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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1977
Page
1
Daily walks in Romania feature prominently in Don Lambert’s Ottawa University Chorale tour diary. He recalls morning markets, fresh produce and bread vendors, live chickens, and neighborly exchanges, noting Romanians’ relaxed family strolls and strong sense of community and nature.
Ottawa endured 2.68 inches of rain as the Marais des Cygnes rose toward 32 feet. Flooding closed streets and low water bridges while power and phone service were disrupted in parts of Ottawa and nearby towns. Officials warned that more rain could worsen conditions. crews worked to keep the Main Street flood gates ready and logs cleared from the Santa Fe bridge.
President Carter signed compromise legislation limiting but not ending U S corporate involvement in the Arab boycott of Israel. He spoke of free trade and the U S Israel relationship, noting the measure emerged from a rare accord among major Jewish groups and corporate leaders. Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.
Department of Public Safety Director Oren Skiles resumes duties after completing 11 weeks at the FBI National Academy in Quantico Va joining 248 fellow officers. He praises the program as life changing noting better education for officers and a need for ongoing training. The academy focused on criminal law urban policing leadership and tactics with classes in firearms and communications. Skiles also highlighted weight loss and the facility cost of the new complex.
Kansas Governor Robert F Bennett says the state will fight a Federal Power Commission order halting new natural gas service in areas served by Cities Service Gas Co and Gas Service Co. The order could divert gas to other regions and affect 212 Kansas communities including Topeka Wichita and Kansas City. The Kansas Corporation Commission will pursue review and appeal. Cities Service and Gas Service plan to appeal with Missouri and the KCC expected to join the court action. The case arises from General Motors efforts to keep gas supplies uninterrupted.
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