Library Line Answers Ottawa Readers Questions
The Ottawa library offers a Community Information Center at 5th and Main and 242-3080 for help. This week’s Qs cover IQ tests and fees, capital punishment bills in Kansas, anti death penalty groups, Ottawa city limits move in 1972, veteran benefits with Larry Franey, the 1904 St Louis World Fair dates, Thoreau’s drummer quote, Baker University catalog and admissions number 594-6644.
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5Th and Main
Phyllis L. Burress
Arthur W. Hoyt
Kansas
Topeka
Senate
Bennett
Curt Schneider
Ottawa Library
Legislative Reference Service
Ottawa
Franklin County
Lawrence
Johnson County
Kansas City
Robbie Barber
City Commission
City Hall
Vermont
St. Louis
Baker University
Admission’s
Baker University Admission
FDA Warns Against Bubble Bath Dangers and Warnings
The FDA proposed mandatory warning labels for bubble bath products after reports of adverse reactions from users, including bladder and kidney injuries and skin and eye irritations. The agency cited 14 adverse reactions per 10,000 uses in a 1974 survey and urged comments for 60 days before final rules.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Sherwin Gardner
FDA
Colorado In Ironic Straights
Denver AP reports the winter east of the Rockies has been severe while ski oriented Colorado has seen scant snowfall. The unusual contrast leaves resorts scrambling to adapt as athletes and industry face shortages and weather-driven uncertainty.
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Denver
Rockies
Colorado
Ad Briefs and Snow Weather Saga in Colorado
Local ads announce clearance sales and events at The Clothes Hanger in Hickory Inn plus Sutton's Jewelry and Saddleback Lounge. Dick, Jane, and Farm Bureau promotions run through February and March. Gov. Lamm unveils $187000 cloud seeding funding as Colorado faces severe snow drought. Aspen resorts report 200 cancellations daily and irrigation fears grow across southeastern counties.
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Aspen
General Assembly
Obituary notices for Cleo Shade and Viola Schwegman
The Daily Report notes services for Cleo M. Shade, who died Jan 24, at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home with burial in Highland Cemetery. Rev. James W. McCrossen officiated and pallbearers were Shade family members. A funeral mass for Viola Schwegman, also died Jan 24, was held at St. Therese Church Richmond, burial in St. Boniface Cemetery Scipio. Mass servers and pallbearers listed. The page also lists school meals for 200-Week, a department accident report, admissions and dismissals, a tool theft, and sheriff warning about dumping garbage near the iron bridge.
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Cleo Shade
Cleo M. Shade
Lamb-Roberts
Highland Cemetery
James W. McCrossen
Eldon Rader
Douglas Shade
Rodney Shade
Alan Shade
Philip Shade
Ronald Shade
Randy Shade
Scott Shade
Viola Schwegman
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Richmond
St. Boniface
Scipio
Conrad Hall
Denis Pickett
Joe
Mike Platt
Dick Rockers
Dennis Nolan
Brent Snyder
Gaylord Snyder
Brian Snyder
Bob Gray
Honor Roll and IRA Bombings in London News Briefs
Pomona High School lists principal and student honor rolls with numerous names. London reports a Provisional IRA claim responsibility for 12 pre-dawn blasts in central streets, promising continued campaign until Northern Ireland troops withdraw. Kansas City market news covers wheat corn oats soybeans and cattle futures, including price ranges and daily sales.
Roots author views TV miniseries on race relations
Alex Haley says the Roots adaptation could spark incidents but will generally improve race relations. He notes the series reveals slavery's history, praises the national response, and expects the finale to attract record viewership surpassing Gone With the Wind. Haley grew up in Tennessee and defends the 12 hour compression of the story.
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Memphis
ABC
Harrisburg
Detroit
Hot Springs
Ark
Haley
Laconia
N.H
Henning
Tenn
Kunta Kinte
Mondale Seeks Progress in Touchy Talks with France
In Paris Vice President Mondale meets President Giscard d Estaing at the Elysee to discuss arms sales and nuclear exports amid a 10 day world tour. The visit follows Mondale’s meetings about the inauguration and includes gifting moments and private sessions. Additionally, local notices report two Franklin County school board filings while other brief items note military assignments and transfers.
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Paris
Walter Mondale
Elysee Palace
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
U.S
Napoleon
Giscard d'Estaing
Mondale
France
Abu Daoud
London
North Pole
Tokyo
Washington
Bonn
West Berlin
Rome
Brussels
European Common Market
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Helmut Schmidt
Brazil
United States
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Carter
China
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Franklin County Mental Health Clinic, Inc
Main
15Th Street
17Th Street
Pete Smith
Larry Franey
The
Kansas Veteran’s Commission
Ad Briefs
Young Place
West 2Nd
Hickory Inn
North Water Tower
Sat
Sutton
VFW
L& M
Sarah Lee
Wanderers
Amos Sun
Saddleback Lounge
N. Main
Farm Bureau
Scott's Service Safe Mark
Richard Lamm
Lamm
Bernie Shafer
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
the Daily Report
U.S.C
Eisenhower-Eugene, Field
Garfield-Senior High
Hawthorne-Lincoln
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Roberta Hughes
Ottawa Rfd
Leomud "Meyers
Willow
Ruth Wickard
Rockwood Drive
Jame Droddy
Steve Hill
Eric Piotrowsky
Raymond Brady
Sheriff’s News
Charles Feuerborn
Rex Bowling
Iron Bridge
Three Corners
Wellsville
Pomona High School
Kim Barclay
Celia Birzer
Cheryl Bowman
Renea Bulmer
Tammy Bulmer
Doris Burgess
Yolanda Dickinson
Mitzi Dillon
Laura Frevert
Kim Gilbert
Sonja Gilbert
Rebecca Green
Deeanna Haas
Mark Hamilton
Christie Hennessey
Kathie Hennessey
Sheri Henry
Sue Henry
Missy Hoffsommer
Jeanie Howard
Jerry Howard
Ethel Hoyt
Lanella Humphrey
Barbara King
Keith Love
Diane McCann
Mark Montague
Mary Moses
Jim Olson
Brian
Irish Republican Army
Sunday Mirror
Manchester
IRA
Provisional
Oxford Street
Provisional Ira
England
Northern Ireland
Shorts
Kansas City Board of Trade
Robson
Towner
Winnie Marie Pfoutz
Cedar House
Robson-Towner
Don Powell
Oakwood Cemetery
Baldwin
American Heart Fund
Jerry Robson
David Bunch
Joe Ferns
Violet Robson Rean Towner
Dorothy Reams
Touchy
Laura Sutton
Franklin W. Turley
Wellsville U.S.C
Glen Post
Lane
Central Heights U.S.C
Bri Sdat
Jerry L. Hiatt
Geraldine R. Demsay
Rantoul
Chanute Afb
Ill
Air Force
Dewey Pough
S. Cedar
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
NAVY
David T. Parker
Harry Stevenson
Garnett Rfc 2
Naval Training Center
San Diego
David N. Pohl
Lola M. Pohl
15Th
Ad Marine Division
Okinawa
SCKUP
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Howard Doyen
Doyen
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