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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1978
Page
6
A compact recap notes Inside Highlights, Royals choosing A D, and a family cooking school feature across pages four, six, and eight with a National Sen Dole defense of farmers. The items hint at local sports, profiles, and political angles in a rhythm of page references.
At Bonn the presidents of eight nations reached a joint framework to accelerate world growth and reduce oil imports. They back faster Japanese and West German expansion and a slower U S growth around four percent. Tax cuts and increased spending are proposed for the next two fiscal years, with U S oil prices raised to world levels by 1980.
A meeting to recruit foster parents is planned for Friday at 9 a.m. in the First National Bank basement. SRS in Ottawa notes Franklin County has 16 licensed foster homes, most full, with growing numbers of children needing placement. The session will cover requirements and rewards, licensing, and how teams set goals for each child.
Heavy downpours hit north central Kansas this morning as the National Weather Service warned scattered showers across most of the state today and Tuesday. The count forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with hot humid conditions through Tuesday and scattered storms tonight and Tuesday. Highs on Tuesday expected in the low to mid 90s with overnight lows around 65 to 70, southerly winds 10 to 20 mph, and a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and Tuesday.
Saturday was Clean Up Day at the Franklin County Fairgrounds with 4H'ers, fair superintendents, and volunteers painting boards around the rodeo arena and trimming limbs. They hauled debris to the landfill and prepared the grounds for a horse show and upcoming fairs. The Richmond Free Fair runs July 20-22 and the county fair events are set for July 25 at 6 p.m.
An accident near Ottawa involving two cars and a semi-truck killed five youths from Rantoul and surrounding areas. The dead include Paul Boecker 16 and Thomas Sheldon 14 and Dawn Sheldon, plus Kenneth A Johnson and Raylene Herrold. The Plymouth struck a Freightliner after passing a Torino driven by Chris Hutchinson. The five victims were on route to a corn detassling job at Job Service Center.
In Jerusalem AP dispatches report Egypt offering fresh peace terms to Israel while Dayan heads to Britain for talks with Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel. Observers see proposals focused on Sinai return, not the West Bank or Palestinian futures. Reports cite Sadat seeking a border, a possible military presence, and Israel's cabinet delaying decisive action.
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