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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1973
Page
3
The Third Congressional District Democrat Committee met on January 13 in Overland Park. Franklin County members Dan Lickteig, chairman, and Eloise Andrews, vice chair and state committee member, attended.
Rick Bulmer, 20, had probation revoked on two drug sale counts from 1971 after burglary and grand larceny charges surfaced in McPherson County. A possession of marijuana charge was dismissed. he was arrested December 27 at his home and is to be sent to the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center.
Two drivers in an 8th Street Hickory Street crash cited slick roads as cause. John Mathias 63 and Janet Dawson 26 involved. Ottawa items include notices of deaths and services for Helen Cain, Dr John W Boyd, Floyd G Richardson, Pearl E Kennedy, and Kenneth Enyart, plus cattle and hog market report and a library arts program by Dan Jaffe.
New York AP report says stock prices climbed as White House signaled progress in Vietnam peace negotiations and bombing would stop. The Dow rose about 5 points to 1044.40 at noon, with the NYSE index up 0.28 to 65.23 as Brunswick led gainers after a large block traded at 31.
One person was treated at an Olathe hospital after a snowball shattered a semi’s windshield on Interstate 35 north of Ottawa. Snowballs hit multiple vehicles overpasses between Ottawa and Wellsville during the night. Authorities from Franklin County Sheriff, Kansas Highway Patrol, and Ottawa police investigated.
Washington AP The Supreme Court agreed to hear the government’s appeal of a lower court order forcing federal enforcement of a non degradation policy for clean air. EPA poised to issue regulations. critics say it hampers economic development while aiding pollution cuts. standards under Clean Air Amendments 1970 aim for 1975 health protections.
John H. Bushman and Allen Loyd Jr. filed for city and school board seats. Bushman, a University of Kansas English professor and former Ottawa Junior High teacher, lives at 1533 S. Willow and filed by petition for the U.S. Board of Education seat. Loyd, of 1526 S. Willow, filed by fee for the City Commission race. a building contractor and former chamber, library, and planning boards leader.
A Kansas plan to revise state aid distribution would leave six unified districts with no general state aid and reduce funding for 54 more, while 241 districts would gain, including Wichita and several others. The plan raises income tax 1.5 percent to fund roughly 113.57 million more in state aid, with 50 million returned to local districts to ease property taxes. The Joint committee began studying the printout and a rough bill draft this afternoon.
Eight rural water districts in Kansas will begin construction of water projects totaling $3 million within 90 days. The projects will serve about 2,000 families, businesses, and schools in Osage, Russell, Comanche, Cherokee, Dickinson, and Franklin counties, funded by an extra $2 million in grants and loans.
Pearl Kennedy longtime Franklin County resident formerly of Lane died yesterday at her home in Princeton Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 00 p m at the mortuary Rev Alfred Hunter officiating Interment Highland Cemetery Friends may call at the mortuary from this evening to service hour Floyd G Richardson longtime Highland Cemetery sexton dies Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 00 p m at the mortuary Rev Leon Nelson officiating Interment Highland Cemetery Contributions to Floyd Richardson Hospital Memorial Fund care of the Mortuary
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