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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1977
Page
5
Memorial Day events loom as Ottawa gears up for visitors. City crews mow grass and prep grounds, Forest Park pool opens Saturday at 1 p m if weather allows, and Babe Ruth Legion fields host baseball games and a Memorial Day benefit softball tournament.
Ottawa University Chorale accepts a government program to tour Romania, performing nine times in Bucharest and Transylvania while a Herald reporter agrees to accompany as photographer. The writer abandons wheat harvest plans for a two week journey with the group, including two days in New York and a 30 hour Amtrak ride.
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA AP A 250 pound sailor says he is angry insulted and ready to sue after being banished from the USS Los Angeles during President Carter s visit. Fire Control J C William Derendal says five sailors were ordered from the submarine for not looking smart enough to be seen by the President while six others were allowed aboard for essential duties. Capt. Austin Scott and Cmdr J C Christensen defend the decision saying the men were left ashore due to appearance and nonessential status.
President Carter announces that Secretary of State Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko will meet twice more in the next four months to press curbs on American cruise missiles and Soviet city-buster missiles. They had planned only one additional session after last week’s Geneva talks on a new strategic arms limit treaty.
Memorial Day weekend sees Americans taking trips from small outings to cross country treks with gasoline prices up to 64 cents a gallon. Janet Guthrie becomes first woman to race in the Indianapolis 500, while Tom Sneva starts from pole as Foyt and Unser are favorites. Traffic deaths are projected at 400 to 500 nationwide over the three day period. In other news, Carter discusses Soviet missiles and cruise missiles as Geneva talks on SB SALT II progress, stressing cautious steps and the aim of broader disarmament while noting the need to negotiate limits on cruise missiles.
Franklin County Historical Society president Eldon Roehl says the Old Depot Museum needs major repairs up to 20 000 dollars to reopen its 14th season. Roof damage and rotten timber threaten hundreds of local historical items. A fund drive is planned once repair costs are determined.
The National Weather Service logged over two inches of rain at Erie Kansas between 7 and 7 40 am as a line of thunderstorms stretched from Eureka to near Joplin Missouri. Readings varied with Reading reporting 3 14 inches and Bushong 2 34 inches while Wichita saw 0 75 inches overnight.
Campers at Lake Pomona’s Vassar State Park report light to moderate damage after one and three fourths inches of rain, high winds, and hail. Tents were blown but no trailers toppled. park was near full with no reported injuries, though ranger rounds were incomplete at dawn.
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