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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1979

Page

7

Boston Pops Loses Its Famed Leader

Arthur Fiedler dies at 84 in Brookline after a long illness. The longtime Boston Pops conductor built the orchestra into a city and national institution, guiding it from 1930 with popular shows blending classical music and show tunes.

Boston Pops Boston Arthur Fiedler Brookline Pops Larry Murray Fiedler The Tufts New England Medical Center Boston Pops Orchestra Boston Symphony Charles River

Kansas City Kansas Wichita Topeka see crime up while murders fall

FBI figures show crime increases in Wichita Topeka and Kansas City Kan during the first quarter of 1979. Murders fell in Wichita from eight to four and in Kansas City Kan from 14 to 10, while Topeka reported zero murders. Aggravated assault, robbery and theft rose in all three cities amid nationwide crime up 11 percent.

Washington Kansas FBI Wichita Topeka Kansas City Kan William H. Webster

ORC Hosts Gymnastics Program at Ottawa High School

The Ottawa Recreation Commission will host a gymnastics program at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Ottawa High School gym. The event features participants from ORC summer sessions and is open to the public.

Ottawa Recreation Commission Ottawa High School ORC

City Projects Moving Along

Ottawa city manager Robert Mills outlined progress on several items. A transformer for the interconnect with Kansas City Power and Light is due back and installed this week. Ace Pipe Cleaning Co. finished digesters at the sewage plant with all equipment okay. Bids were opened for a cooling tower. Marley Cooling Tower Co. bid 79349 plus 1485 for hot water basin covers with two alternatives and 230 day installation. City engineers evaluate bids for specifications and best value.

Ace Pipe Cleaning Co Kansas City Mills Marley Cooling Tower Co

Small Colleges Face Threat Of Closing

Kansas City AP report warns up to 300 small private colleges and many former state teachers colleges could close in the 1930s due to a 40 percent drop in 18 year olds in the Midwest. Breneman of Brookings urges adult education, targeted programs, and strong identities to survive.

Kansas City Midwest David Wbreneman Brookings Institution Washington Society of College and University Planners Breneman

Crime On Increase In Ottawa

The Ottawa Department of Public Safety reports a 24 percent rise in crimes in the first half of 1979 compared with the same period in 1978. thefts up 35 percent drive most of the increase with 194 of 272 total crimes being thefts. Police note rising thefts of car batteries bicycles and gas siphoning amid unpaid pump purchases.

Ottawa Department of Public Safety Ottawa Oren Skiles DPS

Infant Tina Daniels buried in Wichita graveside service

Private graveside services for Tina Louise Daniels infant daughter of Mr and Mrs William Daniels will be held at Lake View Children's Cemetery Wichita at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Survivors include a brother and sister and her grandparents Mr and Mrs James Daniels of Ottawa and Mr and Mrs Gale Shelton Sr of Wellsville. Separately, police report thefts, a suspect held on aggravated assault charges, and various local incidents are noted in the day’s notices.

Tinal Daniels Tina Louise Daniels William Daniels Wichita Lake View Children’s Cemetery James Daniels Elm Ottawa Gale Shelton Sr Wellsville Vicki Motelett S. Cedar Motelett Julie L. Selby Willow Selby Rodney J. Alses Garnett Franklin County Ronald E. Berr Ash

Kansas honors and local business notes brief

Gregg Sieg of 923 N Cherry makes University of Kansas honor roll with a 4.0 GPA. John H Peimann CPA opens new Ottawa office at 227 Main with 9:30 a.m. Tuesday open house, hosted by Ambassador Club of the Greater Ottawa Chamber. Diane Beck named Dean’s List at Sioux Falls College. daughter of Ed and Mrs. Beck of 1417 Willow. Ottawa Adult Education Center seeks fall class instructors. call Bob Becker at 242-6719. Summer clearance up to 40 percent at June’s. Rodeo in Lyndon, Kansas July 19 14 15 8 30 p.m. Summer sale at Lee Shelden’s Men’s Wear 2258 Main. Ice Cream Social July 12 5:30-8 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church 630 N Cedar benefitting Jo Anne Fluke. Willis Garden Center licensed to spray evergreens for bagworms red spider mites, trees for leaf rollers aphids corkworm and yards for chiggers. call 242-2525.

John H. Peimann C.P.A Main Ambassador Club Greater Ottawa Diane Beck Sioux Falls College Sioux Falls M.D Ed Beck Willow Willis Garden Center

Local Business Wraps and Market Update

Ad briefs list openings such as CLOUD NINE Bridal Shop at 114 W 2nd St and SELECT DAIRY at 1020 N Malin with summer hours, plus an opening soon Tecumseh Street Farmers Market. Notices cover July service closures, a July 12 ice cream social, a summer sale at Budge's Sports Center, and a wholesale stock move at 198 North Main. Also includes Metzger Salvage pricing and Wednesday livestock arrivals with cattle hogs and sheep estimates.

North Main Metzger Salvage N. Main

Walters funeral services in Bush and Douglass Kansas

Funeral services for Mr Walters will be held at Dengel and Sor Mortuary in Bush on Wednesday at 10 30 a m Graveside services follow at 3 30 p m at Douglass Cemetery Douglass Kansas Friends may call at the mortuary this afternoon and evening Contributions to the American Cancer Society are suggested in care of the mortuary Dengel and Son Mortuary

Bush Mr. Walters Dengel & Sor Henry A. Roberts Jr Douglass Kansas American Cancer Society

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Emanuel Fiedler Berlin Young Fiedler Royal Academy of Music Robert Mills Kansas City Power the Daily Report Robert Altic Melanie Taylor Poplar Public Safety News KCC State Corporation Commission Kansas Gas and Electric Co Wolf Creek Fred Adam Kg&e Burlington Don S. Lehman Berr Dan Arnold Roger A. Tschantz Tschantz Mike J. Swallow Ottawa Rfd 3 Swallow Randy L. Lines Olive Massassou Street Lawrence George Howe E. 11Th George Sheriff's News Michael F. Zizza Grandview Virginia K. Fenton Independence Zizza Robert Anderson Pomona Anderson Flo Wray Wray Elizabeth J. Barrigan Burrough Dee Ellen Bailey Smith's South Elm Norman R. Scott S. Elm Scott Ottawa Co-Op Gregg Sieg N. Cherry University of Kansas Bob Becker OAEC Lyndon Lee Shelden Trinity United Methodist Church N. Cedar Jo Anne Fluke Cloud Nine Bridal Shop 2Nd St Mon N. Malin Tecumseh Street Farmers Market Old Depot Museum Call Jean Or Ben Park Russ Guy S. Poplar DR. Reyes Williamsburg Jaynes and Sac Creek Club Williamsburg Ballpark Budge’s Sports Center S. Main Memoriam Pizza Hut Ars
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