West Virginia man bikes to convention on coast to coast trek
Mike Webb, 31, executive director of the John W. Hereford Boys' Clubs of Huntington, pedaled from Huntington to Ottawa en route to the Boys' Clubs of America national convention in San Francisco. He planned to average about 83 miles a day, aiming to finish the coast-to-coast journey by California.
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Jay Bemis
Mike Webb
Ottawa
Huntington
W. Va
San Francisco
Boys’ Clubs of America
John W. Hereford Boys’ Clubs
Webb
West Virginia
Kansas
St. Louis
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
California
Missouri
Tam
Richards- Gebaur Air Force Base
Grandvlew
Emporia
Marshall University
Kan
Local OJHS Comedy With a Message
The Inside Highlights feature previews a school play at OJHS described as a comedy with a message. Listings note sport pages, farm roundup, and a governor and fianc ee announcing wedding plans on page numbers 4 9 and 12.
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OJHS
Americana Fame for Artist Gunn in Ottawa Show
Olathe artist Robert Gunn, known for Americana in the Norman Rockwell vein, will present 25 to 30 works at Ottawa events May 12 13 at Municipal Auditorium and Garnett Square Fair. Gunn, 36, rose after a 1976 Norman Rockwell cover award and Olympic-themed paintings for Sears. He lives in Kansas City, works six to eight hours daily, and maintains a studio business with limited edition prints and plates. A portrait commission for a Texas museum involving President Carter is pending after board turnover.
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Diane Yeamans
Robert Gunn
Norman Rockwell
Gunn
Louise Mandrell
Twyla Wesen
Municipal Auditorium
Mandrell
Ottawa High
Wesen
Kansas State Bank
Saturday Evening Post
Post
The
Rockwell
Sears
New York City
Ottawa
Los Angeles
School of Design
Los Angeles Art Center
San Diego
Kansas City
Grandview
New York
American Oil and Gas Magazine
Minneapolis
School Aid Bill Criticized by Kansas Leaders
In Topeka Rep James Lowther chairman of the House Education Committee and Jim Lewis president of the Kansas National Education Association criticized the 1981 Legislature for school finance actions. Lewis accused the GOP-led body of sacrificing education and taxpayers for a balanced budget and large rainy day balance. Lowther warned that the district equalization aid changes would harm education quality. The Ottawa Weather Service station logged 67 in the day and 50 in the morning with a county forecast of cloudy skies and a 60 percent rain chance tonight, 30 percent Friday.
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Topeka
Kan
James
Lowther
House Education Committee
Jim Lewis
Kansas National Education Association
Lewis
Kansas
National Weather Service
Ottawa
RMH Observes Golden Anniversary With Week of Events
Ransom Memorial Hospital marks 50 years with an open house and tours on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. led by board chairman W.G. Ransom, plus an emergency services open house and public forum. The week includes employee awards, service pins, health screenings, a film, and specialized doctor presentations in the hospital conference room.
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George B. Pyle
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board
W.G. Ransom
Franklin County Ambulance Service
RMH
Wellsville
Elizabeth Grandma’ Layton
Martin Dunn
Ronald Oelschlager
Gerald Seiden
Brian Hammond
Keith Sheffer
Dale Laird
Reagan orders Libyan diplomats to leave United States
President Reagan, backed by oil supply and fearing Libyan plans against enemies, gives Libya five working days to exit the United States. Libyan mission chief Ari el Houderi says his country is wronged but will comply. The State Department asks Libya to close its People’s Bureau, a step short of full break in relations. Libya is a major oil supplier to the U.S., with about 640,000 barrels daily, but officials say the move won’t disrupt the $12 billion annual oil trade.
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Washington
Reagan
Muammar Khadafy
Libya
United States
Ari el Houderi
U.S
White House
Mort Allin
Judge Okays Use Of DES
A federal judge in Wichita strikes down the government ban on DES use calling the prohibition nonsensical. Judge Patrick Kelly invites further hearings with government lawyers and Judd Lackey of Parsons to address the order. Earlier, inspectors seized about 170000 pounds of beer from the Jarboe Lackey Feedlot in April 1980 over contamination claims related to DES.
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Wichita, Kan
U.S
Patrick Kelly
Judd Lackey
Parsons
Kan
Jarboe-Lackey
Legislative Coffee to feature Ottawa lawmakers in session recap
Kansas lawmakers State Sen. Jim Allen and Rep. Dorothy Nichols will discuss the past session at a legislative coffee hosted by the Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce. The event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Peoples National Bank lobby at 434 Main Street.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Greater
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