Move forward with caution Franklin County bid
Franklin County news briefs urge cautious progress amid tight tax funds as voters head to Aug 1 primary. Includes political ads from John A. Scott Republican seeking Franklin County Commissioner 2nd District, and a $50 reward for information on missing tandem trailer axles at Coffman Welding. Also notes county officials deny kickbacks and promotes after hours salon appointments and Soroptimists ice cream event.
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Franklin County
John A. Scott
Pol
Coffman Welding Service
A. E. Coffman
Adv
Bill Adams
J. Q. Taylor
Hospital Costs Up 13 Percent in 1971 AHA Reports
The American Hospital Association says the cost of one day of hospital care rose 13.9 percent in 1971 to 92.31 dollars, from 81.01 dollars in 1970. Total community hospital expenses climbed 14.5 percent, with payroll up 14.3 percent, amid wage-price controls and stabilization measures. Outpatient and emergency visits both increased, while referred outpatient visits rose 14 percent.
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Chicago
American Hospital Association
AHA
United States
Association
Multiple offenses and notices in Ottawa Daily Report
The Ottawa daily item lists individuals cited for speeding and license issues, divorces, marriages, admissions and dismissals at local offices, emergencies and several car accidents near Williamsburg and Ottawa. It also notes funeral notices for Mrs. Rose Marie Page and Homer A. Reeves, plus regional cattle and hog market data.
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Billy Jardon
Baldwin
Roberta Mills
Pomona
Malinda Mills
Floyd Richardson
S. Hickory
Dana Henry
S. Mulberry
William Francis Nutt
Kenneth Keelin
Ash
Roy R. Johnson
RFD
Williamsburg
Jacquelyn Shepheard
David Wiederholt
Craig Davis
Rose Marie Page
Shreveport
Ottawa
Damron-Towner Chapel
Highland Cemetery
Houston
Tex
Donald Nelson Page
Corpus Christi
Donna Marie Cox
Judith Ann Page
William C. Miller
Goleta
Calif
George R. Miller
Lubbock
Roedell Marie Cox
Indow
Virginia ‘Clark
S. ‘Cedar
Rene Towner
Willow
Vandals Strike On Weekend Vandalism Incidents Investi
Sheriff's officers probed two vandalism cases over the weekend. A Midwest Construction crane on I-35 near Williamsburg had windshield and glass panels smashed by rocks, costing 600 to 1000 dollars. A house at South Arthur Road north of US-50, owned by Robert Hoover, was broken into between 8:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday with damaged windows paint and destroyed flower bed. Both cases remain under investigation.
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Ottawa
Margaret M. O’brien
Wichita
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Becky L. Maurer
Overland Park
O’brien
W. Hodges Road
Cleveland Road
Williamsburg
David D. Ferguson
E. 9Th
Ronny Johnson
Frederick G. Hart
Pomona
Ferguson
S. Cleveland Road
Hart
S. McKinley Road
W. Paulen Road
Gary D. Dixon
S. Mulberry
John Allen Davis
Emporia
Dixon
Davis
S. I McKinley
North Main
Franklin E. Sandridge
Paola
Donald H. Anderson
Willow
Main
East 1St
Billy R. Jordon
Baldwin
University of Kansas Medical Center
Archie E. Meisel
Jordon
Midwest Construction Company
South Arthur Road
Robert Hoover
Boy Drowns At Perry
A 15-year-old boy from St. Joseph Missouri drowned at Lake Perry northwest of Lawrence. Robert Lee Wilkerson, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas E Wilkerson, disappeared while swimming with other boys near a market buoy in Old Orankie Cove. His body was recovered about 15 minutes later.
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Lawrence
Kan
St. Joseph
Lake Perry
Jefferson County
Sheriff's Office
Robert Lee Wilkerson
Thomas E. Wilkerson
Carl Eisenhower
Old Orankie Cove
Wilkerson
Area Pairs Win Non Masters Women Pairs Title in Denver
Mrs. L. R. McClay and Mrs. Max Fockele of Topeka formerly Rantoul led their section in the 44th Summer National Championships of the American Contract Bridge League in Denver winning the Non Masters Women's Pairs. The event closed Sunday with thousands of players and five major titles decided.
