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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1965
Page
6
A delegation of federal officials leaves Wednesday for Salina Kansas to confer on issues facing the community due to the scheduled closing of Schilling Air Force Base. Aides of Rep. Robert Dole say the talks aim to address local concerns and seek federal help.
In Pittsburg Kansas Republicans won control of the Crawford County Commission for the first time in eight years. They dismissed county engineer W T Niggemann though he cannot be replaced until June 1. Edward A Gillard was elected chairman with Donald McPhail as colleague. D J Saia remains the Democrat. The new majority sets daily 9 am meetings and directs purchases via Monday votes while seeking to repurpose Schilling’s facilities and attract new industry as the Defense Department plans a late June closing. A Salina delegation will tour the Schilling base, meet with officials, and report recommendations from Don Bradford and others.
Funeral services will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence at 3 30 p m Wednesday for Fred Ellsworth 69 retired secretary of the University of Kansas Alumni Association He died at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City Monday Private burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence
Family requests remembrances be given as donations to the Fred ENsworth Memorial Fund, administered by the K. U. Endowment Association, in lieu of flowers.
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