Library Line answers common questions from readers
The column offers help from the library via phone, mail, or the Community Information Center at Stn and Main. It covers Kansas Day facts, 47th wedding anniversary gifts, Quantrill's Flea Market in Lawrence, Panama weather, tax help numbers, remunerate definition, and free art prints checkout details with location and donors.
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Stn & Main
Quantrill’s
Lawrence
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Panama
IRS
Kansas Department of Revenue
Random House
Friends of the Library
Caroline Hewitt Trust
Ottawa Chamber Focuses on Winter Decisions and Growth
Ottawa Chamber outlines winter budget tightening and charity drives for Franklin County Energy Coalition and local needs. It notes H D Lee plant expansion plans adding 80 to 90 jobs and invites firms to contact the Chamber. It also reports Ottawa Industrial Development plans to market a built spec building in the industrial park and library renovations progress. The bus route Kansas City to Wichita via Ottawa is under review, seeking input for possible limited service.
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Larry Powell
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County Energy Coalition
Mike Cruse
Eckan
H.D. Lee
Chamber
Ottawa Industrial Development Corporation
Ottawa
End of First Semester At Local Middle School
This week marks semester end with tests and final reports. Report cards will be handed out during teacher advisor sessions Wednesday. A survey of 110 students in Cindy Montague’s sixth grade math class shows an average of 3 hours 40 minutes of TV daily. Projects in Susan Geiss’ American History classes highlight the Colonial Revolutionary era with bulletin boards murals and slide shows. April Harris’ mural lists five key events and Barbara Wray built a full sized Colonial dress. A non-school sponsored trip to Washington DC is planned for this summer with four days three nights of sightseeing. deposits due Tuesday. Sue McClaran and Donna Gladman sponsor. Seventh graders study ancient Greece in English mythology and social studies.
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Cindy Montague
Susan Geiss
April Harris
Barbara Wray
Washington D.C
Sue McClaran
Donna Gladman
McClaran
Gladman
Regents Deny Way College Degrees in Emporia
The Kansas Board of Regents rejected The Way College of Emporia's bid to grant bachelor’s degrees in Biblical Studies after an unfavorable committee vote. The board will permit degree authority within two years if five reforms are shown, including master's degrees among fulltime faculty and a library development plan, plus catalog wording changes to avoid historical misinterpretation. Ross Tracy criticized the objection while noting a study group favored authorization.
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Topeka
Kan
Way College of Emporia
Kansas Board of Regents
Way College
Ross Tracy
Tracy
Local Nightlife and Services Listings Summary
A compact community brief lists various offerings including clock repair and jewelry services, Elks steak night on Saturday with 6:30 to 8 serving window, dance events at The Other Place, weekly pool Sundays at 1:30, and extended deals on memberships and fitness. Local businesses advertise dining hours, hair perms, flower deliveries, and a range of local vendors with contact numbers.
Bowling Scores Roundup From Area House League
A dense list of bowling standings and high scores from multiple teams including WAYMIRE'S WE HIGH M 174, Fenton 407, and Bischof 232.579. other top marks include Jung 160, Anderson 157, Flory 433, Sellers 155, and Asplund 204. The page catalogs machines, lanes, and players across clubs such as FEED BARN, PIZZA SHACK, GREENACRES, and JAYHAWKERS GOGETTERS with numerous 10th and 30th frame results.
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Waymire
N. Fenton
K. Waymire
Haven's Steel
Bischof
N. Jung
Lantis
C. Anderson
B. Flory
Feed Barn
Higdon
R. Caterman
D. Harper
Carey
Jayhawkers
Dow Jones Falls Sharply Amid Budget Deficit Fears
The Dow dropped 17.84 to 1052.98 in the biggest daily decline since early January 1983 as worries over the federal budget deficit and rising interest rates pressured markets. Volume on the NYSE slid to 77.11 million shares with IBM leading losses.
