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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1980
Page
10
Gov. John Carlin declared an emergency ban on open fires across Kansas citing extreme fire hazard from hot dry and windy weather. The order lasts up to 15 days and is enforceable by law enforcement. violations may bring a Class A misdemeanor with up to one year in jail and a 2500 fine.
Wichita Kansas toll rates on the Kansas Turnpike will rise about 410 percent for passenger cars and 30 percent for trucks. HJ Barr II, KTA chair, cites traffic decline and higher maintenance costs for the 236 mile road. Current full trip toll is 6.10. new rate 6.70. Increase takes effect after new rate cards print.
Radiant Electric Cooperative in southeast Kansas supports KEPCO's plan to buy a 17 percent share of the Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington. The co op warns costs will raise member rates though proponents cite potential saving for Kansas rural electric customers and a reliable power source. KG&E foresees need for additional capacity by 1990 to meet growth.
Pratt Kansas AP The two preliminary winners in the 1980 Miss Kansas Pageant were well known to each other Diane Marie Jepsen Miss Russell County and Merilee McCaustland Miss Dodge City met two years ago when Jepsen was a judge at the Sunshine Pageant McCaustland won the preliminary talent prize with a Chopin piano etude The pageant will continue with the second round of preliminaries Friday and the finals Saturday selecting the top ten and crowning the new Miss Kansas from Michelle Elaine Whitson the 1979 titleholder
Diesel fuel at Mobil Service Station on 1501 S Main with 10 percent off drapery fabric at Maple Shoppe. WRIGHT'S STUDIO frames art while the shop reopens June 30. Car wash event July 12 to raise funds for First Christian Church youth. Painting workshop July 15 from 8:30 to 5 at Turner's Tele Shop. Red spider mites and sodworms noted. Willis Garden Center offers spraying. Free Basic Guide for Swimming Pool Maintenance from Budges Hardware. Robenson's band plays at Back Door Pomona. Sacred Heart paper drive July 12 8 to 11. VFW dance July 12 9 to 1 by Rebenlson Trio. Rock House Club opens 11, lunch and Mexican fare. Pence’s Golden Eagle Restaurant evening dinner shrimp special 2.65. Tupperware open house July 9? at Garfield School. proceeds for playground equipment. Bonnie's Beaute Boutique offers 15 percent off heat waves and 10 percent off cold waves July 15–29. Call 242-4198 for appointment.
Stock prices steadied after Thursday’s sell off with the Dow up 0.09 at 986.01 by noon. IBM led gainers as Exxon Mobil Texaco and Ford posted mixed moves amid a 6-5 NYSE advance, and volume fell from Thursday. the NYSE composite at 67.04 and the Amex index at 303.89.
Southwestern Bell introduces Zero-Plus long distance dialing in Ottawa starting July 26. Callers use the format zero plus the number for collect, person-to-person, credit card, coin, or third-number billed calls. operators only need billing or recipient name. The system promises speed and accuracy, with current rates for operator handled calls. Ottawa customers will receive mailed notices explaining usage.
A 35 year old Carbondale man, Michael Ott formerly of Ottawa, was treated for first and second degree burns to his left arm and face after his 1975 Chevrolet pick up truck caught fire on Willow Street around 1 45 PM. The fire was caused by a carburetor backfire and the vehicle was a total loss. Ott was released from Ransom Memorial Hospital after treatment.
The Daily Report lists admissions and dismissals, arrests of a 13 year old boy and a 10 year old girl in Ottawa on theft and aggravated assault charges, multiple marriage licenses, a grass fire behind Brady Farm Implement, a vehicle clutch issue on South Main, and quotes on Friday cattle and hog prices in Kansas City markets with Monday receipts forecast.
Independent candidate John Anderson visited Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Hadassah Hospital after a Jerusalem Arab sector tour. He described Begin as looking well and eager to resume leadership, then pressed a Cairo trip after a private talk. He opposed selling F 15 armaments to Saudi Arabia, saying it would weaponize jets against Israel.
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