Ottawa High School outdoor graduation draws thousands
A crowd estimated at 2,500 to 3,000 attended Ottawa High School’s Thursday evening graduation at the OHS athletic stadium. Principal John Kimbrel called it the first in a hoped for series of outdoor ceremonies amid rain in prior years. Speeches urged risk taking and perseverance, with valedictorian Susan Heimann and salutatorian Jim Coen named. Numerous scholarships and awards were announced for graduating seniors from various colleges and organizations.
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Don Lambert
Ottawa High School
OHS
John Kimbrel
Kimbrel
Susan Heimann
Jim Coen
Daryl Oglesby
Laurie Meade
Susan Helmann
IBM
Watkins-Berger
University of Kansas
Seaton and
Putnam
North Korea holds armor edge near DMZ in Korea
U S military briefing to a House subcommittee notes North Korea has about 1,850 medium tanks versus South Korea's 1,000, many near the border. Maj. Gen. Singlaub argued against a U S ground force withdrawal citing updated intelligence. U S plans include upgrading South Korean M48 tanks to 105 mm guns and supplying 1,000 TOW missiles to offset North Korean armor.
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Korea
John K. Singlaub
House
U.S
Singlaub
Army
South Korea
Carter
Army Forces Command
Ft. McPherson
Atlanta
South
North Korea
U.S. Army
South Koreans
Middle East
Soviet Plane Down In Cuba Crash Reported
A Soviet 11-82 airliner crashed near Havana airport on a Moscow to Cuba flight. Tass said there were human casualties in the crash. The incident occurred during the regular route between Moscow and Cuba.
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Moscow
Havana
Cuba
Tass
Embassy spokesman cites high fatality in Soviet jetliner crash
Area II noted a government commission to probe the ash causes. In Toronto the Canadian Press quoted Embassy First Secretary 8. F. Pattee saying 53 of 55 aboard Aeroflot jet died in flames after an emergency landing attempt with one engine on fire. Two survivors were critically injured.
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Toronto
Havana
F. Pattee
Aeroflot
Dutch school hostages freed as illness halts terror plot
In Assen Netherlands armed Asian extremists released 105 children and a teacher from a Bovensmilde village school after a stomach virus swept the crowd. About 55 captives remained on a hijacked train north of Assen as six Moluccan gunmen kept others aboard. Authority figures hailed the peaceful releases and pledged continued negotiations to free all hostages while the government blamed the situation on the illness spreading through the school.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
Bovensmilde
Holland
Red Cross
Justice Ministry
Wim van Leeuwen
van Leeuwen
Hague
Joop den Ugt
Justice
Andreas van Agt
van Agt
Memorial Day closure announced for paper and offices
The publication states no paper on Memorial Day and its office will be closed. All city and county offices also close in observance of those who died serving the country.
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Ann Landers
Travelers Get Zapped At Pumps
Washington AP reports Memorial Day travelers will face higher gas prices, with AAA estimating a 5 to 6 cent rise per gallon from last year. Nationwide averages: regular 64.0, premium 68.9, unleaded 66.6, diesel 56.6, varying by region with West highest and Southwest lowest.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
AAA
Southwest
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Great Lakes
Midwest
Southeast
House Passes Major Change to Clean Air Bill
Washington AP House approves a revised federal clean air bill delaying tighter auto emission standards for 1978 models by up to two years or indefinitely. Administration and environmentalists push Senate for stricter timetables, while unions and industry back the delay.
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Carter
Senate
House
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
Gary Hart
D-Coro
Congressional Environmental Study Conference
National Clean Air Coalition
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