Ottawa Police Chief shot in apparent personal crisis
C. C. Clyde Johnson Ottawa Police Chief was found with two chest wounds outside his car at the Ottawa Public Works Shop after radioing for Kansas Highway Patrol member Tom Johnson to meet him. A note indicating resignation and personal problems was found. Johnson, in critical condition, underwent surgery and is in intensive care at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Fred Espinosa, with 11 years service, was named acting chief.
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C. C
Clyde” Johnson
Ottawa
Shawnee Mission
Johnson
Tom Johnson
Kansas Highway Patrol
Robert W. Mills
Mills
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Fred Espinosa
Middleman Costs Up Food Prices
Washington AP reports that middlemen accounted for over 80 percent of last year’s rise in retail grocery prices. The 1974 market basket averaged 33.65 weekly, up 4.09 from 1973, with farmers receiving 0.63 of the weekly increase and middlemen 3.46. The annual market basket cost rose to 1,750, up 213 from 1973, of which 180 went to middlemen and 33 to farmers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Democrats Seek Cooperation Over Energy Bill Delay
In Washington AP dispatch, Democrats push delaying Ford energy steps to pair with a higher debt ceiling. House Ways and Means backs tying 90 day oil tariff pause to a debt limit rise to 531 billion through June 30, while White House and GOP critics warn of a veto and policy risks. Foreign policy notes report Algeria’s Bouteflika warning of catastrophe amid Western policy, with energy firms posting 1974 profit gains.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Sam Gibbons
Dfla
Gibbons
House
Ways and Means Committee
William J. Green
Dpa
Herman T. Schneebeli
GOP
United States
White House
Middle East
NBC News
John Chancellor
Pentagon
New Republic
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Algiers
Texaco Inc
Mobil Corp
Standard Oil of
California
Ottawa to hold special CC meeting on Havens Steel bonds
The Ottawa City Commission will meet Monday at 5 p.m. in City Hall to amend an ordinance authorizing $1.2 million in industrial revenue bonds for Havens Steel. The fiscal agent named earlier withdrew. a new agent requires amendment. Final closing on the issue is scheduled for Thursday morning.
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Ottawa City Commission
Havens Steel
City Commission
City Hall
Kansas Legislature Tackles Bingo Liquor and Budgets
In Topeka during week two of 1975 Kansas sessions, lawmakers pressed a bingo tax plan aiming for 6 percent with a 3 percent bid from supporters, debated a liquor by the drink amendment with a county option, and faced an increased personal income tax exemption proposal. The House Elections Committee killed a plan to shorten campaigns, while Gov Robert Bennett unveiled a $1.47 billion 1976 budget prioritizing education and social services. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation held about 300 private dossiers, with an Atty Gen plan to review them for potential criminal use.
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Topeka
Kan
KBS
Kansas
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Senate
Richard D. Rogers
Manhattan
Antiliquor
Rogers
Newmen
Elections Committee of
House
U.S
Arden Dierdorff
R-Smith Center
Statehouse
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Donn Everett
Atty
Curt Schneider
Supreme Court
William J. Wertz
Wichita
Asst. Atty
Donald R. Hoffman
Schneider
Soil Conservation Meeting Tuesday At Armory
The Franklin County Soil Conservation District holds its annual meeting Tuesday at the National Guard Armory starting 11 45 a m with lunch courtesy of the County Bankers Association and the local district The event will honor five Bankers Association awards three county limerick contest winners and conservation winners including Dale F and Dale E Bones Ben and Richard Kramer Mr and Mrs Don Pickenpaugh Robert B Anderson Irene Goldsmith Earl Gilliland and others The Wellsville Pep Band will perform and slides on Australian agriculture will be shown A board of supervisors election for a three year term of Bernard Fischer Ottawa RFD 3 is on the agenda and all conservation minded residents are invited to attend
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Franklin County Soil Conservation District
National Guard Armory
The
County Bankers Association
Local
Conservation District
Bankers Association
County Limerick
Dale F
Dale E. Bones
Princeton
Ben and
Richard Kramer
Wellsville
Don Pickenpaugh
Williamsburg
Robert B. Anderson
Ottawa
Irene Goldsmith
California
Goldsmith
Pomona
Earl Gilliland
Steve McAdoo
Gene McAdoo
RFD
Joy Gibson
Fred Gibson
The New Employes Part VI Men Step Down To Jobs
Women break into jobs once held by men and vice versa in the area. Southwestern Bell hired its first male switchboard operator recently and now has several male operators in Lawrence and Topeka. Mike Broadwell and Dominic Liuzzi describe initial doubts, adjustments, and jokes from callers as they pursue future aims, while women advance to higher roles. The piece discusses shifts in gender roles, liberation gains, and changing employer attitudes toward male female work.
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Southwestern Bell
Mike Broadwell
Allen County
Broadwell
Lawrence
Topeka
Dominic Liuzzi
Ottawa
Ma Bell
Ma'am
Liuzzi
Italy
Cloudy Kansas Forecast Signals Mixed Weekend Weather
In Topeka a rising cloud cover spread across Kansas with sprinkles near Arkansas City. forecasters expect western and north central areas to see snow tonight or Sunday with mostly cloudy skies. County forecast notes lows in the mid 20s to low 30s and highs in the low to mid 40s with a 20 percent precipitation probability Sunday.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Arkansas City
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