Architect Washburn’s imprint on Ottawa’s heritage grows
Local instructor Dale Watts highlights George P. Washburn as a pivotal figure in turn of the century Kansas architecture. Watts’ survey identifies Washburn or Washburn Stookey as the designer of major Ottawa landmarks and notes Washburn’s broader works across Kansas and neighboring states, urging preservation of at least 21 key structures and detailing many specific buildings.
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Jay Bemis
George Washburn
Dale Watts
Watts
George P. Washburn
Kansas
Washburn
Washburn-Stookey
Clarence A. Washburn
George
Roy W. Stookey
Ottawa
Franklin County
Ohio
Ilinois
Oklahoma
Ottawa University
Crites
S Main
Fourth
Walnut
Grogan views Fairbanks drama noted on page four
The page four brief highlights Steve Grogan weighing in on a Fairbanks drama. Christmas dinner is mentioned with rising costs noted. Page four sets tone for the section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Grogan
Fairbanks
OPEC hints at price raises if dollar weakens
OPEC head said further oil price hikes could come in early 1979 if the dollar falls and world inflation stays high. The group boosted crude prices by 14.5 percent in 1979 in four steps beginning 5 percent in January. Rene Ortiz noted the next OPEC meeting is set for June in Geneva to consider dollar declines. President Carter’s aide proposed tax shifts on leaded versus unleaded gasoline to curb price gaps and discourage tank modifications, aiding inflation control.
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Kuwait
OPEC
Persian Gulf
Abu Dhabi
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Rene Ortiz
Ecuador
KUNA
Geneva
Switzerland
Washington
Carter
Congress
Alfred E. Kahn
Franklin County adopts subdivision plan effective Jan 1
Franklin County commissioners approve a county wide subdivision code to govern land tracts under 10 acres beginning January 1. The 50 page regulations require plats by engineers, planning commission and county commission approval, and set urban and rural design standards with different road widths and right of way. Land use rules exclude pre January 1 subdivisions from retroactivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris-Rayl
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Franklin City-County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
County Commission
Reapportionment’s Importance Inherent
Kansas citizens urge vigilance as lawmakers redraw district lines in 1979 and every ten years. Barbara Neff leads a coalition backed by ACLU and other groups to push fair boundaries within five percent of the ideal house district and three percent for senate districts, flagging potential gerrymandering and census accuracy issues. Names: Barbara Neff, Carlos Cooper. Places: Topeka, Johnson County, Lawrence. Dates: 1979. Organizations: ACLU, Kansas Womens Political Caucus, Common Cause of Kansas, League of Kansas Women Voters.
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Cindy Schwartz
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Kansans
Citizens Group
Barbara Neff
Lawrence
Kansas Coalition For
American Civil Liberties Union
Kansas Womens' Political Caucus
Common Cause of Kansas
League of Kansas Women Voters
Neff
Carlos Cooper
R-Bonner Springs
Cooper
Chambers of Commerce
State Board of Agriculture
Senate
Johnson County
Shawnee Mission East High School
Supreme Court
Explanatory Mission To Taiwan by U S Officials
Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher will travel to Taiwan next week with Herbert Hansell and Admiral Maurice Weisner to explain Washington’s decision to end official relations with Taiwan. The mission aims to assure Taipei of U S efforts to persuade Beijing to seek a peaceful solution despite recognizing China and abrogating the 1954 security treaty.
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Washington
Warren Christopher
Taiwan
United States
State Department
Herbert Hansell
U.S
Pacific
Adm
Maurice Weisner
China
Peking
Taipei
Woman hijacks TWA plane demanding prisoner release
A female hijacker with three sticks of dynamite strapped to her body diverted TWA Flight 541 carrying 87 aboard from Louisville to Kansas City to Marion Illinois. FBI negotiators spoke with her from the control tower as authorities sought the release of Garrett Brock Trapnell linked to a prior 1972 hijacking and a failed helicopter jailbreak.
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Marion, Ill
Trans World Airlines
Illinois
FBI
Control Tower
Louisville
Kansas City
St. Louis
Garrett Brock Trapnell
Trapnell
TWA
Barbara Oswald
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Mildred E. Mitchell
W. 4Th
Main
Forest Park
North Locust Street
National Sign Co
N. Main
Old Depot Museum
West Tecumseh Street
Herald
Gaynor
W. 13Th
David C. Laury
Blanche Lamb
Robert A. Gollier
Robert L. Shields
Osawatomie State Hospital
Kansas School For the Deaf
Olathe
Kansas School For the Blind
Kan
Industrial School For Girls
Beloit
Miami
Anderson
Johnson
Beaver County
Pittsfield
Ill
J. Kurt von Achen
GEO. P
A.washburn
Pomona
Warren Commission
Ottawa City Commission
Andrej A. Gromyko
Sen
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Chiang Ching-Kuo
Robert Downen
Chiang
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
House
Wolff
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