Heatwave Sweeps Texas with Deadly Toll and Record Temps
A brutal heatwave shatters Texas records as Dallas reports at least seven deaths and temperatures near 113 degrees. Medical examiners link several fatalities to the heat while hospitals treat dozens for heatstroke. Power outages affect thousands as electric demand peaks and substations fail.
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Dallas
Texas
David Michaelson
Sadie
First International
Wichita Falls
del Rio
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
National Weather Service
Garland
Greenville
Four Captured At Thai Border By Vietnamese Troops
Vietnamese troops captured four foreigners during monitoring of a refugee camp at Nong Chan on the Thai Cambodian border. Among the detainees were Robert Ashe of the United Kingdom, Pierre Perrin of France, and two U.S. photographers George Lienamann and Richard Franken. Ashe, 26, recently received the Order of the British Empire for humanitarian work aiding Cambodian refugees.
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Red Cross
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Nguyen Co Thach
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Pierre Perrin
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George Lienamann
Richard Franken
Lensman Advertising Company
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
Edmund S. Muskie
Siddhi Savatsila
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Muskie
Perrin
Ashe
Cambodia
Connaway services for Mrs Jennie Connaway held in Ottawa
Services for Mrs Jennie B Barden Connaway 85 of Ottawa RFD 4 were set for 2 30 p m Saturday at Dengel Son Mortuary with burial in Highland Cemetery Rev Jerry Harnden to officiate She was born Jan 9 1895 at Fort Scott moved to Ottawa in 1952 from Kansas City Mo where she lived much of her life She married Lloyd Ashley Connaway Nov 14 1915 at Carrollton Mo He survives along with a son and four daughters and many grandchildren The family will receive friends Friday evening at the mortuary also listed are admissions dismissals and local police log items including speeding and other traffic citations
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Jennie B
Barden) Connaway
Ottawa
RFD
Ransom Memorial “Hospital
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Highland Cemetery
Jerry Harnden
Connaway
Fort Scott
Kansas City
Beatrice
Betty'’ Maloney
RED
Alice Pratt
Ottawa Rfd
Thelma Honeycutt
Topeka
Nancy Hull
Ottawa Rfc
Jennie B. Connaway
RR No
Kansas
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel & Son Mactuary
Mortuar
Community Ad Briefs and Events This Week
Courthouse lawn crafts July 5. Hummingbird feeders and baskets at Turner's Greenhouse. Side Kicks perform at Back Door Pomona Friday night. Elks Chicken Fried Steak night June 28 at 6:30 p.m. Municipal Auditorium box office 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Willis Garden Center offers tree and lawn spraying and shrub trimming. Dundee Fabrics semiannual clearance 20 to 50 percent off. McCall patterns 50 cents. Faith Bible Church hosts a discipline in the home film by Dr Howard Hendricks June 28, 1980. Benner Williams liquidation sale 20 to 30 percent off. The Clothes Hanger hosts a dance June 24 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Ottawa VFW members and guests. Freezer beef halves $1.25 per pound from Stinson Processing. Peace Golden Eagle Restaurant dinner special 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Catfish $2.45. June 2 last day at a location. Laura’s Rustic ad notes June 28 last Saturday Franklin Co Noxious Weed Dept open 8 a.m. to noon. regular hours through July 1980.
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Franklin.Co
OU Campaign Nears End at Ottawa University
The Ottawa University Community Campaign stands 18000 short of its 50000 goal with four days left in the fiscal year. Assistant director of development Robert Nauman urges gifts from individuals or businesses to close the gap. Gifts may be credited until July 1 amid economic pressures.
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Ottawa University
Robert Nauman
Nauman
Sypher Joins Lakemary Center as Educational Coordinator
Charles E. Sypher of Ottawa has joined the Lakemary Center for Exceptional Children in Paola as educational coordinator. He brings ten years in special education, previously directing special services and school psychology for USC 290 in Ottawa from 1974 to 1978, helped establish Ottawa schools' special education program, served on the Ottawa Association for Retarded Citizens board, and has real estate ties with Burroughs Real Estate.
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Paola
Charles E. Sypher
Willow
Ottawa
Lakemary Center For Exceptional Children
Sypher
U.S.C
Ottawa Association For Retarded
LaDean
Burroughs Real Estate
Kansas Harvest Rolls Across State As Wheat Ripens
Across Kansas the 1980 wheat harvest is in full gear from Oklahoma to Nebraska with 40 harvest offices open. Harper County reports about 35 percent cut, moisture around 10 percent, test weight near 60 pounds per bushel, while Barber County sees almost half harvested and yields 30 to 35 bushels per acre. Weather turned clear with 100 degree highs after rain, pushing ripening wheat toward peak harvest in central Kansas.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Anita Schartz
State Harvest Control
Harper County
Barber County
Missing Antiques Reported From Horton Presley Home
Ottawa Public Safety seeks unknown quantity of small antique items taken from Horton Presley at 1126 S Hickory after a two year abroad trip. Lt DeLaTorre noted no forced entry while investigators check the home and contact area dealers for leads, including two guests who stayed there.
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Ottawa
DeLaTorre
The
Department of Public Safety
Presleys
Scrap Theft Suspect Faces Court Charges
A local man is expected to be charged in District Court with stealing about 5000 pounds of scrap iron from a rural Franklin County residence three miles west of Rantoul. The iron owned by Jim Poe was valued at 350 dollars and recovered after being sold to a local junk dealer for 54 dollars. The suspect's name is being withheld until formal charges are filed.
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Franklin County
Rantoul
Jim Poe
Burroughs
Randy Hinderliter
Hinderliter
Hutchinson Judge Rome Refuses Commission Findings
Hutchinson associate district judge Richard J. Rome rejected the state Commission on Judicial Qualifications findings and its removal recommendation. He will remain on the bench until a Supreme Court ruling later this year. The commission alleged bias, ethics violations, and prejudgment of cases. Rome called the findings erroneous. The court will provide Rome with a transcript of hearings, with delivery expected in two to three weeks.
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Topeka
Kan
Richard J. Rome
Hutchinson
State Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Supreme Court
Rome
Commission
Hutchison
James J. Pritchard
Reno
Khomeini Threatens New Upheaval Over Iran Crisis
Ayatollah Khomeini warned in a private speech that he might order political upheaval if President Bani Sadr fails to quickly resolve Iran’s mounting problems. He condemned ministries as ineffective and imperial, voicing anger over lingering old regime insignia in government offices. In Paris, Barbara Timm sought Iranian Embassy permission for another trip as her son and 52 other hostages marked their 237th day in captivity.
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Paris
Barbara Timm
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