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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1973
Page
6
A Wednesday Ottawa City Commission vote approved Alfred K. Hopkins Spot Tavern cereal malt beverage license 4 1 despite Mrs. Budge Reusch opposing. City Attorney said qualifications were met while planning and zoning items and bids for paving projects were discussed for next meeting.
Phase 4 details new retail gasoline price hikes to be approved to reflect wholesale-cost increases with no timetable, while beef prices have fallen up to 30 percent in weeks ahead. John R. Trotman notes live cattle prices dropped from 56 to 40 cents per pound since August, forecasting lower retail prices though supply may dip in December. Government probes antitrust concerns amid gasoline station closings, and a court blocks a natural gas price liberalization rule. Wholesale prices fall a record 6 percent led by food, signaling slower inflation and cautious consumer spending ahead of Christmas.
Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Lows in the 40s to low 50s. Friday highs in the 70s with northerly winds to 10 mph. High today 83, low 57. Compared to last year, high 82 and low 48. Record high 94 set in 1963 and record low 32 set in 1901.
The grand jury probing Spiro T. Agnew resumes as his lawyers win broad authority to depose anyone in the United States with 48 hours notice. Names of subpoenaed witnesses remain sealed. Nixon defends Agnew against leaks while targeting Petersen and other officials over Watergate fallout.
During the citywide blackout Wednesday, Ransom Memorial Hospital ran on its auxiliary unit powering ORs, nurseries, labs and exit lights. City utilities director Russell Baker said power was restored within minutes by switching to a gas diesel unit and KCPL interconnect. The Stag generator operated as standby after a transformer fault at noon.
Ottawa area reports papaws ripe and ready for eating along creeks and the Marias de Cygnes River. Trees grow in eastern Kansas with greenish yellow fruit four to six inches long and up to three inches wide, pulp sweet and banana like, seeds up to an inch, bark used for cloth and cord. People warned of allergies and difficulty hunting these fruit high in trees.
Ottawa police begin using a combined citation form for traffic and non traffic offenses starting tonight after state law requires unified forms by April 1 1974. The new tickets include a mailed fine schedule with specific amounts and plea options, and offer optional court appearances for certain violations.
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