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New York
New York Exchange
International Business Machines
Daily Report Menu and Local Police and Market News
The issue lists a school menu for the week with entries for Sacred Heart Elementary and other schools, covering meals like hot dogs, spaghetti, ham, macaroni and cheese, and more with fruits and desserts. It also includes noninjury and hit and run accident reports, marriage licenses, divorces, civil cases, Kansas City market cattle and hog prices, safety notes on thefts and burglaries, and local police blotter items. Names include Donna B. Didde and Shirley Ann Fluke among others, with addresses and vehicle details.
Baker to relinquish Senate seat for 1988 bid
Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker announced he will not seek re election in 1984 to pursue a possible presidential run in 1988 He plans to leave the Senate after his current term but will not retire from politics He urged support for Reagan in 1984 and pledged to help GOP prospects while weighing his future moves and potential successors in the Senate and Tennessee.
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Baker
Senate
Knoxville
Reagan
Senate Gop
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
James McClure
Idaho
Robert Dole
Kansas
Lugar
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Alexander
John Parish
Sen
Parish
Albert Gore Jr
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Kansas Day
Anchor Savings
Canal Zone
Middle School News
Ad Briefs
Drake
ELKS
E. Wilson
Monty
Hairport
Marcy
Lisa
Lori
Kathy
Turner
Eagles Club
Honeycreek
Cook's Getty
Faith Lutheran Preschool
Stephen L. Thompson
Mon
First Baptist Church
Hickory
Dalton Howard
The
Go Cats
J. Montelle
S. Hackman
Jimbass Electric
P. Ready
P. Bien
R. Gruvar
Lee
G. Kramer
L. Nichols
Shark M
Leisure Ladies
G. Leecy
SONIC
S. Scroggs
Haley Abstract & Title
Toumberlin
Miller
Crite’s
B. Jung
Rhythm Ramblers
Jung
A. McMillen
B&c Service
B. Burgoon
Mills Gang
Hugh
M. Cooper
Lamb-Roberts
R. Page
R- Heth
Princeton Grain
R. Stockard
Williamsburgers
C. Griffen
Underwood Equipment
V. Agerwood
G&lathletic
Frizzell
A. Way
E. Fisher
John H
Harb G
Guys & Dolls Untruchasses
B. Jung IV
King & Queens
AA. Allen
Lingalings
J. Wellborn
Early Birds
B. Carpentter
G. Weatherble
Guys & Dolls
Charlie
Keith
Fogle Quarry
B. Fogle
Jerry
GEM Tavern
T Greisen
L&mshoe Repair
Jung IV
D. Miller
Roy
Mare
Franklin Savings
D. Hall
Croucher
M. Guyett
D. SteeLe
R. Baber
Price's
M. Reed
Ottawa Bus
K. Jones
J. Herkert
Data General
Hewlett- Packard
Federal National Mortgage
Great Western Financial
HLF. Ahmanson
Standard Oil
Indiana
Schlumberger
Mobil
Exxon
Standard & Poor
S&p
the Daily Report
Sacred Heart
W.w
South Cedar
Donna B. Didde
Brookside Lane
Shirley Ann
S. Cedar
Didde
Pence
South Iga
S. Main
Merle Price
District Court News
Ronald L. Woolf
Berta Mae Smith
Quenemo
Bryce L. Anderson
Overland Park
Lorraine Anderson
Lenexa
Ellen Henrietta Drenner
W. 13Th
Terry Dwight Drenner
Canterbury Courts
Triple-I Energy Corporation
Texas Group
State of Kansas
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Ronnie Lee Smith
Max Cahoon
Cahoon Drilling Company
Robert K. McDaniel
Kansas City
Hoopes Coin Laundry
Sheriff's News
Ellery Stevens
Lane
Memoriam
Cecil G. Cartwright
St. Joseph
Michigan
Dengel & Son
Woodlawn
Omena
American Cancer Fund
Mttawa
Ona
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