Affection Connection theme drives Ottawa Library summer program
Ottawa youngsters ages 3 to 14 join the Affection Connection summer reading program at the Ottawa Library. Themed folders by Elizabeth Layton, with intergenerational activity, grandparent interviews, and incentive prizes for 5 to 100 books. Special events include Puppets, crafts at the Sunshine Craft Center, preschool story times, filmstrips, origami frogs, contour drawing, and a June 30 Vaudeville show by Richard Renner. The program runs through August 11 with a final note paper transfer ink project on July 26.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Ottawa
Wellsville
Elizabeth
Grandma” Layton
Sunshine Craft Center
Grandma Layton
Richard Renner
Kiown
Library
Kansas Briefs reveal gunfire, trials and prison starts
Independence trooper Jeff Hersh, wounded eight times in a Wichita road stop, hopes to return to patrols but faces months of recovery. In CLATHE, a judge weighs moving the Grissom murder case, citing pretrial publicity. Leavenworth notes Jim Hershberger’s arrival to federal prison. Hutchinson hosts a three day homicide investigation seminar led by Vernon Geberth for law enforcement officials.
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Independence
Jeff Hersh
Kansas
Independence Daily Reporter
Texas
Hersh
Wichita
Kansas Highway Patrol
Fredonia
Clathe
William G. Gray
Richard Grissom Jr
Johnson County
Ian Grissom
Andrew L. Warren
Grissom
Hutchinson
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
University of Kansas Division of Continuing Education
Larry Welch
Vernon J. Geberth
New York Police Department
Geberth
Grants awarded to Kansas communities and counties
The Department of Commerce announced 42 communities and 18 counties share 10.1 million in Small Cities Community Development Block Grant funds. Awards include water systems in multiple towns, housing rehabilitation, sewer work, street improvements, and mental health centers.
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Topeka, Kan
Department of Commerce
Cherokee County
Fredonia
Geary County
Hays
Hill City
Hutchinson
Miami County
Mitchell County
Montezuma
Montgomery County
Osborne
Paola
Parsons
Weir
Russell County
Wamego
Downs
Crawford County
Pottawatomie County
Oak
U.S. trade deficit best since 1984 in first quarter
The Commerce Department reports the first quarter deficit at 22.94 billion dollars, down 14 percent from late 1989 and the smallest quarterly gap since 1984. Strong overseas sales and investment income helped reduce the current account imbalance amid shifts in the 1980s.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Departent
America
United States
Ottawa Mayor Makes Middle East Outreach Tour
Mayor Charles Gillette travels from Ottawa to Turkey and Egypt to meet city officials, greet leaders, and present Kansas souvenirs. He and his wife will tour the Middle East for several weeks before returning home.
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Charles Gillette
Ottawa
Middle East
Gillette
Turkey
Egypt
Kansas
County closes section of John Brown Highway for resurfacing
Franklin County road crews closed a stretch of John Brown Highway from Lane-Rantoul Road to the Miami Franklin County line for a county resurfacing project. The closure will last three to four weeks while work continues.
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John Brown
Franklin County
Lane-Rantoul Road
Miami-Franklin County
Kansans for Life at Its Best seeks donations for Taylor group
Following inquiries about last Saturday's Kansans for Life at Its Best article the Topeka address for donations to Rev. Richard Taylor's group has been found Box 888 Topeka 66601 The Herald reports the contact details.
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Ald
Richard Taylor
Topeka
Community Event Listings and Local Ads Summary
A dense sequence of notices and brief items from Ottawa area venues includes arts and crafts vendor calls for a July 4th Chautauqua, a Bernhardt Dance review, yard ornament sales, a charity bake sale for Sherry Walken, a volunteers meeting at First National Bank, a summer clearance at Charlotte's Chat and Curl, Franklin County Fair commemorative caps and event names, a John’s Barber Shop closure, a Kids and Mom promotion at Sutton's Jewelry, a sale on Color Me Beautiful cosmetics, cholesterol and triglyceride screenings at Franklin County Health Dept, and Silver Lake Golf Course opening. Names, places, and contact numbers are interspersed with dates in June.
Phelps pledges to reject governor salary
Fred Phelps signed an irrevocable assignment of income vowing to refuse the $73,138 governor’s salary if elected. The pledge, notarized in Topeka, won’t become a permanent part of the file and may be discarded. Phelps said he seeks a revival of public confidence and will address any legal questions.
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Topeka
Kan
Fred Phelps
Phelps
Secretary of State
Sherman Parks
Kansas
Ottawa Herald Publication Page Rates 1990
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and editor names with extensive subscription pricing. Rates for Ottawa delivery by carrier, motor route, and mail across Franklin County and neighboring areas are shown, including monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options.
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Ottawa
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Leavenworth
Jim Hershberger
Wichita Oil
Hershberger
U.S. Penitentiary
Chuck Strickland
10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Associated Press & Harris News Service
Osage City
Taylor
Ad Briefs
Trish Peterson
Pat McCullough
Ottawa Jaycees
WATTS
Sherry Walken
Wal-Mart
National Bank
Charlotte's
Chat & Curl
S. Elm
Frankln County
Sala
Budges Sports
B.J. Humpit’s
Kids & Mom
Sutton
Charlotte’s
Franklin County Health Dept
Silver Lake
Lews
Jung Avetin
Princeton
Weather Network
Weexe
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeye
Way Bemis
State of Kansas
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