Somoza Flees Nicaragua for Exile in Florida
Anastasio Somoza resigns and flies to exile in Florida ending 42 years of dynastic rule. Nicaraguans rally in streets as Sandinistas topple his regime. U.S. officials monitor evacuation options while Costa Rica hosts the provisional government and extradition talks begin.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Florida
Somoza
U.S
Francisco Urcuyo
Urecuyo
Costa Rica
Sergio
Ottawa City Commission Meeting Agenda Faces Bonds and Bids
The Ottawa City Commission holds a 9 35 a m Wednesday session with Our Own Hardware Co to discuss a memorandum of agreement for industrial development revenue bonds. The meeting covers cooling tower bids, power plant improvements, park titles, library space, Forest Park closing hours, a July 30 special meeting for revenue sharing funds, and Deaf Awareness Week proclamation.
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Ottawa City Commission
A. C. Kirkwood and Associates
North Street
Davis Road
College (City) Park
Forest Park
School Board Names Bremenschenkel Ottawa Superintendent
Walter E. Bremenschenkel, 37, assistant superintendent from Adams County Colorado, hired as Ottawa US.C. 290 School Superintendent. He will move in August, attend the August board meeting, and earns 37,500 dollars, about five thousand more than the former leader would have earned here. He is praised as an organizer and initiator with human qualities. his wife is a special education teacher. The board dismisses salary concerns, noting Bremenschenkel’s Denver earnings were similar. Neuenswander left for Tulsa last July after two months’ search. Weather: 87 high, 74 low, no significant precipitation. forecast mostly cloudy with scattered storms and 80 to 85 highs Wednesday.
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Harris Ray
Denver
Ottawa
Us.c
Walter E. Bremenschenkel
Jack Bushman
Bremenschenkel
Adams County
U.S.C
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Ottawa Post
U.S.D
Dan Neuenswander
Neuenswander
Bremenschenker
Jess
Bushman
Bromenschenkel
U.S.C. 290
Tulsa
Oklo
Richmond and Franklin County Fairs Move Through Weekend
Franklin County fairs begin with Ottawa horse show and photography on July 24, then a county fair July 24 28 featuring livestock judging and daily athletic events. The Richmond Free Fair runs Thursday through Saturday with baby shows, parades, dances, and nightly rides by Bob Ottaway Amusement Co.
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Joan Istas
Franklin County
Richmond
Ottawa
Bob Ottaway Amusement Co
Satuker
FFA
Ree Dance
Ominous Alarm In New Driving Habits
Chicago report cites National Safety Council head warning traffic deaths may rise as Americans shift to smaller cars motorcycles and car pools to save gasoline. The council notes smaller vehicles are more likely to be fatal in crashes and most accidents still occur near home.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Vincent L. Tofany
Council
Jack L. Recht
Kansas governor orders thermostat limits and speed limit enforcement
Gov. John Carlin issues an executive order mandating state buildings keep thermostats at no lower than 78 degrees this summer and raise to 65 degrees next winter. The rule covers the statehouse, universities, hospitals, and highway offices, and includes stricter highway patrol speed enforcement to 55 mph. The directive also requires compliance with federal energy rules and sets steps to be completed by Sept. 1.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
John Carlin
Carlin
Kansas Highway Patrol
Carter Seeks Bipartisan Support for Energy Proposals
President Carter urged Congress to back his energy plan including a windfall profits tax and an Energy Security Corporation. Democratic and Republican leaders attended a White House breakfast and voiced mixed reactions, with optimism for oil taxes and gasoline rationing before the August 4 recess.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
House
John
Brademas
Indiana
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Energy Security Corporation
John Tower
Texas
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National Weather Service
Ottawa Church
The
Kansas City
Tefany
Tofany
Safety Council
Carlin Inks
Shawn Mikelson
Darlene Mikelson
City Park
Mikelson
Doris True
Harris Rayl
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