek
Columbus
York
St. Paul
Chapman
Clarks
Fullerton
Hardville
Marquette
Palmer
Albion
Polk
Wood River
Benedict
Phillip Bolling
Bolling
Christina
Art Thomas
Iowa
Pythian’s Lodge
Central City Chamber
CEC Wrestles With Proposals
Paris AP delegates at the International Conference on Economic Cooperation weigh rival Algerian and European Common Market plans on how to conduct work. Four negotiating commissions are to form next year. contention grows between industrialized and developing nations over mandates and leadership roles.
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Paris
International Conference On Economic Cooperation
Algeria
European Common Market
Abdel Aziz Bouteflika
Bouteflika
Heart Fund Drive Opens in February in Franklin County
Heart Fund workers launch the Franklin County drive during February with Mrs. Verne Alden as county chairwoman and Wylamene Bigelow leading memorial gifts. Other county leaders include Glen Hayward treasurer, Quincy Seymour rural chairman, Don Hay Ottawa community chairman, and Mrs. J E Decker Williamsburg community chairwoman.
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Heart Fund
Franklin County
Verne Alden
Wellsville
RFD 2
Wylamene Bigelow
W. 6Th
Heart Memorial Gifts
Glen Hayward
Quincy Seymour
Don Hay
Ottawa
All of
J.E. Decker
Williamsburg
Katy Derailment Disrupts Kin caid Depot Site
Three Katy freight cars jumped the tracks at Kin caid, Kansas, with an empty flat car ramming the town's abandoned depot. No fire or injuries reported. Rex Callahan, acting city marshal, noted the old depot was torn up as two additional boxcars derailed. Cause under investigation.
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Kincaid, Kan
Katy
Kincaid
Rex Calahan
Kansas City
Basehor Board Ends Ban on Beards and Mustaches
Basehor-Linwood Board of Education voted 4-3 to drop the dress code ban on facial hair after petitions claiming Peach fuzz wastes time. The controversy began when Greg Thomas was suspended for not shaving, drew district court scrutiny, and prompted renewed enforcement debates among parents and staff.
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Basehor, Kan
Basehor-Linwood Board of Education
Greg Thomas
Linwood High School
Greg
Leavenworth County District Court
Fay Beatty 84 Dies. services in Lyndon Saturday
Fay Beatty aged 84 died Wednesday at home. Funeral at Fenner Funeral Home in Lyndon at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, burial in Lyndon Cemetery. Survived by wife Lottie Rankin, a daughter Maxine Easton (deceased), another daughter Ellanora Burns, Huntsville AL, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memorials to Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church.
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Fay Beatty Lyndon
Fay Beatty
Fenner
Lyndon
Beatty
Quenemo
Lyndon Saddle Club
Lottie
Local News Briefs and Public Notices
Crepe meeting at 6 a.m. Friday in the pass gate of the new courts building with public invited. Pvt Kenneth W Bones son of Mr and Mrs Lester L Bones in basic Marine training at San Diego. Eastern Star Wellsville to hold open joint installation at 8 p.m. Dec 23 in the Masonic Hall with a 6 30 p.m. covered dish for members and families. Southwestern Bell urges callers to avoid peak times by dialing early, late afternoon or late night over Christmas. Peter Armacost Ottawa University president to appear on KTSB TV Channel 27 at 11 30 a.m. Sunday to discuss church and higher education.
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Kenneth Bones
Lester L. Bones
S. Cedar
U.S. Marine Corps
Kenneth W. Bones
San Diego
Calif
Eastern Star
Wellsville
Wellsville Masonic Hall
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Peter Armacost
Ottawa University
Ktsb-Tv
Topeka
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Seneca
Ad Briefs
L&m
Drake’s Bakery
Vogel
Town & Country Supply
Budge’s
Dundee Fabrics
White’s
Budge's
Ace Hardware
N. Main
Lacey TV
RCA
Zenith
Motorola
Magnavox
Wellsville High School
Fla
Wall Street
Nebraska
CEC
Commission
Cochairmen
James Campbell
Basehor High School
Ydidde
the Daily Report
Glen Nicholson
Joseph Duethman
Westphalia
Roy Glover
George Louderback Jr
N. Cedar
Joseph Strange
N. Hickory
Rolland Edwards
Thomas Beauchamp
Ottawa Rfd
Leo Conway
N. Wiilow
Wilma Edgar
WN. Mulberry
Myrtle Dennis
S. Willow
Aisine Plummer
S. Mulberry
Helen Oshel
Pomona
Patsy Rule
Cedarhouse Nursing Home
Royal Maroc Motel
Ralph Brasted
Wichita
Bradley Wandarth
S. Poplar
Raymond Carey
Ottawa Rfd 2
Ben Nokes
Lane
South Main
Ottawa Co-Op
Wassmer’s
Cassmer
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