Probe Jordan Shooting Controversy Sparks FBI Inquiry
Vernon Jordan, Urban League leader, is hospitalized in guarded condition after a Thursday shooting in Fort Wayne. Three youths shouted racial slurs before the attack. police say there was no time for them to be involved in the shooting, while FBI agents join local investigators amid questions of a possible conspiracy. Martha Coleman, Jordan's companion, was driving when the incident occurred.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Vernon Jordan
Urban League
FBI
Dan Gibson
Jordan
Parkview Memorial Hospital
Gibson
Martha C. Coleman
Marriott Inn
Phone Rate Hike Sought by Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell seeks a 65.3 million rate hike with the Kansas Corporation Commission, boosting residential bills about 3 dollars monthly and business bills about 8 dollars. John E. Hayes cites costs under recovery for basic local service while Pauli Knight notes Ottawa accounts would feel the impact if approved by Sept. 30. The plan adds 40 million to basic rates with the rest from coin phones and long distance.
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Southwestern Bell
Kansas Corporation Commission
John E. Hayes
Kansas
Ottawa
KCC
Pauli Knight
Lawrence and Ottawa
Carter
Bell
Cultural Holiday At City Park Spreads Arts and Skunk Run Sale
City Park hosts the Ottawa Community Arts Council arts and crafts exposition from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the Friends of the Library book sale from noon to 4 p.m. Local artists 28, 22 tables, four flatbed trucks with books, and 10 4-Hers perform a skunk dance. Proceeds fund arts council and library programs, with rain or shine planned.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Friends of the Library
Council
Friends
Deborah Barker
Arts Council
Franklin
Douglas County
John Carlin
Kansas
City Park
Sampson
Washington, D.C
Country Gazette
Municipal Auditorium
Barker
Library Eyes Captive Audience In Ottawa Bond Drive
A petition drive to place a November ballot question on selling bonds up to 1.135 million for a 12 000 square foot library is launched at noon Sunday during the Friends of the Library Skunk Run Book Sale. The rival plan proposes 490 000 to renovate the current 77 year old library at Fifth and Main in City Park.
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George B. Pyle
Ottawa
Friends of the Library
Tim Sullivan
Library Board
City Commission
Fifth and Main
City Park
Ben Park
Wal-Mart Plans Unveiled for Ottawa Site
Ottawa planning officials review preliminary plans for a Wal-Mart department store on Princeton Circle Drive with 55,000 square feet plus shops and a supermarket. Developers seek rezoning from C-S highway service to C-2 general commercial and anticipate about 90 workers and a $600,000 payroll. A public hearing precedes any zoning action, with no recommendation until July.
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George B. Pyle
Ottawa
Wal-Mart
Princeton Circle Drive
Bill Knoth
Dave Solganik
Leo Eisenberg Company
Kansas City
Commission
Wal- Mart
Knoth
Highway Service
General Commercial
Eisenberg
Princeton Circle
Planning Commission
City Commission
Gasoline fee setback and debt ceiling clash in Congress
House leaders agreed to allow a vote next month on repealing President Carter’s 10 cent gasoline fee while tying it to a debt ceiling extension needed to keep government funds flowing. A June 10 rules committee hearing was set as Senators weigh attaching the fee repeal to the debt bill and to potential veto threats. Social Security checks are reportedly on track despite the impasse.
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Washington
House
Carter
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
House Rules Committee
Bolling
Senate
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
O'Neill
Pentagon
House Senate
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Iran hostage debate delayed as new parliament convenes
The new Iranian Majlis postponed discussion of the hostage crisis until July 22 and must secure a government confidence vote before addressing the hostage issue. Britian’s sanctions limit contracts but permit waivers for ongoing or new deals with Iran, provided parties remain the same.
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Associated Press
United States
Britain
Yadolah Sahabi
Majlis
Tehran Radio
Tir
Department of Trade
Iran
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Commerce Department
Little Ones
Kitty Sampson
Gwen Nance
Sullivan
Tina
Chastity Adams
Carl Adams
Cypress
Fred Solis
Social Security Administration
Treasury Department
National Weather Service
U.S
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