USD Board Refuses Rebate to Ottawa Teachers
USD 290 School Board refused to turn over $1,193 in insurance premium rebates to Ottawa teachers, about 12 percent of the total. They kept roughly $1,100 while passing almost $9,000 to the teachers, arguing the premiums were fringe benefits, not salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Womble
USD 290
Ottawa
John Wassmer
James Allen
Jim Grogan
Ottawa Education Association
Marvin P. Forker
Forker
Area Weather and Local School Board Actions Highlight Ottawa Update
Partly cloudy and warm with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon. Isolated showers possible this afternoon, then mainly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with 40 percent chances of showers or thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. The district discusses school safety code exemptions and possible Adult Education expansion, plus personnel moves at USD 290 and band board reappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Anderson
State Board of Education
Forker
Bradford O’dea
Gary Mavity
Larry Matney
USD 290
Ottawa Band Board
Rapid City Buries Its Dead Grim Task
Rapid City began burying its dead in three cemeteries as survivors searched for more flood victims. The latest official death toll stood at 202 with bodies found and more expected. Zieglmeier, a department store manager, was laid to rest before about 75 mourners. Burials continued at Mount Calvary and Black Hills National Cemeteries as authorities fought confusion over toll figures and moved bodies to nearby communities. A mass memorial was planned for Sunday. officials warned the toll could rise.
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Rapid City
Rapid Creek
Black Hills
Omaha
Neb
Arnett Dennis
Institute
Duane L. Corning
South Dakota National Guard
Donald Barnett
Township Candidates Are Few In Franklin County
Franklin County faces sparse township races as the county unit road system reduces board duties mainly to zoning. Democrats fear low filings while Republicans stress any service matters for democracy. Filing deadline looms with candidates due by June 20.
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Franklin County
Eloise Andrews
Dan Lickteig
James Grogan
Grogan
Bruce Spears
Social Security Bill Completes Senate Finance Action
The Senate Finance Committee finished work on a $17.6 billion measure expanding Social Security and welfare. It raises benefits 10 percent for 27.8 million recipients, imposes stricter work requirements for many welfare recipients, and revises Medicare and Medicaid. Payroll tax schedules rise, with a $113.40 estimated next year for earners of $10,200+ in 1973. final floor vote pending.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Dla
Senate
Hit and Run Disrupts Power Downtown
An unidentified driver struck a Southwestern Bell pole in the 100 block of South Main, shearing the pole and cutting power to an eight block area until about 4 a.m. City officials and police planned to meet with City Attorney John Richeson to decide actions. No major damage reported to telephone lines despite shorting of power circuits.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
South Main
C. O. Johnson
John Richeson
Tecumseh
Ottawa Cable TV Inc
Robert Brooksher
Robert Mills
Nixon Urges Quick Congress Action on Arms Pact
President Nixon urged swift Senate ratification of a treaty limiting antiballistic missiles to two sites per country and a companion executive agreement to freeze land and sea based offensive missiles. He warned negotiations may need five years to tighten limits and left withdrawal possible with six months notice. He noted gaps on NATO allied submarines remain.
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Washington
Nixon
Soviet Union
Congress
Senate
United States
Iguana Mr Lizard Surfaces In Ottawa District
A four foot iguana named Mr. Lizard has appeared near Ninth and Oak after escaping owner Tom Wood from Olathe who imported it from South America. Wood offers a $20 reward for capture and suggests using a towel or sack. contact 242-6839.
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Ottawa
Ninth and
Oak
Mr. Lizard
Lizard
Tom Wood
Wood
Olathe
South America
Chinese Protest as U.S. Bombs Hit Rail Bridges Near China
AP report says U.S. pilots claim two railroad bridges on the northeast rail line to China were destroyed by 2,000 pound laser bombs within 25 miles of the Chinese border. The strikes followed Beijing broadcasting a strong protest against air attacks along China's southern frontier. Bridges lie 55 and 60 miles northeast of Hanoi.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Peking
China
Hanoi
Chinese Foreign Ministry
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City Hall
Eldon McCurdy
S. Locust
Daryl Shutt
S. Main
USD Board
Bam
Arlina Hoover
Lynn Hoover
N. Mulberry
Hoover
Barnett
Army Corps of Engineers
Sturgis
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Robert Finch
Finch
Agriculture Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
SFC
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