County Ponders Using Old Jail For Court Facilities
Franklin County commissioners discussed renovating the existing jail for court offices and a courtroom if a new jail is built. They cited cost savings but face a legal hurdle since state statutes require court facilities to be in the courthouse. The board has approved phase one of a two phase plan by Wichita architect Wilbur F Kruse. phase two is complete but not officially accepted. A $1,500 fee for preliminary plans remains unpaid as of June. The decision on continuing grant money was not resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McGrath
Franklin County
D. A. Yockey
Wichita
Wilbur F. Kruse
Body Count Rises to Twenty in Grisly Feather River Slayings
In Yuba City California authorities report eight more bodies found along the Feather River bringing the total to twenty. Sheriff Roy Whiteaker says five more victims remain unaccounted for and authorities suspect a single killer, Juan Corona, tied to at least ten murders.
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Yuba City
Calif
Feather River
Roy D. Whiteaker
Juan V. Corona
Utba City
Whiteaker
Corona
Egypt and Russia sign 15 year friendship treaty
The Soviet Union and Egypt signed a 15 year treaty renewing their alliance after Sadat's purges. The pact by Sadat and visiting President Podgorny commits continued Soviet military economic political and scientific aid and vows noninterference in each other's internal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Viet War At Full Tilt in Sauol and Highlands
In Saigon allied air power aided South Vietnamese troops as they fought North Vietnamese forces for a third day over the Cambodian rubber plantation town of Sauol. Battles also raged in the central highlands and A Shau valley near the Laos border with South Vietnamese officials reporting over 400 enemy killed in Thursday and today’s fighting, many by air and artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Sauol
South Vietnam
A Shau
135 Bids Approved For Highway Projects In Kansas
In Topeka AP report Highway Director John D Montgomery said the highway commission approved contracts totaling nearly 16 million dollars for construction and maintenance. Major projects include Osage County I 35 from Osage Franklin line to Coffey line with 11.4 miles of work awarded to Hixon Lebenbauer Inc for grading and Bushman Construction Co for 14 bridges. Miami County on US 169 awards include Reno Construction Co for 7.6 miles of grading and Ted Wilkerson Inc for seven bridges. Coffey County on new I 35 awards Russell and Sons for 272,788.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
John D. Montgomery
Highway Commission
Osage County
Osage
Franklin County
Coffey County
Olivet
Hixon & Lebenbauer, Inc
Bushman Construction Co
St. Joseph
Miami County
U.S
Overland Park
Ted Wilkerson, Inc
Kansas City
Russell & Sons
Local Firm Eyes Expansion At Ottawa Cabinet Plant
Armstrong Cabinet Company, Inc. plans major expansion after moving to Ottawa this spring. The 15 000 square foot plant in Ottawa Industrial Park on Industrial Blvd. makes custom built cabinets and now employs seven locals with plans to hire 20 to 25. Shipments reach as far as St Joseph Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Scott
Armstrong Cabinet Company, Inc
Mark Armstrong
Industrial Blvd
Ottawa
Wyandotte County
Merriam
Armstrong
Armstrongs
St. Joseph
Class Of '71 Reigns At Ottawa High Graduation
Ottawa High School capped the largest class in history with 191 graduates as Kathryn Loyd and David Drumright delivered the speeches. Scholarships totaling many state, college, and local awards were announced, with Principal W. P. Shepard and board president Howard Doyen presenting diplomas. The OHS band performed and six Noteables sang, as Rev. Earl J. Zimmerman led invocation and benediction.
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Robert B. Wellington
Ottawa High School
Hisory
Ottawa
Kathryn Loyd
Allen Loyd
David Drumright
A. H. Drumright Jr
Miss Loyd
W. P. Shepard
Howard Doyen
Board of Education of School District 290
OHS
Loren Matthews
Carousel
Earl J. Zimmerman
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A. H. Wittmeyer
Ash
Suzan
Yuba
Russia
Local Firm Eyes
Wayne Archer
Tony Holland
Kathryn Kasper
Pamela Printy
Kansas State Teachers College
Joy Elizabeth Bryan
Becky
Sue van Loenen
Kansas University
Curtis Alan Gensman
Pamela Jean Printy
Carole Marie Smith
Winton A. Winter II
Baker University
Christiansen
Suzanne Kay Unruh
Rockhurst College
Mary Elizabeth Martin Trust
Thomas James Murphy
Allen County Junior College
Anthony Ferrell Penn
Debra S. Richardson
Kansas State University
J. S. Hughes Memorial Fund
David Harry Carpenter
Pamela Jean Hay
Putnam
Kathryn Gail Kasper
Steven James Grogan
Richard Wayne Mendell
Benedictine Colleges
Mary Bernice Floersch
Wichita State University
Gary Lynn Good
Ottawa University
Washburn University
Douglas Stephen Wier
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Virginia
Sue Good
Daughters of American Revolution
Vicki Ann Strehiow
Elk's Lodge
Virginia Sue Good
Vanessa Jane Robrahn
March of Dimes
Tilda Mae Wambsganss
Ottawa Education Association
R. Craig Story
Rotary Club
Peter G. Kuhns
Young Ottawan
Kathryn Janette Loyd
Truman Gates Trust Fund
Susan Elizabeth Harkins
James Franklin Brenner
Karla Janine Ledom
Christopher Barrett Lindahl
Charles T. Porter
Judy Darlene Steward
Vicki Ann Strehlow
Peewee
Fella
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