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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1968
Page
3
Sharon Loulinhart, daughter of Mr and Mrs T M Starkey Jr, will teach at Emporia after earning a Bachelor of Science in Education from Emporia State in May. A 1964 graduate of Waverly High School, she plans to start her teaching career this spring. Piano Tuning Call Butlers. Adv.
Social Security representatives will appear from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Youth Center to assist persons wishing to make claims or seek information at 14 West Fourth Street.
Lincoln Elementary PTA hosts Monday potluck at 6 30 PM at the school. Dr Homer Flora’s office closed May 23 24. Roseberry Body and Paint Shop relocates to 404 West Wilson. Marvin Ross and the Country Gentlemen perform Saturday at VFW Hall. Bill Abbott special square dance at 8 30 PM. Chuck’s Bait Shop advertises minnows worms and jigs with smallPrices.
The item advertises a dance at the Purple Haze venue this weekend with new summer prices. It lists Mw00 Hach and The Overland Force as acts at 534 Main in Ottawa under Adv.
In Portland on the Oregon primary campaign day, Senator Robert F. Kennedy rode an open car through downtown for hours with no marching crowds. Only a few hundred elementary students and a mock high school convention offered any audience as Kennedy’s plan encountered sparse turnout.
Soviet correspondent V. Borovsky in Pravda accuses the United States of using blackmail to steer Chile toward favoring American policies. He cites a Santiago dateline and quotes the U S ambassador in Chile saying Washington seeks Chilean support regardless of party.
Mrs Jerry Wohler buys three acres north of Fourth and Hayes to develop nine building plots. The Wohlers will build a street extension of West Third to city specs, curb and blacktop it, then donate the road to Garnett after completion. County engineer assists with research and planning while Mrs Wohler handles design.
New York AP examines the wage price spiral and the tough choice facing unions and business. It notes voluntary restraint may fail while rigid controls halt inflation but risk economic freedom. Meany opposes voluntary limits. Okun once dismissed rigid controls, yet wartime realities push reconsideration amid Vietnam.
A government family planning drive in Pakistan uses a circular seal showing a mother and two children on tea cups billboards buses and walls. Dr Willard Boynton of USAID explains the push to cut birth rate from 50 to 40 per thousand, with goals to 1970 and ongoing training of visitors to promote loop devices and contraceptives.
Insurance Industry estimates Midwest and Mississippi Valley storms caused up to 33 million dollars in insured damages. The Insurance Information Institute said the loss excludes autos and other vehicles as adjusters open offices in hard hit areas. In Iowa City one company expects over 500 vehicle claims totaling about 400000 dollars. Storms hit Arkansas Iowa Illinois Indiana Nebraska Missouri and Kansas with 171 dead and more than 1000 injured. Hardest hit Arkansas with 43 dead and 470 injured.
Nimbus 3, a 1,260 pound weather satellite with two nuclear generators, was deliberately destroyed two minutes after liftoff when the Thorad Agena D booster failed to reach orbit. The debris and capsule portions fell into the Pacific Ocean between Vandeneberg Air Force Base and San Miguel Island off California. Officials said the nuclear cores are designed to withstand ocean impact and pose no hazard to people or marine life.
Graduates include Joe Maloney of Ottawa in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. Ken Harrington and Russel Pruitt of Ottawa and Idla in Drafting Technology. Donald Rhodes of Paola and Steve Spangler of Garnett in Auto Mechanics. Vicki Wilson of La in Cosmetology. David Gilliland of Osage City in Machine Shop. and John Schuster of Garnett in Welding.
Obituaries note Mrs. Bessie A. Shenk, 69, of Ottawa died May 17 at Ransom Memorial. Services Monday at Dengel and Son Mortuary with burial in Highland Cemetery. Surviving family includes son Delmar Casida. daughter-in-law names and other relatives listed. Mrs. Alice S. Presbury, 81, died in Miami County Hospital with services pending. Other items include a vehicle collision damage report, stock market results, Ottawa meal menu for the week, admissions and dismissals, births, emergencies.
City of Ottawa Kansas invites sealed proposals for a 4 inch house sewer and installation of one flush toilet unit one lavatory one kitchen sink with water lines to all fixtures. Proposals due May 22 1968 at 7 pm at City Clerk Office and opened publicly. Information from City Clerk or Public Works Office. Governing body waives technicalities. Dated May 15 1968 Donald R Capper City Clerk.
Classified advertising details outline per word pricing and deadlines. Local ads paid by 5 p.m. prior day. line ads accepted up to publication day with varied rates by insertion count. Card of Thanks and blind ads priced per word or line with minimums. special contracts and out of trade territory terms noted.
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