Fire Nipped In The Bud At Schulz Home
Firefighters from the Department of Public Safety contained a blaze at 422 S Cherry, minutes after it began in a rear laundry area. Minor damage was reported to building and contents, with flames threatening the attic via a furnace duct. Melvin Schulz and family were away. no injuries reported.
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Department of Public Safety
S. Cherry
DPS
Oren Skiles
Junior Diamond
Melvin Schulz
Willis Nursery
Schulz
Willis
Harold Crawford
Skiles
A-1 Cab Co
Diamond
USD Negotiations At Impasse Over Salaries
Union and Ottawa School Board remain split over teacher salary increases with next week decision pending. Both sides proposed a 400 base pay rise. increments differ: teachers seek 30 while board offers 5. Current district budget around 2.8 million dollars.
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Jay Bemis
U.S.D
Ottawa School Board
Kansas
Dan Neuenswander
Neuenswander
ERA Resolution Rejected by Kansas Senate Committee
In Topeka the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee voted 7-3 against sending a resolution to rescind Kansas ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, effectively ending further 1978 Legislature action. ERA supporters applauded briefly. U.S. dollar rose against major European currencies in early trade.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Kansas
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
ERA
Ottawa official touts small cities gaining recognition in DC
City Commissioner Fred Zook returned from Washington with news of progress for small cities. He cited federal pothole funding, a HUD study on small cities, and CTIP efforts aided by the National League of Cities. Zook described meetings with HUD Secretary Pat Harris and lawmakers, noting plans to publish solutions nationwide.
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Diane Yeamans
Fred Zook
Washington
D.C
Zook
National League of Cities
Ottawa
NIC
Bob Mills
Bob Moore
Public Works
Indiana
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
NLC
Henry Royce
Royce
HUD
Pat Harris
Harris
CTIP
Miners Back To Work Orders Issued As Talks Resume
Federal marshals delivered back to work court orders to 1,451 defendants amid a 95 day coal strike. The 160,000 miners were told to return by 7 a.m. but field reports showed little movement as authorities reported service progress and Carter officials weighed likely turnout. The dispute continues as UMW and industry negotiators resume talks without mediators, while unemployment fell to 6.1 percent in February helped by manufacturing jobs gains, with minority workers seeing the largest drop.
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Washington
Realtor Defends Tract’s Classification at Ottawa Auction
Ottawa Planning Commission reports confusion over 1340 Main land zoning. Auction set for April 1. Realtor Tom Bach defends the listing as commercial real estate within O I zoning and notes a C-1 to C-2 rezoning petition before a April 4 hearing. The winning bidder may secure the land contingent on rezoning.
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Ottawa Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Tom Bach
Bach
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South Cherry
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London
West Germany
Tokyo
D. J. Brecelsen
Cleveland
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D.J
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Herald
Girl Scouts
Supreme Court
OMB
Jim McIntyre
Joe Califano
HEW
Jack Watson
Carter
United Mine Workers Union
Coal Industry
UMW
Arnold Miller
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Miller
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