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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1977
Page
5
By noon only about 300 voters had cast ballots in the special election for a $600,000 cooperative vocational education building covering four area districts. Turnout skews elderly with few younger voters. Polls stay open until 7 p.m. at Ottawa sites and high school.
Police armed with nightsticks arrested between 150 and 180 demonstrators defying a court order to dismantle a tent city at Kent State University. The action included the father of a slain student and two protesters in wheelchairs, as officers moved them to buses for jail. The protest targets an $8 million gym annex near the 1970 deaths and injuries by National Guard troops.
An eight year old Ottawa boy Charles Hahner vanished from the Forest Park Swimming Pool on July 13 last year. Police led by Orin Skiles say leads have dried but investigation continues with interviews in multiple states and renewed public interest as relatives and possible sightings are checked for any link to the disappearance.
Franklin County Sheriff's deputies report a double wide trailer in Ottawa RFD 4 burned completely this morning with damages estimated at 25000 dollars. Firefighters and residents using an REACT truck fought the blaze until water ran out allowing the house to be engulfed. The origin was the bedroom ceiling and wiring is suspected. The Porters, who lost everything except their clothes, seek clothing donations at the Bulson home Pomona RFD 2 or with the Sheriff's office.
AP reports the 100 largest U.S. industrials owe at least 38 billion dollars more in pension obligations than set aside, a gap larger than their 1976 profits of 32 billion. The liability rises 20 percent from 1975, with firms like Uniroyal MecDonnell-Douglas Lockheed and Litton paying vast pension costs.
Washington AP reports G Gordon Liddy, the Watergate mastermind, was granted parole effective September 7 after a president clemency action by Jimmy Carter reducing his 20 year term to eight years. The parole date was set by the U S Parole Commission and requires the $40000 fine to be paid or disposed of by law. County forecast notes partly cloudy conditions with hot midweek temperatures and southeast winds.
The new U S C 290 Board of Education held its first routine meeting to set the 1977 78 fiscal year in motion. New president Bud Beeman and vice president Jack Bushman were elected. The board discussed renting a room for a trainable mentally handicapped class, rejected a 100 contribution to a Chamber of Commerce project, and adopted a civil rights policy. It named official paper and depositories, reappointed staff, and extended contracts. Benched bus service agreement, new language arts coordinator Bettye Coughenour, and SPICE program duties noted.
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