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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1978
Page
6
The Rev. Harold Knight, GOP governor hopeful, says he will sue to test the new Nequorin restaurants law if the attorney general does not act by July 20. He criticizes Gov. Bennett for letting the liquor bill become law.
Jerry Howell of Manhattan receives the Omega Chi Epsilon Alumni Award for the highest cumulative average in chemical engineering at Kansas State University. Gene Beauchamp of Ottawa will trumpet with the KSU Jazz Ensemble on a European tour culminating in the Montreux Festival with Dizzy Gillespie. Eight Franklin County cars carrying 18 people join Deryl Schuster campaign caravan from Ottawa to Overland Park Wichita and Topeka for a Senate nomination rally led by George Marshall.
Local briefs announce business closures and vacations at MOCK Motors and The Colonial Inn Wellsville. Fireworks at a Pomona vegetable stand and July 4 events include Kiwanis, Eagles Lodge, and Hedgewood Restaurant breakfasts starting July 1. Public meetings on Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act and district input set for July 5 at USDA center, Ottawa. Eddie's to close for clearance sale July 5. National Fiddlers and Pickers convention at Ottawa Skateland July 2. Electoral ad supporting Jack Davis for Kansas House 14th District. The Willis Garden Center notes insect and lawn care spraying needs and rates.
Elton Murrow of the Farmers Home Administration announces new insulation standards for rural housing financed by FIHA. The rules, delayed by a lawsuit from the National Association of Home Builders, aim to reduce heating and cooling costs through heavier insulation and related measures for new loans and, where feasible, existing FHA financed properties. Details are available at the FMHA county office.
The Library Line reports Dominion Day on July 1 as Canada’s national holiday, similar to the US Fourth of July. It lists area wedding cake bakers Ruth Sundstrom, Virginia Lancaster, and Linda Fivian with contact numbers, and directs readers to the Community Information Center for help.
The Daily Report lists numerous individuals cited for traffic violations including speeding, inattentive driving, improper backing, and expired tags with fines from $15 to $50. A notable case details multiple infractions against Larry Farrar involving driving with no license and intoxication, with 10 days in county jail and 60 days probation. Also reported are two accident mentions and a local police update with a dog bite and harassing phone calls noted.
Western sources in Moscow report the U S Embassy has urged retaliatory moves against Soviet journalists in the United States amid crackdowns on American correspondents. Sources would not identify the proposed measures, while others note the State Department has already summoned Soviet correspondents to verify credentials.
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