City Gets Bargain In Park Projects
Ottawa voters approved a 149,500 park bond a year ago. City Manager Mills says 122,794 has been spent or encumbered with planned projects prioritized. Forest Park gains include gates, roads, new walks, shelters, trees, and a 15,000 potential savings. Orlis Cox Field sees lighting, fences, restrooms, and a 2,000 capacity scoreboard. Remaining work targets lighting, restrooms, and landscape. potential 15,000 leftover may fund further park improvements or bond payoff.
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Robert B. Wellington
Ottawa
Robert Mills
Bob Moore
Public Works
Mills
Forest Park
Moore
Orls Cox Field
Jaycees
Dry Leader Criticizes State Private Club Law
The executive director of Kansas United Dry Forces challenged Kansas private club law administration in letters to Gov. Docking and Atty. Gen. Miller. He questioned multiple non profit Class A clubs and Hesston developments, asking when a Class A club becomes a business service and noting tax-exemption use for profit aims. He praised law enforcement but urged clearer guidelines.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas United Dry Forces
Robert Docking
Vern Miller
Kansas
America
Taylor
Hesston
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Salina
Attorney General's
Miller
Pentagon Blast Claimed by Antiwar Group Weather Underground
A bomb exploded in a Pentagon restroom injuring no one as two interior walls were blown out and water flooded offices and a shopping concourse. The Weather Underground claimed responsibility, while FBI and police hunted for clues as minimal staff remained.
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Washington
Pentagon
Ering
Franklin County Leaves East Central Kansas Action Program
The Franklin County Commission voted 2-1 to withdraw from ECKAN. Commissioners Yockey and Atchison cited duplication of welfare services, sending a withdrawal letter to the regional Office of Economic Opportunity. Chairman Nichols initially opposed but switched after ECKAN director John Campbell resigned, hoping to retain Ottawa adult education and Head Start facilities.
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Franklin County Commission
Kansas
Regional
Office of Economic Opportunity
Don Yockey
George Atchison
ECEAN
Lee Nichols
Ottawa
Nichols
Yockey
Commission
Peery Still Seeks Term as Kansas Treasurer
Walter Peery announced plans to seek another term as Kansas state treasurer and said he rejected a deal proposed by rival candidate Sen. Thomas Van Sickle. Peery described ongoing discussions and confirmed his decision to run for treasurer again despite Van Sickle’s offer. In separate AP news, U S food prices fell last month aiding a small rise in the consumer price index.
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Topeka
Kan
Walter Peery
Thomas van Sickle
R-Fort Scott
Peery
van Sickle
Washington
Ruthenberg Named President of Southwestern College Winfield
Dr. Donald B. Ruthenberg, Ottawa University education chief, named president of Southwestern College Winfield effective July 1. He succeeds Dr. C Orville Strohl who resigned after serving since 1954. Ruthenberg, Ohio native, holds degrees from Baldwin Wallace Mills Denver USC and Denver. He is married with five children and active in civic groups and youth programs.
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Donald B. Ruthenberg
Ottawa University
Southwestern College
Winfield
Southwestern
Ruthenberg
C. Orville Strohl
Ohio
Baldwin- Wallace College
Berea
Mills School of Theology
Denver
University of Southern California
University of Denver
Janet Elizabeth Payne
Donnell Louise
Charlene Kay
Janet Lynn
Brian Charles
Mark Edward
Dr. Ruthenberg
YMCA
Area Weather Forecast for County
Area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change this afternoon through Saturday. Winds from the south to southeast at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight's low in the upper 50s to low 60s with a 10 percent precipitation chance. Saturday high in the 80s with a 10 percent precipitation chance. Thursday high 84 and today’s low 55. Year ago today high 64 and low 48. Record high 92 in 1962 and record low 41 in 1925. Hourly temperatures not fully listed.
Miss Fuzz of 1972 Crown Sequin-Clad LAPD Winner
Gay Lenn Dunn, a 30 year old five year LAPD veteran assigned to the Harbor Jail and Venice detectives, won the Miss Fuzz of 1972 title at a hotel pool contest open to officers. Fifteen contestants competed as her husband Sgt Allan Dunn of public affairs watched. She said she was flabbergasted by the win.
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LOS Angeles
Gaylenn Dunn
Hot Pants
Harbor
Venice
Dunn
van Nuys
Allan Dunn
Five Arrested During White House Blue Room Sit-Down
Five demonstrators identified as Jewish Defense League entered the White House as tourists and sat down in the Blue Room. They refused orders to leave and were arrested on unlawful entry charges by Executive Protection Service officers. The protest occurred as President Nixon prepared for Moscow talks.
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Washington
White House
Blue Room
Secret Service
Militant
Jewish Defense League
Executive Protection Service
Nixon
Moscow
Blaze at Mid-America Dairymen Creamery Destroys Building
Fire raged for over six hours at the Mid-America Dairymen Inc creamery on North Main. Ottawa Fire Chief G A Diamond Jr said 11 firefighters and all three pumps operated simultaneously for the first time in years. Cause suspected as a spark from a cutting torch used by salvage crews earlier Thursday. The site, vacant and slated for demolition, sustained internal destruction though business was not halted.
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Daniel James
James
Pentagon
FBI
Mid-America Dairymen Inc
N. Main
G. A. Diamond Jr
Ottawa Police Department
Tom Wright
Diamond
Mid-America
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Recreation Commission
Park Board
Defense Department
Air Force
Robert C. Seamans Jr
Jack Pickrell
Air Force Message Center
William F. Kelly
New York Post
Secretary of the Air Force
Post Building
New York
U.S
Vietnam
New York Times
Wbcn-Fm
Boston
Weather Underground
U.S. Capitol
Kckan
ECKAN
John Campbell
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