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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1976
Page
7
SA Special Correspondent Saul Pett describes a national mood shift after optimistic public events and space milestones. He notes a rare, spontaneous nationwide joy, a sense of renewed self respect, and a hope that the uplift endures beyond a brief wave of celebration.
Gerald B. Stephanz, a 40 year old Prairie Village resident and construction electrician, accuses Kansas City Power and Light Co. of unfairly high charges to build a quarter mile transmission line for an 80 acre Ottawa area home. He cites estimates far lower from private firms and seeks relief as a permanent housing credit could have reduced costs. The Kansas Corporation Commission heard two hours of testimony and took the complaint under advisement after denying KCPL’s motion to dismiss.
Gov. Bennett requests federal disaster designation for 11 southeastern Kansas counties after heavy rain. Preliminary damage tabs show nearly 5 million dollars in public facilities losses across six counties. Elk County bears the largest road and bridge damage, about 1.75 million.
The Tel Aviv funeral honors Yonatan Netanyahu the only Israeli commando killed in the Entebbe raid. Brig. Mordechai Piron praised the operation as courageous while mourning the nation’s loss. Palestinians threaten retaliation as Uganda’s Idi Amin condemns the assault.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Philadelphia on a six day nine city U S tour to mark the bicentennial. She tours Independence Hall Carpenter's Hall and the Liberty Bell pavilion as thousands greet her along the Delaware River. The visit includes a lunch on Britannia and an afternoon tea for governors and Royal Society of Arts members.
The agenda lists action on William F. Osburn's cereal malt beverage license for Saddleback Lounge, a resolution for all day parking on Parking Lot C west of the Chrysler-Plymouth lot, an amendment to the Standard Traffic Ordinance on motorcycle helmet safety, contract authorizations for Fire Station Building construction, and recommendations from the Planning Commission plus a water plant improvement report from A. C. Kirkwood & Associates.
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