Guilty Plea in Baker Case Ties to church fire
Terry Ray Baker of Ottawa pleaded guilty in District Court to three counts of burglary tied to the 1979 incidents, while ten burglary charges were dropped in a plea bargain. A pre-sentence report was ordered and a disposition hearing set for March 31. The case involved break-ins including the Sacred Heart Church fire scene on April 3 and other local burglaries.
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Terry Ray Baker
Ottawa
John W. White
Iola
Baker
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Fourth and
Cedar Streets
Ashley
Kansas Court of Appeals
Clark
White
Floyd H. Coffman
Department of Public Safety
Sacred Heart
Rigid Farm Ince
Richmond
Farmers Co-op
Williamsburg
North Dairy Queen
N. Main
DPS
Prison Sentence Suspended In Murray Case
Michael E. Murray 31 of Ottawa was sentenced Friday in District Court to three years probation after two eight year prison terms for burglary and theft were suspended. He pleaded guilty to December 1 1978 theft from a pickup owned by David A. Simpson and was returning from a Topeka evaluation. Murray remains jailed for Douglas and Franklin County charges tied to a raid on his LeLoup area home.
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Ottawa
Michael E. Murray
RFD
David A
Douglas County
Lawrence
Franklin and Douglas County
Murray
LeLoup
Franklin County
David Scott Dorr
Osage City
Osage
Osage County
Medicare Enrollment Period To End Soon
The local Social Security office announces the 1980 general enrollment period ends in March for elderly and disabled who missed first eligibility. Dusty Rhoades explains Medicare has hospital and medical insurance parts, with enrollment July 1 start, $9.60 premium rising 10 percent per year of nonenrollment, $60 annual deductible, and 80 percent coverage beyond. A leaflet is available at the local office or by calling 242-7800.
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Social Security Office
E. L
Dusty” Rhoades
Princeton Road
Rhoades
Death notice for Ernest Doc S Cornelius Baldwin 73
Ernest Doc S Cornelius, 73, died Thursday at a Lawrence area hospital. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home with burial at Vinalda Cemetery. Born August 25, 1906 in Seymour Missouri, he was WWII Army veteran, lived in Topeka then Vinland since 1945, owned Doc's Garage in Lawrence 1965–1979, married to Mary Flory. Survived by two sons Jack and James, two daughters Sharon Gardner and Susan Keilman, plus siblings and 11 grandchildren.
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Ernest
Doc
S. Cornelius Baldwin
Doc” S. Cornelius
Lawrence
Lamb-Roberts
Vinalda
Cornelius
Seymour
Topeka
Vinland
Mary Flory
Jack Cornelius
Rolla
James Cornelius
Bellevue
Wash
Sharon Gardner
Renton
Susan Keilman
Ebensburg
Weekday Meal Menus for USC 290 Week of March 10
Weekly lunch plan lists daily menus from Monday to Friday. Each day presents a main item with sides and dessert, including milk. Menu items include Hamburger pattie on bun, Pizza, Steamed weiners, Burritos, and Fish and cheese sandwich with corresponding sides and desserts.
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U.S.C
Thefts and Vandalism Reported in Ottawa Area Friday
A series of petty crimes and property damage is reported including thefts from a Royal Manor Motel vending machine valued at 68 dollars, two chainsaws stolen from a city utilities truck, and multiple mailbox, sign, and vehicle damages. Arrests and civil cases noted. Kansas cattle market report appended with price ranges and headcounts.
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Royal Manor
S. Main
Ottawa
Olathe
Richard C. Fogle
Princeton Road
Delores M. Everson
S. Locust
North Mulberry
15Th
Ash
Elm
Eisenhower Road
11Th
Locust
Rebecca
Rhonda Miller
Wellsville
Calvary Baptist Church
W. 7Th
Ottawa area brief notices march events and openings
Ottawa readers are invited to a string of events and openings including Badlands Band at OTTAWA VFW from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday March 8, Mitchell's Garage in Princeton announces a new opening, Eagles No. 2700 conducts bi-law readings voting March 11, and Grace Episcopal Church screens The Gospel of Matthew on March 9 at 7 p.m. Free admission.
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Ottawa
Eagles Aries
Grace Episcopal Church
Bleak Farm Picture Painted
Kansas Farm Bureau president John Armstrong warned that higher interest rates threaten American farming by squeezing costs and loan access. He noted half of Kansas farmers borrow to plant, with banks scrutinizing operating loans amid soaring rates and recession fears attributed to the Carter Administration and Congress.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Farm Bureau
John
Armstrong
Kansas
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Carter Administration
Congress
Library Line Answers Kansas Inquiries At Community Center
The library offers help beyond books with a Community Information Center at 5th and Main. Answers cover Hemingway quotes sources, Kansas Insurance toll free 1-800-432-2484, Bethany College in Lindsborg, memorials for the American Heart Association, oldest president Harrison, creative writing classes, and upcoming genealogy classes. Calls and visits advised.
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5Th and Main
Hemingway
John Donne
Bergen Evans
Kansas Insurance Department
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kan
Kansas
American Heart Association
Glenn Bigelow
Robert Player
Kansas State Bank
William Henry Harrison
Joseph Kane
Harrison
Adult Life Resource Center
University of Kansas
OHS Highlights Week Of Sports And Scholarly Honors
OHS kicked off spring sports with tennis and track practice, while golf begins next Monday at the country club. Pep pals expanded to include the girls basketball team after faculty-wide support. Cathy Hernandez praised the program. Junior class received rings ordered from Josten's in November. Three seniors, Mark Barnes, Sharon Blakeley, and Linda Teter, named Putnam Scholars by Kansas State University with scholarships valued $500 to $1,400. On Tuesday, 12 band members attended EKL Band Festival at Turner with guest clinician David R. Holsinger of Cincinnati joining four other EKL schools.
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Jimmy McCrossen
Cathy Hernandez
OHS
Putnam
Kansas State University
Mark Barnes
Sharon Blakeley
Linda Teter
Henry J. Putnam
KSU
Turner
David R. Holsinger
Cincinnati
DPS Ottawa Public Safety February Report Highlights Calls and Crimes
The Ottawa Department of Public Safety logged 532 calls in February and cleared 505. Crime tallies include six burglaries with five cleared, 21 thefts with 13, one assault, 22 vandalisms with seven, one robbery, one arson, four narcotics with four cleared, and three runaways. Fire incidents totaled four structure fires, four misc fires, and five misc fire calls causing $18,500 in losses. 87 accidents produced $32,610 in damage. 37 with over $300, 46 under $300, and four with personal injury. The dogcatcher handled 62 calls and impounded 28 animals. DPS volunteers contributed 194 hours. officers logged nearly 14,000 patrol miles.
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Ottawa
Department of Public Safety
DPS
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Chester Leach Walnut Company
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Will Darrah
Dundee
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Kansas City, Mo
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Russia
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ELKS
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Josten’s
DPS Monthly Report
Saffron Glass Co
S. Walnut
D. Jones & Co
U. S
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Michael J. Esser
East Second Street
Edward D. Jones & Co
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