Appointments and actions across government and markets
AP wires report Barbara Sabol named Secretary of the State Department on Aging in Kansas, with her previous roles in social services and nursing education. Sears sues in federal court alleging gender and minority discrimination in employment. Spurs crush Kings 124-95 as San Antonio asserts NBA Central lead. Pope John Paul II leaves for a Latin American pilgrimage. Defense Secretary Brown warns Congress that Soviet missiles are expanding more rapidly than expected. Midwest farmers press for higher prices amid stifling weather and hazardous roads. Wall Street posts a narrow rise with Exxon up after strong earnings. markets mixed at noon.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Barbara Jane Sabol
State Department On Aging
University of Missouri At
Kansas City
San Antonio
Texas
Kansas City Kings
National Basketball Association
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
Kings
Hearing aids prompt caution for buyers says FTC staff
A Federal Trade Commission staff study reports the average hearing aid costs 350 dollars and about 650000 aids are sold yearly with many unusable units bought at high prices. It recommends buyers be allowed 30 day cancellations and refunds. A doctor should assess if a hearing aid will help as outcomes vary with medical conditions and patient attitude.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Commission
Food and Drug Administration
Better Business Bureau
Consumer Protection Agency
National Hearing Aid Society
Local Ads and Community Notices Snapshot
A collage of short notices lists pet food deals, salvage yard info, all you can eat buffets with prices, winter hours for Jim's Hill House and nearby stores, Elks dance with Karen and The Kastaways, part time work ads, a pilot ground school, Airmotive contact, garden supplies with seeds and soil, tractor tire orders, kids clothing sales, an auto repair ad, Chamber banquet details, bank CD offers, and a consumer advice blurb on hearing aid purchasing and ethical standards.
Mrs. David Howell services held in Golden Colorado
Funeral services for Mrs. David Howell of Golden Colorado, formerly of Ottawa, were held January 19 at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Survivors include her husband two sons Debbie Sokol a daughter and several siblings. Local police reported theft of cash and pop bottles from an Ottawa Junior High lounge and a hit and run damage claim on a parked car.
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David Howell
Golden
Colo
Ottawa
Ft. Logan National Cemetery
Howell
Jerry Howell
California
Rick Howell
Debbie Sokol
Littleton
Eugene Adams
Williamsburg
Richard Gisler
Westminster
Chester Shores
Denver
Sally M. Austin
South Main
Local Guard Opens Recruitment Drive in Ottawa Area
A large scale recruiting push for the Kansas National Guard unit in Ottawa starts Feb 4 with an open house at the Ottawa Armory and Community Awareness Day. The effort aims to interview 992 locals from Ottawa Wellsville Williamsburg and Pomona to maintain strength and underscores the unit's million dollar community payroll impact.
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Kansas National Guard
Ottawa
Mike McAuley
27Th Field Artillery
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Pomona
SFC
Dennis McIntire
Ralph T. Tice
69Th Infantry Brigade
Tice
McAuley
Blood drive to be held at First Lutheran Church Paola
The Community Blood Center of Kansas City will collect blood January 29 and 30 in the basement of First Lutheran Church 401 E Plankishaw. Hours are 1 30 PM to 7 30 PM on January 29 and 8 30 AM to 3 PM January 30. The Paola Jaycees sponsor the ninth yearly visit. Donations are voluntary.
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PACLA
Community Blood Center of
Kansas City
First Lutheran Church
E.plankishaw
Paola
Paola Jaycees
Sunset Ax Threatens State Hearing Aid Board
In Topeka Kansas a bill under the Sunset Law would extend the life of the Board of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Aids until 1985. The measure was introduced by the Governmental Organization Committee amid broader legislation including tax exemptions and infrastructure proposals.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Governmental Organization Committee
Hearing Aid Board
House
Congress
Federal Department of Transportation
Radio Crisis Test Planned for Area Amateur Operators
Amateur radio operators nationwide will join a Saturday and Sunday drill simulating a winter storm emergency. The exercise aims to practice handling message traffic during crises with Garnett and Ottawa repeaters monitored both days. local and state emergency personnel participate as Franklin County joins a zone with Coffey, Anderson, Linn and Miami counties.
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Garnett
Ottawa
Franklin County
Coffey
Anderson
Linn
Miami Counties
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Co
U.S. District Court
Washington
Sears
Charles Morgan Jr
Vatican. City
John Paul II
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Latin America
Italy
Rome
Leonardo da Vinci
Giulio Andreotti
Vatican
Defense
Harold Brown
Soviet Union
Brown
U.S
Centralia
Ill
Midwest
Central
Illinois
Rose Hoffman
Vandalia
American Agriculture Movement
New York
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
Louise Cook
Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo
National Cattlemen's Association
Carter
Cattlemen
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Municipal Auditorium
The
Association of Community Arts Councils of Kansas
Robert G. MacCulloch Jr
W. 10Th
Ottawa City Commission
Edwin H. Horstick
Richmond
U.S.C. 288
Julia Heidner
Stormont-Vail Hospital
Jon
Joyce Boyd
Calvary Baptist Church
W. 7Th
Boyd
Calvary Baptist
Ad Briefs
Metzger Salvage
JTM
Hill House
Jim's Hill House
Elks Lodge
Karen and the Kastaways
North Waymire
N. Main
First United Methodist Church
Willis Garden Center
Cherry
Shiela Miller
Farm Bureau
Scott Service
Paul Martin
E. 15Th
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa University
Michael J. Esser
Edward D. Jones and Co
2Nd St
the Daily Report
Christy Hughes
Mulberry
Patricia Mahoney
John Mahoney
Elva Holden
David Griffin
Dundee
Karen Vogler
Gregory Shay
Baldwin
Marvin Chesbro
Jolene M. Thompson
G. Randall Thompson
Public Safety News
Archie A. Mendell
Ash
Thomas E. Wilson
Willow
Third
Maple Streets
Overbrook
Teacher’s Association
U.S. C
Spring Hill
Ior
Pat Augustine
Dean Hinshaw
Hutchinson
Kansas
Treasury
C.D
Wphone
Lamb-Roberts
Funeral Home
MIT
Ache
Memoriam
Dee Son Montuay
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