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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1977
Page
8
A spring storm swept through eastern Kansas with tornadoes near Lawrence and Edgerton, delivering heavy rain, wind, and hail to Ottawa while Kansas City and southern areas bore the brunt. Pleasant Hill, Missouri, reported three deaths as the system split north and east, sparing Ottawa this time.
Residents described chunks of ice a inch wide covering streets in Lane as an ice storm moved through the region near noon on Wednesday. Light hail also reported in Princeton and Rantoul with potential crop damage to wheat and alfalfa, while corn should recover. Tornadoes later struck Douglas County and parts of Missouri and Iowa, destroying homes, injuring several, and prompting school drills as 11 hospitalized and multiple fatalities were reported.
A tornado path near Globe to Vinland in Douglas County caused injuries and damage across five Kansas communities including Olathe Lone Star Pleasant Grove Baldwin and Johnson County while in Iowa Fort Dodge Pleasant Hill saw extensive losses. The Scroggs family near Ottawa escaped injury though their Pleasant Hill home suffered about 10000 in damage and a nearby high school faced about 2 million in insured losses as multiple twisters left a 15 mile swath.
Emergency director says 30 to 35 homes damaged and some destroyed as a tornado path crossed Douglas County about 10 miles south of Lawrence. A mobile home resident was hospitalized in Kansas City. University of Kansas student photographer James Conti reported near Vinland as the funnel approached. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a slight thunderstorm risk and highs around 80.
President Carter begins his first overseas trip with aims to advance world peace and boost economic cooperation. He seeks a continual day by day framework for discussions on disarmament energy and trade while noting inflation and unemployment as global challenges. Mondale pledges strong American support as Carter plans NATO and bilateral talks across London Geneva and Berlin.
Ellen Cromwell of Ottawa RFD 3 sold her four year old tiger cat Kitty for 500 dollars to a Chicago advertising agency. A man arrived with a photo of Morris and after a 45 minute observation chose Kitty as a stand in for the famous TV cat. Kitty was placed in a traveling case and sent to California with a traveler's check for 500 dollars. The buyer said Kitty would be treated like a star.
Washington AP reports wholesale prices jumped 1.1 percent in April, matching March and following February’s 0.9 rise. Farm product costs surged 3.4 percent, processed foods and feeds up 2.5 percent, while industrial commodities increased 0.6 percent. Analysts note weather drove food price gains and expect moderation with new harvests as wholesale trends hint at higher consumer prices.
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