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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1979
Page
10
Sixteen of seventeen soldiers aboard a U S Army truck died when the vehicle hit a car on a Panama Canal bridge, plunged 80 feet, and rolled over. One survivor is in critical condition. Names and addresses will be released after families are notified. bodies soon fly to the United States.
Nineteen Ottawa area students earned fall semester honors at Emporia State University. Honor rolls include President's Honor Roll with 4.0 GPAs, top 10 percent Dean's Honor Roll, and multiple freshmen and senior distinctions across Baldwin, Osawatomie, Garnett, Ottawa, Greeley, Lyndon, and other towns. Separate item notes Kansas State top 10 percent lists and nearby students. New York AP brief cites productivity as key to economic growth and job creation, with quotes from economist William Freund. Craig Santarpia outlines John Brown Highway grading phase plans for February, including bridges and eventual resurfacing. York Stock Exchange publishes Freund's study on higher living standards via productivity gains.
Funeral services for Carl Channon, 72, Kansas City Kansas, will be held in Atchison with burial at Effingham Cemetery. He had a long career in education and agriculture, including missionary work in Vietnam. Also listed are W A Harriman’s obituary and various local police reports noting thefts, collisions, speeding tickets, and a drunken public order case. Funeral home details and memorial gift instructions are provided.
A 16 year old Ottawa youth was arrested Thursday in two burglaries last weekend totaling over 700 dollars in goods. A stereo eight track from Mark Gentner's vehicle and radar detector CB radio hand held spotlight and tools from two Robert McDaniels vehicles were stolen while parked near their homes. The Franklin County juvenile officer will handle charges.
Ad briefs show LITWIN'S stocking snow boots and DRAKE'S BAKERY opening Tuesday January 16. Young Place Ottawa runs winter sale for kids clothing. GREEN ACRES and MEN'S jackets priced at 18.95 and boots at 19.95. Metzger Salvage and JIM'S Hill House extend hours. CLOTHES Hanger promotes jeans 5 to 15. SERTOMA-LASERTOMA fundraiser serves chili soup and pie January 13 with hours and prices. Enroll for tole painting starting Feb 1 with day and evening classes at Turner's Tele Shop.
Weather kept a quorum from gathering, but present members reviewed a Kansas Supreme Court zoning case affecting procedure. Foster outlined required minutes and public hearing summaries, while a county-wide survey and subdivision regulations update were discussed. no decisions were made.
The Peoples National Bank opens a drive in at 15th and Main for a test run Monday alongside the main bank at Fifth and Main. Hours match the main bank with lobby 9:30 to 3 and drive up 7:30 to 6. A Feb. 7 grand opening is planned after the test period.
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