Sullivan Receives Maximum Manslaughter Sentence
Sullivan, 31, of Lebo, received the maximum five to 20 years for voluntary manslaughter in the March 17 death of 54-year-old Bill Welch. Judge Floyd Coffman cited a persistent-type encounter and ordered 60 days on a misdemeanor, with state penitentiary transfer pending and parole eligibility undetermined. Welch was found drowned after a fight outside his home and a removal to a well near Lebo.
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Thomas Sachse
Sachse
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Baseball negotiators end silence on strike void dates
A report outlines ongoing baseball strike talks with negotiators ending their silence to avert voiding two traditional dates. The piece appears in a state, national, and world roundup across pages 7 and 8.
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Holiday Weekend Rain Likely Across Kansas
Fog blanketed much of Kansas as thunderstorms cleared southeastern areas. The National Weather Service warned of a daily chance of storms through the Fourth of July weekend with highs in the mid 80s to low 90s and humid conditions. A Kelly victim died as a Kansas City Power and Light line operator was electrocuted when a storm knocked down a high voltage line. Bob E Wishon, 36, of Independence Missouri, was killed in a Fairway backyard. Rain totaled 12.30 inches in June, a record near 12.85 inches in 1965.
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Ottawa
Many Take Friday Off For Fourth Of July Holiday
The Fourth of July falls on a Saturday so many workers take Friday off. City county and state offices close Friday while the post office closes Saturday with no mail. County landfill opens Friday but closes Saturday. Ottawa Library shuts Friday and Saturday. Banks stay open Friday. Gas Service office closes. The Herald won’t publish Saturday. The National Safety Council warns up to 550 could die in traffic accidents over the weekend, vs 461 last year.
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Herald
Chicago
National Safety Council
Ottawa Board and teachers face long-stalled talks
Negotiators for the Ottawa Board of Education and USC 290 teachers may not meet with a federal mediator until July 13 due to vacations and conflicts. The impasse, declared May 26 over salary gaps and issues of academic freedom, noon planning, and binding arbitration, follows a $45,000 split. Secretaries and custodians won raises aligning with minimum wage and percent increases. New hires at Ottawa High include Gwen Burch Pass and Terry Shedden, while John Urkevich becomes assistant principal for the district’s four-year program as Ken Woods resigns to join the Ottawa Federal Land Bank. Roger Nelson takes over as district leader.
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Ottawa Board of Education
U.S.C
Nancy Hale
Hale
Cal Hogue
Kansas City
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Gwen Burch Pass
University of Kansas
Ottawa
Terry Shedden
Emporia State University
OHS
John Urkevich
Urkevich
Turner
Dean Rouse
Ken Woods
Woods
Ottawa Federal Land Bank
Roger Nelson
Fort Zumwalt
O’fallon
Ottawa considers state grant for waste heat study and updates plumbing code
Ottawa city commissioners approved a $25,000 Kansas Energy Office grant to study uses for power plant waste heat including grain drying and dairy processing. They adopted the 1979 Uniform Plumbing Code with local amendments and kept permit fees from $3 to $10. Also tabled a lease extension for Dodson Aviation and updated grant-agent designations to interim City Manager Dave Watkins.
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George B. Pyle
Ottawa
Kansas Energy Office
Sherwin Snyder
George Marshall
Board of Plumbing Examiners
Bob Dodson
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Dodson
And About That Grass At the Close of the Meeting
City commissioners urged residents to keep storm sewers clear to avoid new ordinances. They cited grass clippings clogging gutters and flooding, asking mowing to keep clippings from streets while noting no current support for a law. Mayor Maratall favored fewer laws and asked public cooperation.
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Sherwin Snyder
Snyder
Jim McCrea
George Maratall
Both Claim Victory In Israeli Election
Partial returns show Labor on a one seat edge over Likud with 49-48, but Begin claimed victory and planned coalition talks. Projections based on 25 percent returns put Labor ahead. official counts slow, with full results not expected until Friday. Begin pledged a 40 year government, while Peres said Labor would lead the coalition as efforts to form a majority continue.
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Defense
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