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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1969
Page
3
Linda Poss of Greeley, daughter of Earl Poss, has accepted a graduate assistantship in Emporia State University’s Department of Psychology starting in September. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the college.
Eagles Lodge hosts a Saturday night dance at 9 30 with the Dewey Richardson Band Adv.
Larry Lynn of Ottawa completed requirements for fall enrollment at Kansas State University in Manhattan and is enrolled in the College of Agriculture.
Community event at Sacred Heart featuring homemade ice cream Mexican food and hamburgers with games for all hosted Sunday evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Adv.
Seaman Donald W. W. Marconnette USN son of Mr and Mrs Frank Marconnette 516 S Oak serves aboard the destroyer Lynde McCormick which recently completed its tour of duty in Vietnam.
A VFW Hall dance Saturday at 9 p.m. features Johnny Smith and his Western Strings with admission details shown in the advertisement.
The District Council Meeting and School of Instruction will start at 2 p.m. on July 27. Women meet in the Anchor Savings building basement while men meet at the Post Home. A Dutch lunch will be served at the Post Home after the meetings.
Kansas City Country Western Swing Band performs at Red Barn Supper Club admission 1.50. Dining Room hours 5 30 to 10 00 p m Sunday noon to 4 Adv.
Carolyn Wiggins, daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell G Wiggins of 933 North Birch, has been awarded an academic scholarship at Evangel College in Springfield Missouri.
Outstanding academic records earned scholastic honors for 1,378 Kansas State University students this spring. Local honorees include Michael C. McClay Robert Martin Meyer Daniel L. Pippenger Ralph Lyle Turner James Harry Peckham Rantoul Willard Byron Ransom Diane K. McDonald Williamsburg Betty Jane Anderson Timothy T. Benton Garnett and others in Ottawa and surrounding areas.
Social Security representative R. M. Francis will be at the Youth Center at 115 W. 4th St in Kansas City on Thursday from 9 until noon. Those seeking to file for benefits or handle Social Security business should meet the representative then.
In a church league contest F. Luth Chapel posted 46 points with leaders Cooper 6 0 4 and Jackson 6 3 3 while Westminster finished 41 points led by Ballinger 5 3 3 and Kornhaus C 0 1 0. F. Christian and F. U. Meth combined for 31 and 36 points respectively as team totals 31-5-14 and 36-13-14.
Dorrell L. Morris 41 of Concord California killed in a car accident Friday in Concord. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Monday at McFarland Bryant, Concord. burial Memory Gardens. Born March 25 1928 son of Victor and Georgia Morris. Survived by wife Jackie and four children, mother, siblings, and other relatives. Also notices for Cora May Hirning and local hospital admissions, dismissals, births, and emergency calls. Kansas cattle, hogs, and sheep market data from Kansas City AP report included.
The State Forestry Fish and Game Commission reports fishing conditions Thursday for many Kansas waters. Highlights include Tuttle Creek Reservoir excellent for crappie channels and walleye, Pomona and Lyon County lakes fair to excellent for various species, and multiple lakes listed as fair or slow for bass crappie channels and other species.
Oklahoma State coach Henry Iba said Amos Thomas, the Cowboys' top scorer and rebounder, likely will not return as he failed required coursework hours. Thomas, 6-7, was ruled ineligible during 1968-69 after an unauthorized charity game. later given two more years eligibility by the NCAA. He pled guilty to second degree burglary related to a dorm vending machine incident. sentencing set for Aug. 1.
Santa Barbara Calif AP The San Francisco 49ers planned a major intra squad scrimmage but a new line hope was not scheduled. Earl Edwards a 6 6 270 pound lineman arrived from Edmonton of the Canadian football league and worked out briefly. He is due to play when more acquainted with the team. Edwards was the 49ers fifth draft choice last year and left Wichita State a year early to play in Canada.
In Manila Pat Nixon arrives to meet First Lady Imelda Marcos who showcases welfare and cultural projects. A two hour tour includes a reception center for children, an orphanage, and a new cultural center. A $3,500 gift funds the elderly home, highlighting Marcos and Shangri La Club ties.
Kathy Showalter 18 daughter of Mrs Shirley Showalter 1125 N Cherry Ottawa received a Union LP Gas Co scholarship. A 1969 Ottawa High School graduate she will attend Ottawa University this fall, aiming to major in drama. The grant provides $300 per year for four years while enrolled in a four year school and maintaining a C average. She is working this summer in the Herald advertising department.
U S District Judge George Templar ruled Congress has not declared war but a public war exists. He held the Army may court martial a civilian contractor serving in South Vietnam and denied a habeas corpus petition by Raymond Averette. Averette, convicted of conspiracy and larceny of government batteries, faced hard labor, a $2,000 fine, or an extra year.
A wandering sea lion is back at Swope Park zoo after a three day trek. Captured near Mill Creek in western Johnson County after escaping Tuesday night the animal followed the Blue River into the Missouri and Kansas Rivers and Mill Creek, covering 35 to 40 miles by water. Fishermen James L. Chapman and Jack Grier alerted zoo director Donald Dietlein after spotting the sea lion in the creek.
AP dispatch from Tokyo notes Maoists face trouble persuading Chinese that workers can run the mainland. New China News Agency cites harsh People's Daily criticism of Morning in Shanghai and denounces author Chou Erh-fu as revisionist. Army dominates provincial committees while cultural purge lags.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP scientists open an aluminum box containing moon rocks and sun wind particles in a vacuum chamber at the lunar receiving laboratory. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin collected the samples at Tranquility Base, with future tests including gas analysis, microbe exposure on mice, and distributing specimens to researchers worldwide. A second box arrived weighing 62 pounds with about 37 pounds of lunar material, though some questions about corrosion were noted.
At Beech Aircraft Corp a strike appears highly probable as the IAM District Lodge No 70 contract expires at midnight. Beech employees total about 5,200 across three plants plus 88 in Salina 50 in Liberal and 225 in Boulder Colorado. A Saturday meeting will vote on accepting the company offer or reaffirming strike plans from July 12.
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