Infamous Smoke Filled Room Bodes Well for Ottawa
City Manager Robert Mills dominates Ottawa’s government in a lengthy feature. Interviews with four former commissioners and staff detail consolidation of fire and police, a new water plant, centralized budgeting by computer, and growth plans. A costly 1976 hotel housing plan failed due to federal delays and inflation. Mills has drawn interest from other cities but remains for family and community reasons, with supporters touting high returns from idle funds and operational savings that justify his $33,100 salary.
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Robert Mills
Mills
Harris Rays
Ottawa
Captain Black
City Hall
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas Cities
Local College Guide Highlights Without Campus Offerings
A fragmented note on Highlights section mentions district Judge Stadler's death on Page 13 and a column on Bob Dole on Page 12. It hints mom's intuition about a political favorite, with scattered references across the issue's pages.
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Stadler
Bob Dole
Ottawa City Commission wave of actions on 9:35 Wednesday
The Ottawa City Commission prepares a long agenda for its regular meeting, including final plat approval for the 19th Street subdivision with a zoning change, selecting paving options for Maple Elm Cypress and Hemlock streets, contracting Cook Flatt and Strobel for Seventh Street reconstruction, and choosing concrete or asphalt mixes with total costs up to 248 263.88 or 227 191.67.
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Ottawa City Commission
19Th Street
Cook, Flatt & Strobel
Seventh Street
Cedar
West
May-Ransom-Sheetz
Auditorium Authority
Southwestern Bell
West Third
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sunrise Mobile Home Park
Mobile Home District
Mobile Home Park District
Legislature Caps Intrastate Gas Prices In Kansas
The Kansas Legislature approved a natural gas pricing bill amid Gov. Carlin’s threat of a special session, enacting ceilings on intrastate gas to curb rising prices. The measure aims to save Kansas consumers about 16.8 million this year and 127 million over five years, as lawmakers adjourned on time to avoid extra session costs. Carlin praised the vote, saying he will sign the bill into law, while critics argued it mainly benefits utilities.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
John Carlin
Carlin
House
Sinc
Wendell Lady
Senate
Ross Coyen
Gas-Gulping Havoc Spreads East Amid Shortage
Gasoline shortages widen across California and Midwest as dealers plan four day shutdowns and motorists frugal travel. California records exceed 1 billion gallons consumed in March amid ongoing Memorial Day worries. Farmland Industries officials head to Washington over potential Midwest fuel cuts and an expected June crude delivery shortfall.
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Charlotte Porter
Associated Press
Kansas City
Midwest
Midwest Automotive and Gasoline Dealers Association
Kansas City, Mo
Farmland Industries Inc
Washington
Ken Nielson
John Anderson
White House
Farmland
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Coffeyville
Kan
Ottawa U S C 290 approves teacher raise and policy changes
Ottawa U S C 290 School Board unanimously accepts a 7.9 percent salary increase for district teachers and approves a revised layoff policy. The agreement includes a sick leave bank, extra prep day, and a sabbatical plan. A selection committee for a new superintendent is set with dates of June 1 to July 9 targets.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa U.S.C
Ottawa Education Association
OEA
Patty
Allen
Charles Gentner
OFA
Neuenswander
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Ellen
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AAA
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Dan Neuenswander
Judy Wilkins
Bartlesville
Okla
Jim Allen
Jack Beauchamp
Bud Beeman
Jack Bushman
Walt Dengel
Alice Jo DeFries
Don Philgreen
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