Tornadoes, electrocution mark deadly Kansas storm
Severe weather swept eastern Kansas with multiple tornado funnels spotted in Atchison and Jefferson counties and a fatal electrocution of 10 year old Lorrie Clare northeast of Topeka. Civil Defense logged over 150 funnel reports as storms produced golfball hail and strong winds.
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Topeka
Kan
Lorrie Clare
Jefferson County
Here
Atchison County
Shawnee County
Blankenship
King Radio opens Ottawa plant open house marks fourth anniversary
King Radio Corp. in Ottawa expanded its plant with a new 10 000 square foot assembly line for printed circuit boards making the radios from start to finish. The upgrade adds about 50 jobs and brings Ottawa staffing to 425 of 1 800 company wide. The operation now accounts for 40 percent of company revenue as training from Olathe to Ottawa supported the shift. Families and the public are invited to the open house on Saturday May 14 from 8 to 10 a.m.
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawa
King Radio Corp
Hank Claterbos
Olathe
King’s
Circuit Board
Claterbos
GOP Attacks Carter Voter Registration On Election Day
Republicans condemn the administration plan allowing same day voter registration and voting as a cynical political maneuver. A Justice Department memo warns of huge fraud risk and calls the concept a dangerous relaxation of safeguards, as the bill clears an initial House hurdle despite executive privilege claims and internal objections.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
House
Justice Department
Craig
Dansanto
Griffin B. Bell
Congress
Peter F. Flaherty
Bell
Flaherty
House Administration Committee
Senate Rules Committee
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Carter
White House
GOP
Two Gunshot Incidents Reported in Franklin County
Two gunshots were fired Thursday afternoon into Randy Hamerick house 608 S Poplar. a shell was found in a wall. A second shot hit a nursing home at Sixth and Poplar as officers investigated. No one believed targeted at Hamerick, a Sheriff’s Department officer.
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Randy Hamerickhouse
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Sixth and Poplar
Homericx
S. Poplar
Randy
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Lincoln School Produces Voices Through New PA System
Fourth graders at Lincoln Elementary tested a student funded public address system donated by the PTA. A girl interviewer quizzed a classmate in front of Principal Marlin Kimball, with giggles and shy responses contrasting the serious aim of giving every student a chance to speak.
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Topeka
Goodland
Pittsburg
Joanistas
Barbara Walters
Lincoln School
Letha Figgins
Lincoln Elementary
Marlin Kimball
Kimball
Lincoln Pta
PTA
Eye Lineup Of Vo Tech Courses
Four area school districts form a vocational cooperative planning two fall courses for 1978 79 with potential expansion to nearly a dozen offerings. A basic electronics course will be taught at King Radio with a two hour session and an introductory power and energy class will be taught by traveling teachers. Ottawa Central Heights Baldwin City and Pomona Williamsburg boards approve the tentative schedule and discuss a summer bond to finance a vocational building.
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Don Lambert
Vocational
Dan Neuenswander
U.S.C
Vocational Cooperative Board of Directors
King Radio
Boards of Education
Ottawa
Central Heights
Baldwin City
Pomona- Williamsburg
Cooperative Board
Carter in England Visits George Washington Home
President Jimmy Carter began his first overseas trip of his term with a rapturous welcome in northeast England. Crowds cheered, flags waved, and locals named him an honorary Geordie as he toured the cradle of British industry and viewed George Washington's ancestral home before diving into a weekend economic summit.
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Washington
England
Jimmy Carter
George Washington
Carter
Geordie
London
Air Force One
Newcastle
Atlanta
J. C
Callaghan
United States
Washington Town
Canada
Japan
West Germany
France
Italy
European Common Market
Unemployment Drops to 7 Percent in April Amid Job Gain
The Labor Department reports April unemployment at 7 percent, the lowest in 29 months, with about half a million jobs created. The rate has fallen from 7.3 percent in March and 9 percent at the May 1975 peak, marking a sustained improvement after winter disruption. President Carter visited the area during a trip with Prime Minister Callaghan, touring local sites and receiving a glass sculpture.
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Washington
Labor Department
United States
June Thompson
Norman Davidson
Carter
James Callaghan
Old Hall
America
Callaghan
Audrey
MS Drive On Monday in Ottawa City
Crystal Northway, chairwoman, says 252 local volunteers will canvass Ottawa door to door during a city wide MS drive from 6 to 8 p m Monday with some volunteers working different times. Last year the drive raised 1712 dollars, and the National MS Society reports millions in national contributions for research and training.
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Crystal Northway
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Kansas State University
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