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L. R. McClay
Max Fockele
Topeka
Rantoul
Denver
ECKAN Regional Plan Details Housing Corporation Split
The ECKAN Housing Corporation shifts to regional spread, forming six county corporations with a regional godfather role. Franklin County leads, forming a six unit per community plan in Williamsburg Princeton and Wellsville with a seven member board. Funding seeks from Farmers Home Administration and a revolving loan fund from the Housing Assistance Council.
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Eckan Housing Corporation
Franklin
Osage
Douglas
Coffey
Lyon
Miami
Everett Tomlin
Franklin County
Williamsburg
Princeton
Wellsville
Franklin County Housing Corporation
Farmers Home Administration
Paul Archer
Archer
Carol Laux
Ecean Inc
Ecean Housing Corporation
The
Housing Assistance Council
Senate To Act On Missile Program
Washington AP report notes the Senate planned action on a large defense bill during a tight three day session. The measure includes ending the Army SAMD antiaircraft missile program with a $5.2 billion procurement cost and $171 million for engineering, while debating end the war amendments and retirement pay boosts. Opponents prefer portable Red Eye and Chaparral missiles with the new F15 fighter in a different air defense scheme.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
SAMD
Soviet Navy Claims Global Reach In Day Article
Soviet admiral Sergei Gorshkov says the Soviet Navy can detect and destroy any enemy vessel anywhere in the world. He asserts atomic powered submarines armed with missiles and long range torpedoes, backed by ships and planes, can annihilate an opponent in any ocean region. He notes the Soviet fleets hold over 400 submarines, 95 nuclear powered, contrasting with U.S. numbers. Western experts caution about the pace of U.S. nuclear submarine construction.
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Moscow
Adm
Sergei Gorshkov
Pravda
Gorshkov
Russia
United States
U.S
Pacific
Baltic
Arctic
Black Sea
Hearing on Final Settlement in Wiloma D. Babcock Estate
In Franklin County Probate Court Ottawa Kansas judge will hear petition by executor Marla Jo Gleason for final settlement of the Wiloma D. Babcock estate and to determine heirs devisees and legatees on August 9 1972 at 10:00 a.m. Petition filed requests approval of executor's acts and accounts and distribution per the will. Respondents must file written defenses or face judgment.
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Kansas
Franklin County
Wiloma D. Babcock
State of Kansas
Marla Jo Gleason
Ottawa
Elaine Nya
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J. O. Taylor
Pol. Adv
Becky Clevenger
Thelma
Court House Lawn
Soroptimists Club
the Daily Report
Police News
Edward M. Calkins
William C. Wise III
S. Cedar
John J. McCreight
Dennis H. Conner JR
Harveyville
Eugene L. Lickteig
Diane M. Lickteig
Jim P. Earnshaw
Shawnee
Lyle D. Black
Ottawa Rfd
KCC
Charles Edward Hardy
Henderson
Gerald L. Kester
Boonville
Nellie S. Justice
David L. Bones
Clem W
Griffith
Iola
Hal D. Hollembeak
Ricky L. Shook
Koondike
Probate
Gale Arthur Shelton Jr
Lynda Gayle Sanders
Harold. Ray DePriest
Janet Kay Amphenour
Glass
K. Underwood
Orton Maui Ann Hill
Spat Ide
Russell Hughes
RFC
Patricia J. Leive
Kansas City
Harold M. Newhouse
Kansas Highway Patrol
Newhouse
Leive
Waymire
N. Main
David H. Heckman
S. Oak
Homer A. Reeves
Louisburg United Methodist Church
Louisburg
Miami County
Seymour
Ind
John F
Vida Jane Reeves
Grenola
Myrtle Coons
Beatrice
Neb
First National Bank
Kiwanis Club
Renee Ketenes
Boy
Perry
Damron
Towner
Wa, Ks
Damron-Towner
Chester A. Hall
Paul Damron
David Miller
Janice Damron
Rena Towner
Dorothy Reams
Pizza Hut
ECKAN
Momnoonics
Kansas City, el Sandy
Offces
Tvserve van Savings Association
Maria J. Greason
Thomas E. Gleason
Chartered
Atty
James Richardson
Earl Link
Joe Ferns
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