Midwest Governors Call for Stronger State Partners
Midwestern governors urged renewed confidence in state governance and stronger partnership with the federal system at the opening of the Midwest Governors Conference in Indianapolis. Chair Kneip and host Bowen cited past outcomes, noted only Oklahoma and West Virginia absent, and planned talks on federal state relations and prison reform amid a disturbance at Indiana Women's Prison. Also in New York, a Guinness World Records Exhibit Hall opened at the Empire State Building featuring the largest hamburger, costliest shoes, and longest apple peel among many displays.
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Indianapolis
South Dakota
Richard F. Kneip
Otis R. Bowen
Indiana
Bowen
Kneip
Indiana Women’s Prison
Oklahoma
West
New York
Empire State Building
Guinness
Norris McWhirter
Prime rate cut eyed by Chicago bank sends cautious Wall Street
Wall Street edged higher as Chicago's First National Bank announced a prime rate reduction from 7 percent to a lower level effective Tuesday. The noon Dow rose 1.03 to 991.94 while NYSE issues showed a slim gain over decliners. Gulf States Utilities was the most active stock, unchanged at 13 with a 200,000 share block traded. The NYSE composite held at 55.63 and the American stock indices slipped slightly. Volume on the Big Board remained light at 6.06 shares in two hours.
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New York
Chicago
First National Bank of Chicago
Gulf States
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Local Nurse Laura Brown Returns After Hip Surgery
Laura Brown has come home from Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence after hip surgery and is recuperating at 1327 S Poplar. Lester Kurtz son of Rev. and Mrs Merwin Kurtz 1621 Willow spends July and August in Paris London and Scotland researching his sociology of religion dissertation at the University of Chicago. Three Baker University students from Ottawa named to spring honor roll Ronald Schmoe 728 Pecan Barbara Willhite 1608 S Oak Marcheta Willhite 1608 S Oak.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
S. Poplar
Lester Kurtz
Merwin Kurtz
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Paris
London
Scotland
University of Chicago
Baker University
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Ronald Schmoe
Floyd Schmoe
Pecan
Barbara
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Merle B. Willhite
S. Oak
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Theodore Kirkland
Veterans’ Hospital
Leavenworth
Damron-Towner Chapel
Grant E
Ethel Price Kirkland
Whittier
Calif
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Hickory
Ethel Kirkland
Andrea Marie Murphy
Carol Renee Curry
Valerie Ann Kirkland
San Jose
Anita Mae McDaniel
Frankie Derhammer
Wellsville
Karen Moody
Pomona
Larry Gene Hollingsworth
Ash
Roy Kirkland
Rex Kirkland
S. Maple
Shirley Parker
Reno
Nev
Evalen Jones
Las Vegas
Roselawn Cemetery
Obituary notices and city briefs from Ottawa area
Memorial and obituary notices for Bruce Theodore Kirkland Alyce May Mavity Beatrice E Humphreys plus hospital and funeral details. Admission and dismissal listsDining room thefts and vehicle thefts briefed with locations Ottawa Wellsville, Leavenworth, Pleasanton. public notices include civil and criminal suits and local commodity market quotes.
Mississippi Delegation Stays Uncommitted at Convention
Mississippian delegates vote to remain uncommitted and to act as a bloc. Ford and Reagan press for support as Carter prepares for Plains talks. AP shows Ford leading with 1,096 to 1,024 but 138 delegates uncommitted. Reagan vows major campaign statement amid lobbying, while Carter faces recognition questions.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Pennsylvania
White House
Ron Nelsen
New Show Opens Wednesday At Vassar
Arsenic And Old Lace at Vassar Playhouse opens Wednesday and runs through August 15. Veda Rogers and Eleanor Richardson star as the Brewster sisters who poison twelve elderly men. The season ends with Cabaret from August 16 to September 5.
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Vassar
Vassar Playhouse
Pomona
Brewster Sisters
Veda Rogers
Eleanor Richardson
the Playhouse
Franklin County political and business notices concise flyer
Local notices advertise candidates Max J. Kiefer and Leroy Wasmund for Franklin County Commissioner seats, a political ad urging awareness of Herald carrier IDs, and social events. Retail promos include Sears 10 percent appliance sale July 27 28 29, special hamburger deals at Scott's Drive-In, Metzger Salvage listing, Dr Larry Mages DVM office closure, HIS n Hers Hair Styling address, Princeton Radiator Shop closure to August 1. Community events feature Retta Conclave True Kindred homemade ice cream on courthouse lawn Wednesday and Thursday.
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Retta Conclave True Kindred
Howe campaign staff resigns after sex solicitation conviction
Salt Lake City AP reports Rep Allan Howe facing rapid resignations in the three days after his conviction for soliciting sex for pay. GOP officials express optimism about winning the seat while Howe contemplates an appeal and plans to continue campaigning despite calls to withdraw.
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Salt Lake City
Allan T. Howe
Republican Party
Congress
GOP
Howe
Richard Richards
Richards
Allan
Labor Dept finds back pay due to Kansas workers
The Labor Department reports employers paid 4,824 workers a total of 612,885 in back wages for violations of employment standards laws. In the year ending June 30, 6,081 Kansas workers were owed 961,309, with remaining amounts sought via negotiations or litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Across four states, back pay recovered rose 44.3 percent to 3,649,160.
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U.S. Labor Department
John C. Read
Read
Mid-America
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
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Lee's Summit
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Jerry) Kiefer
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Metzger Salvage
N. Main
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All New Saddle Back Lounge
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Marge Miller
Rena Tower
Dorothy Reams
Porter-Spears
Agency
Tom Porter
Charles Porter
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Kentucky
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Nang ‘In
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Ltir & Main
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