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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1972
Page
6
A Christmas message from Ottawa area residents wishes the people of Ottawa and the Ottawa Bible Church a very special Merry Christmas in Christ. The brief item also notes community novelties and local ads in the periodical.
Garnett notices outline the death of William D. Sullivan 71 of Greeley with services at St John s Catholic Church and burial at St Boniface Scipio. A wake mass is at St John s Church tonight. Sullivan born November 5 1901 in Chicago is survived by wife Cecilia Sullivan and sister Marie Crawley Detroit. Other items list dismissals births emergencies and court actions across town with details on individuals and fines.
The League of Kansas Municipalities reported that 27 towns and 179 townships have not received federal revenue sharing funds because they failed to designate an authorized recipient. Intergovernmental counsel Mike Amyx said the league is notifying units to submit proper information. Towns named include Bronson Uniontown Fairview Holton Whiting Winchester Bartlett Prescott Window Hunter Fowler Havana Lenora Tescott Havensville Byers Courtland Randolph Paleo Lucas Kanorade Moscow Brewster Rexford Harveyville Maple Hill Piper.
Administrative and clerical staff at Ottawa University will have December 25 to 29 off, with four extra days given for Memorial and Labor holidays. Admissions and development offices remain open, and the OU switchboard will stay staffed to handle inquiries during the week.
The Franklin County tax sale will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the west door of the courthouse. Back taxes totaling 8021.59 dollars are owed on ten parcels of land and eleven mineral rights interests to be sold that day.
Police in Lawrence and Olathe investigated two similar women kidnapping attempts using the victims’ cars. In Lawrence a 29 year old was abducted from a shopping center lot by a gunman and later released from her car. In Olathe a 30 year old was forced from her car and attacked in a rural area before the vehicle was recovered. Authorities describe the suspect as a white male about five feet ten wearing a ski mask with reddish brown hair reported by one witness. Similar Ottawa incidents occurred in September.
Nixon won re election by the largest vote total but his percentage fell short of a record. Official AP totals show Nixon 47,042,924 votes to McGovern 29,071,629. Minor candidates totaled 1,845,504, keeping Nixon at 60.7 percent of major party votes less than Johnson in 1964.
President Nixon suspended 1973 meat import quotas in a bid to curb rising supermarket prices. Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz said shoppers should not expect immediate price drops, but hopes to halt the rise and stabilize costs. He noted foreign share could rise to about eight percent while total meat supply may grow three percent, mainly from domestic production.
SANTIAGO AP Two Uruguayans Roberto Canessa Urta and Fernando Parrado Dolgay survived two months in the high Andes after a plane crash. They reached civilization after a 10 day trek helped Chilean rescue teams locate the wreckage at 10 40 am EST. A search helicopter guided to the crash site found 14 other survivors despite snow and bad weather. The Fairchild two engine plane belonged to the Uruguayan air force.
Local agencies announce Christmas closings with City Hall and Franklin County courthouse closed Saturday through Monday and reopening Tuesday. Post office closes at noon Saturday and resumes Tuesday morning. U.S.C 290 schools dismiss at 2 p.m. today with classes resuming Tuesday January 2. School admin offices also closed until January 2.
Eldon Sheler age 25 of 3095 Mulberry had arraignment in Franklin County Court postponed to December 26 on a charged assault. The incident occurred Thursday near Ottawa on Wilson Street when Sheler reportedly leveled a rifle at two men Frank Kreusch and Bob Mason from RFD 3 as they exited a truck. Bond set at $1000 with Sheler jailed in the county jail.
Two Ottawa men and one Pomona man were charged with operating City of Ottawa water service equipment without authority after several fire hydrants were opened and left running. Dennis G. Brooks, Homer G. Teter Jr, and Chester J. Burgess were named in the charges. Police received the first hydrant report at 12:50 a.m. hydrants at 200 E. 9th, 1600 S. Maple, 100 N. Locust, and North Street near Plattner Industries were opened. officers shut them off.
In Ottawa, the Jaycees held their annual Christmas party for 44 disadvantaged children. The event started near 7 p.m. and the children shopped downtown with $10 each, selecting gifts for themselves and family. After shopping they had cookies and milk at Elliott Hall, First Baptist Church, followed by a magic show and a toy distribution from Santa. Local merchants donated food, toys, and stocking stuffers, including Sears Roebuck, Woolworth, Pence Food Centers, Safeway, Gibson's, and Montgomery Ward.
A break-in at Hausler Pharmacy in Wellsville was reported to the Franklin County sheriff's office around 10 p.m. Thursday. Prescription drugs were taken, value not yet estimated. The city marshal found the break-in and notified authorities. the sheriff's department and the Bureau of Investigation are investigating.
In the Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas a petition by William S Bowers administrator seeks settlement of the estate of Clara Brooks deceased and asks for account approval allowances for services and attorney, heir determination, and assignment of remaining property. Defenses must be filed by January 16 1973 at 10 am in Ottawa Kansas.
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