Carter Hosts Camp David Economic Summit on Inflation
President Carter summoned prominent private citizens to Camp David to discuss inflation and a looming recession. With 13 percent annual inflation and a near-certain downturn, the agenda centers on bold policies to curb oil imports and stabilize the economy as lawmakers and officials gathered.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Camp David
Federal Reserve Board
William Miller
Robert Strauss
John F. O’leary
White House
O'Leary
Ottawa USD 290 to name new superintendent soon
The Ottawa school board announced a new USD 290 superintendent would be named early next week, after narrowing six candidates to one. An assistant superintendent from a Denver suburb visited Ottawa for negotiations and a home search, signaling a serious bid. The board also elected Jack Patty as president for 1979 80 and named Jack Beauchamp as VP, with customary succession noted.
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Harris Ray
Ottawa School Board
U.S.D
Denver
Jack Bushman
Jack Patty
Bushman
Jack Beauchamp
Patty
Parents rally behind Eisenhower School amid board debate
Seven parents attended the USD 290 meeting to support Eisenhower School and its teachers amid criticism of teaching quality. They praised Principal Keefer and staff as Monday’s session also covered test results and a tutoring trend.
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Eisenhower School
U.S.D 290
Keefer
Sandra Brewer
Priscilla Harris
Roy Glinke
Eisenhower
Ottawa area forecast highs in upper 80s to low 90s
National Weather Service station at Ottawa Power Plant logged a high of 88 from Sunday 6 p.m. to Monday 6 p.m. and a low of 68 with no rain from Monday 7 a.m. to today. County forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, warm and humid through Wednesday, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and tonight’s lows around 70. Light and variable winds tonight.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
Joy Ride Ends With Car Crash In Hospital Lot
Dustin Clary and his brother Brandon climbed into a nurse’s 1974 Monte Carlo parked at Ransom Memorial Hospital and started the engine after finding the keys. They rolled a short distance, struck another car owned by Lucille Kunard, and caused an estimated $1,000 in damage while escaping without injuries or citations.
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Brandon
S, Hickory
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Monte Carlo
RMH
Evelyn Hermreck
Dustin
Lucille Kunard
Ottawa Rfd 2
Rail car pinch hits area grain elevators in bumper harvest
Wheat prices near four dollars spur a rail car shortage across eastern Kansas. Farmers Co-Op Richmond Williamsburg and Baldwin Grain report orders for dozens of cars unmet, with only a fraction arriving as Gulf shipments tie up lines. Ottawa and Wellsville elevators note few cars while trucks move some grain. Rail offices in Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific confirm limited cars, stressing need to keep smaller elevators open during peak harvest.
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Becky Wining
Dale Pearson
Farmers Co-Op Association of
Richmond and
Williamsburg
Jim Faulkner
Baldwin Grain Co., Inc
Ottawa Co-Op
Texas
Nebraska
Gulf
Ottawa
Wellsville Feed and Grain Inc
Santa Fe Freight
Santa Fe
Baldwin
Melvern
Princeton
Richmond
Garnett
Kansas City
Bob Bess
Missouri Pacific
Osawatomie
Kansas
Governors Back Plan Deregulation of Crude Oil Prices
The National Governors Association endorsed President Carter's energy plan in a 19 to 9 vote at its annual convention. The resolution states deregulation will spur energy production, move toward replacement costs, and make alternative energy sources more competitive.
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Louisville
Carter
National Governors Association
Skylab Expected to Reenter Over Ocean Areas
Space officials foresee Skylab debris likely to fall into the South Atlantic or Indian Ocean on Wednesday with a 12 hour window from dawn to early evening. Predictions remain imprecise, but mid day EDT is likely, potentially scattering molten debris over a 4000 by 100 mile ocean area.
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Washington
Skylab
Space Agency
South Atlantic
Indian Oceans
South Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Richard G. Smith
North American Air Defense Command
Smith
Australia
United States
South Africa
Canada
Zoning agenda for 7pm meets on several permits
The Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 7 tonight to consider Southwestern Bell for a special-use permit to build a communications tower behind its central office at 625 S Main and a variance to exceed the 150 foot height limit. Also on the agenda are Special-use permits for Robert E Mason to locate a junkyard in the 100 block of South Sycamore and for Ron Reusch to construct a fence exceeding height limits at 1116 S Maple.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
Southwestern Bell
S. Main
Bto
Robert E. Mason
South Sycamore
Ron Reusch
S. Maple
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Elizabeth Moherman
Wellsville
Kansas Women’s Golf Association
Shirley Tiller
Belleville
Billie Swenson
Harris Rayl
Terence Cooke
New York
Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Mark Tanenbaum
American Jewish Congress
Robert Bellah
David Riesman
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Dan Neuenswander
July Wilkins
Bob Anderson
Jewell Spratt
Steve Dailey
Beauchamp
Judy Wilkins
Walt Dengel
Babe Ruth
Ocne
Boston Pops
Dustin Clary
Boza Agenda
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