Rains Cause Flooding and Road Closures in Franklin County
Heavy rainfall swept through Franklin County with US-59 closed in the north and many roads barricaded in low areas. Ottawa recorded 4.30 inches, Worden Station 6.52, Pomona 3.60, Lyndon 3.94 inches, with some power outages and a transformer fire in town. utilities director Russell Baker says power has been restored.
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Franklin County
Robert Lister
Ottawa
Lister
Tally Creek
Worden Station
Baldwin Junction
Pomona
Lyndon
Russell Baker
Sycamore
Cherry
Baker
Weather Bureau
Phase 4 lifts food price freeze amid higher grocery costs
Nixon unveils Phase 4 of wage and price controls with food price ceilings removed for all items except beef until Sept. 12. Nonfood freezes extend to Aug. 12. Gasoline heating oil and diesel face ceilings. Officials warn beef and raw agricultural products remain exempt. Secretary Shultz outlines details at White House as prices for poultry pork and produce are expected to rise.
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Washington
Nixon
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
White House
Criticism Flows In Kansas Over Phase 4 Economic Plan
In Kansas the beef and grain sectors voice strong opposition to Nixon administration Phase 4 rules. Virgil Huseman labels Phase 4 a scapegoat tactic, while Ralph McGee blames wealth gaps and price ceilings. John Armstrong and Creel Brock urge cautious tweaks and warn of ongoing price controls. Former Gov. Alf Landon denounces controls but notes temporary aims.
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Associated Press
State Livestock Association
Kansas
Virgil Huseman
Kansas Livestock Association
Ralph McGee
Kansas Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
John Junior Armstrong
Kansas Farm Bureau
Huseman
Creel Brock
Hutchinson
Kansas Wheat Commission
Alf M. Landon
Nixon
Landon
Bids Opened for Furnishings at New Ottawa Fire Station
Ottawa City Commission opened eight bids for furnishings of the new fire station. Four bidders limited to appliances. others bid on office furnishings beds and a dining set. City Manager Mills and Skidmore & Devore to study costs and quality, with awards expected next week. Public hearing on Locust Street paving held. decision tabled. Planning Commission report approved zoning change for Quincy Seymour property with a special-use permit. Traffic safety study contract proposed costing 20300 to be funded by federal funds. no city cash outlay. Littering concerns raised. fining parents proposed. Industrial Revenue Bonds for King Radio Corporation drafted. No Parking area set on Sycamore Street. Next meeting Aug 1.
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Anne Wolf
Ben Park
Ottawa City Commission
Fred Zook
Salina Coffee House Inc
Salina Jayhawk Restaurant Supply Company
Topeka
Crites Appliance Center
Ottawa
Stevenson Co
Quin Furniture Company
Total Design Concept Inc
Kansas City
Didde Office Supply and Printing
Ottawa Typewriter and Office Supply
Robert W. Mills
Skidmore & Devore
Mills
Locust Street
10Th
11Th
George Louderback
Gayle Humiston
Humiston
John Love
Pomona
Ottawa Planning Commission
Cornell Howland, Hill & Merryfield Company
al Mages
Dairy Queen
City Park
Swope Park
King Radio Corporation
Sycamore Street
Third
Fourth
Planning Commission
Judges Urge County to reconsider court facility plan
Judges Floyd H Coffman and Robert F Stadler urged Franklin County Commission to reconsider building plans for a new court facility. They recommended proceeding with a two story design with a possible unfinished second floor, outlining costs and three funding alternatives including a grant, a building fund extension, and a tax levy. The note noted public funds and potential vote impacts, with action expected next week.
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Floyd H. Coffman
Robert F. Stadler
Fourth Judicial District
Franklin County Commission
Coffman
Stadler
Robert L. Pinet
Commission
Wilbur F. Kruse
Kruse
District Court
Lee Nichols
Joe Ferns
Pinet
Nichols
Dennis Wohlman
Lawrence Lundstedt
Lincoln
Harrison Townships
Wohlman
Ottawa Planning Commission
Lundstedt
Logan
Mardian admits cover up role in Watergate case
Former Atty. Gen. Mardian testified before the Senate Watergate committee that he became involved in the cover up to serve his clients in confidence. He denied knowledge of wiretapping plans before the June 17 1972 break in and described learning of the affair in bits starting that day.
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Washington
Robert C. Mardian
Mardian
Phoenix
Ariz
Senate
Watergate Committee
Marcian
Democratic
Frederick C. LaRue
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
John W. Dean Iit
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Franklin
Douglas County Line
Penny Burger
Gardner
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Penny
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Adriance Tractor
Wellsville
Ady
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