Summer Reading On Launch Pad
The 1978 Ottawa Library Summer Reading Program kicks off Monday under Linda Mathias with a space theme. More than 100 children have signed up, and organizers expect total participation to exceed 600 as prizes reward reading five books during June and July. A robot-costumed volunteer and a space movie at the library support the program, which runs through July 31 for ages three to 15.
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Dan Winter
Ottawa
Linda Mathias
Mathias
Tami Sears
Sears
Northeast Kansas Library System
Carter Presses Swift SALT Accord With Soviet Union
President Carter said he aims to finish a strategic weapons limits pact with the Soviet Union without delay. He rejected a Washington Post report that negotiations were frozen and asserted the basic policy to pursue SALT discussions aggressively remains unchanged despite domestic media scrutiny. Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko commented separately on Western support for the agreement in a televised interview.
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Washington
Carter
Soviet Union
Washington Post
Andrei. A. Gromyko
Post
U. S
White House Cor
Ponder Consequences Of Fishing Dispute
Canada halts U S fishing from Canadian waters as talks on a long term agreement collapse. The U S likewise ends Canadian fishing in U S waters. authorities warn of possible further steps if rules are violated while a noon Sunday deadline nears. Carmen Blondin of the National Marine Fisheries Service cites lack of guidance as actions remain under discussion.
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Washington
Canada
U.S
Canadian
Carmen Blondin
The
National Marine Fisheries Service
United States
Eight Local Youths Hurt In Accident
A van carrying eight youths from Westminster United Presbyterian Church in Ottawa and Hazard Kentucky went over an embankment on a mountain road near Hazard. Three youths suffered serious injuries Judith Steanson Craig Gorton and Tad Ballinger while five others had minor injuries. The group had been repairing homes during a work stay ending Friday. The seriously injured were being flown home or transported to airports for further care. The incident follows a prior accident involving the same work group on Sunday. County forecast predicts cloudiness light rain and isolated thundershowers with highs near 70 and lows near 50.
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Hazard
Ottawa
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
Ottawa High
Judith Steanson
Craig Gorton
Tad Ballinger
Barry Gooddert
Dawn Chambers
Mike Anderson
Randi Anderson
Jim Meyers
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Meyers
Jim Anderson
Keith Goeddert
Henry Roberts
Jeannie Meyers
Jim
Brad Gaeddert
Susan Anderson
Randy Bell
Joyce MacArthur
US To Provide Zaire Shuttle For Peacekeeping Forces
US military transports will start airlifting Moroccan troops to Zaire and ferrying remaining French legionnaires from Shaba. A Pan African peacekeeping force, led by French officers and armed mainly with French weapons, may be formed to intervene in crises if asked. Congressleaders viewed Carter's Cuba claim without direct evidence. East and West Shrine All Star teams traveled to St Louis for hospital visits before practice.
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Washington
U.S
Zaire
United States
Wartorn Shaba
Kolwezi
Paris
Powell
Carter
Cuba
Shaba
House
Senate
Stansfield Turner
Central Intelligence Agency
Shriners
St. Louis
Ottawa
Manhattan
Hays
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