Brush Fires Claim 70 Lives Young Aussie Charged With Arson
An unemployed 19 year old was charged with arson as Victoria state battled two out of control brush fires. The death toll rose to 70 across South Australia and Victoria, with 44 in Victoria and 26 in South Australia. Fire weather worsened with weekend forecasts, and officials urged debris clearance near homes. Andrew Mervyn Davey faced the first arson charge from the disaster for a fire at Kersbrook. Fire destroyed about 3,000 homes, seven towns were burned, and tens of thousands of livestock perished.
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Sydney
Australia
Victoria
South Australia
Mount Buffalo
Warburton
Melbourne
Andrew Mervyn Davey
Kersbrook
Adelaide
Andrew Moss
Davey
Adelaide Hills
Victoria Agricultural Department
Community Information Center answers library questions
The library offers help through its Community Information Center at 5th and Main and via phone or mail. Questions cover topics from calf history and mower repairs to acronyms and Worlds of Fun hours, with practical tips and staff contacts provided.
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5Th & Main
Lawrence Public Library
Elsie
Beauregard
Beulah
Larabee
Lobelia
Ottawa area school lunch menu and notices
Ottawa items list weekly lunch options for U.S.D. No. 290 and Sacred Heart Elementary including taco crunch pizza buns submarine sandwich and more with fruit, milk, and desserts. Also notes eligibility for seniors, marriage licenses, civil cases, and local court and market report details from Kansas City AP.
Drop in long term loan rates predicted amid inflation risk
Washington AP President's chief economist Feldstein said long term consumer loans may fall in six to nine months if the economy improves without renewed inflation. He tied the forecast to Congress reducing looming deficits and noted the Fed will face challenges under new deregulation rules that have shifted money into bank and savings accounts.
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Washington
Martin Feldstein
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Feldstein
Council of
Samuel Pierce
Pierce
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Paul Volcker
Ottawa area listings and event notices for February
Community notices include tax services by Kenny Kost and income tax preparation, dance nights at Coach Club and Wagon Wheel with bands Spice and Southbound, Eagles Lodge steak night with reservations, Rotary chili and soup dinner at Masonic Hall, and local ads for construction, shoes, water and waste, plus shop specials at Sand Creek Cafe and Tab's Cleaning. Also listed are landfill closure, jump start voltages from Cook's Getty, and boxing of various small services.
Chamber Contact and Chili Supper Corrections
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce notes a correction for Eisenhower School chili supper on February 22 from 5 to 7 p.m at the gym. Today’s Rotary club sponsored chili event runs 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Adults pay 2.25, children under 12 pay 1.50, pie 75 cents. Spring Sidewalk Sale is set for a week later during 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Betty J. Bowling named volunteer of the year for J C Penney district and regional awards, with potential 1500 dollars for charity Franklin County child development and services. She has six years’ service and was recognized last Tuesday.
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Peoria
South St. Paul
Indianapolis
Omaha
Eisenhower
Masonic Lodge
Rotary Club
Betty J. Bowling
Ottawa J.C
Penney Department Store
Bowling
Franklin County Child Development and Services
Eighth Grade Skating Party Planned At Fantasyland
OMS eighth graders will skate at Fantasyland in Lawrence Thursday with buses from Ottawa Middle School at 3 30 p.m. and returning about 6 45 p.m. Admission and bus cost 3 50. About 100 students expected. Sponsored by TA coordinator Mike Kyriakos and three other teachers. Sixth and seventh graders have upcoming trips and a school spelling bee. Ottawa High Cytones directed by Dale Fox performed for OMS students with a Beach Boys medley and a solo by Todd Crenshaw. Fox has led the group 14 years selecting 16 students from 40 to 50 juniors and seniors each spring.
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Fantasyland
Lawrence
OMS
Ottawa
Mike Kyriakos
Ottawa High Cytones
Dale Fox
Todd Crenshaw
Praisin
Jesus
Fox
Cyrones
Off-Duty Fireman Rescues Man From Car Fire on Cedar
An off duty driver engineer for the DPS, David Brooks, stopped on South Cedar around 9 30 a m to save Edward Calkins Ottawa RFD 3 from clothing catching fire while working on a car. Brooks rolled him on the ground and used a portable extinguisher to douse flames to the engines area while the cause and damage remained unclear.
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South Cedar
Edward Calkins
Ottawa Rfd 3
Calkins
David Brooks
Department of Public Safety
Brooks
Cedar
DPS
Ford
$1,500 Theft At Truck Stop In Franklin County
Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies investigated a $1,500 cash theft from Bob’s Truck Stop on US-50 near Eisenhower Road and I-35. Six women described by Deputy Randy Hinderliter as part of the incident were seen near the scene, with a possible black sedan from Oklahoma linked to similar reports at Lenexa and Olathe service stations. Mrs Sluder, 37, clerk at the station, reported the missing cash after preparing to deposit it. The Ottawa City Commission holds a 3 p.m. study session Monday at City Hall amid Washington’s Birthday holiday closures.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Bob
Eisenhower Road
I-35
Randy Hinderliter
Ottawa
Washington
Bud Beeman
Oklahoma
Lenexa
Olathe
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Yarra Valley
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Asidic
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Heloise
Housekeeping
U.S.D
Sacred Heart
the Daily Report
District Court News
Calvin E. Yakle
S. Main
Yable
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
William D. Miller
S. Sycamore
Roy Hill
Sycamore
Miller
Kansas City, Mo
Midwest Terminal
C.M.E
Sioux City
Wagon Wheel
Pomona
Eagles Lodge
Ottawa Rotary
Masonic Hall
Franklin County
Cook’s Getty
Kenny Kost
Sand Creek Cafe
Drake
Rock House
Raggedy Ann’s
Fri
E. Wilson
Orndorff
Raymond Orndorff
Faith Lutheran Church
Earl Zimmerman
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
TAXI
Memoriam
Frank H. Sargent
West 7Th St
Kansas
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel & Son
William Weber
Highland Cemetery
Mort Tua
By Larry Powell
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Middle School News
Wellsville
Nick Campbell
Elizabeth Sluder
Williamsburg
Ottawa Middle School
Big Boy
N. Main
Jerry
Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Pol
W. Keith Gaeddert
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