Local Storms Leave Mark in Ottawa After Rain and Flood
Ottawa endured about five inches of rain since Friday. The Marais des Cygnes River is blocked by a large log jam, causing damage in the Central Business District. J. C. Penney’s South Main roof suffered major damage, with merchandise losses but store remaining open. Ramsay's Department Store had leaks and damaged merchandise. Indian Lanes Bowl saw minor flooding but remained open. City crews reported high river levels, closed storm sewer outfalls, and ongoing cleanup with overtime costs.
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Bob Moore
Robert Mills
J.C. Penney
South Main
Charles Porter
Tom Porter
Porter
Ben Burney
J. C. Penney
Ramsay’s Department
Bennett Building
CPA
Schulte, Klein, Gaeddert and Agler
Richard Forster
Ramsay’s
Wayne Lemley
Lemley
Mills
Public Works Department
Rain Forecast Follows Weekend Flooding in Kansas
Flash flood warnings linger as heavy rains move across Kansas after weekend storms. At Rimrock Creek on a training range northwest of Fort Riley, 21 year old Willie Holmes of Dermott Arkansas drowned when a wall of water swept him and three Army vehicles away. Captain John Firth of the University of Texas Arlington ROTC was trapped for seven hours but rescued and released from hospital. Two other men escaped. Weather remains unsettled with additional showers and thunderstorms likely tonight and Tuesday, with temperatures in the mid 40s to upper 40s and a 50 percent chance of rain tonight.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Ft. Riley
Willie J. Holmes
Dermott
Ark
Holmes
Rimrock
North
John Firth
University of Texas-Arlington Rotc
Firth
Joan Istas
Ottawa Power and Water Plant
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Farmers On Wet See-Saw
The rain boosts corn milo and soybeans while wheat harvest stalls due to wet fields. Franklin County farmers face delays of several days to resume harvesting on upland soils, with downed wheat increasing cutting losses and weed growth.
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Bozworth
Gas Commission blocks new gas hookups in five states
Kansas City AP reports Gas Service Co. and industry leaders criticized a Federal Power Commission ruling that halts new natural gas hookups in parts of Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska and Texas until January 1. Companies may hook up if they prove conservation or reclassify old customers. GM opposed to shortages backing Leeds and Fairfax plants.
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Kansas City
Kansas Gay
Robert Bennett
Federal Power Commission
General Motors
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
Gas Service Co
GM Agid
Missionary youths bring hope to La Gonave Haiti
Mark Royse and 16 Kansas East Conference youths plan a 10 day mission trip to La Gonave 40 miles off Haiti to terrace fields plant thousands of mahogany seedlings and combat hunger. The pilot project funds $500 and involvement by church groups aims to aid drought stricken island with high illiteracy and no tech access.
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Diane Yeamans
Mark Royse
la Gonave
Kansas East
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Royse
Wichita State University
Administration of Justice
Oklahoma
Rouse
First
United Methodist
LaGonave
England
Canada
Royce
Amin Missing After Weekend Assassination Attempt
Nairobi Daily Nation reports Ugandan President Idi Amin is missing after a weekend assassination attempt near Entebbe. Ugandan officials deny the report but a man at Amin's home says he has not been seen since Friday and searches extend to Murchison Falls area.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Amin
Murchison Falls
Uganda
Daily Nation
Bagitabire
Entebbe
Pipeline Spigot On Prudhoe Bay
Alaska’s Arctic North Slope started the massive trans Alaska pipeline, delivering 1.2 million barrels daily after nine years of planning and construction. Alyeska President William Darch praised the project and its completion as a pivotal private industry achievement. Governor Bennett plans surprise nursing home visits and a state advisory committee to study care and laws before the 1978 legislative session in Topeka.
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Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Arctic
William Darch
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas
Robert Harder
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Dwight Metzler
State Department of Health and Environment
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FPC Order Angels
Leeds
Fairfax
Jerry T. Duggan
Gas Service
Don Postma
Garnett
Ottawa Herald
Bennett
Kansans For Improvement of Nursing Homes
Lawrence
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