Conservation Honors To Three Ottawans
Three Ottawans were honored by the Kansas Wildlife Federation at the Governor's Awards banquet for the Conservation Achievement Program. Joan Istas Ottawa Herald farm reporter earned the Conservation Educator of the Year title for informing the public about conservation benefits and leading recycling and related projects. Lelan Davis, unable to attend, received praise for 42 years with the Soil Conservation Service advocating conservation in Franklin County before retiring. Rob Dunlap, 13, won Youth Conservationist of the Year for 4-H work with Acres of Wildlife and Forestry programs, collecting recyclables and designing award winning fair booths. Also cited were Gerald Bratton area Extension Forester, Earl Van Meter Douglas County Agricultural Agent, and John Strickler Extension Forester.
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Wichita
Kansas Wildlife Federation
Shelby Smith
Kansas
Joan Istas
Ottawa Herald
Herald
Lelan Davis
The
Soil Conservation Service
Franklin County
Rob Dunlap
Gerald Bratton
Earl van Meter
Douglas County
John Strickler
College Without Campus at Ottawa University Starts Two Courses
Ottawa University's College Without Campus on the Ottawa campus offers two courses this week. General statistics is taught by psychology professor Robin Pratt on Tuesdays for 10 weeks from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the OU Chapel. Psychology of Dying is led by Melven Meineke, a family therapist, on Thursdays 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the OU Chapel. Registration is 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Classroom 10, OU Chapel, with Verna Winchester contactable at 242-5783 or 242-5200 ext. 492 until Thursday.
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Ottawa University
College Without
Ottawa
Robin Pratt
Melven Meineke
Jackson County Court System
OU Chapel
Verna Winchester
Emploees Charged With Station Robbery Hoax
Two teenage employees at the Weidner Oil Station in Ottawa were charged with grand theft after a false robbery report. A 17-year-old Rantoul boy and a 15-year-old Ottawa boy allegedly described a masked gunman, prompting state alerts. later, authorities concluded the incident was a hoax and recovered over $300. They were released to their parents and referred to the Franklin County Juvenile Office.
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Weidner
S. Main
Rantoul
Ottawa
Franklin County
New Orleans Port Shut as Longshoremen Strike Widens
The waterfront of the nation’s second port is closed as New Orleans longshoremen stage a general strike against a container-focused national action. ILA President Gleason awaits a response to a third rejection of limiting the walkout. Officials say the port’s daily economic loss nears 2 million dollars.
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New Orleans
Thomas Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
Afl-Cio
ILA
Missouri Man Takes Charge of Arrowhead and Ottawa Club
Raytown based MAC Enterprises now owns the Arrowhead Inn Restaurant and manages Ottawa Country Club dining. Jim Solomon says Arrowhead bought last month from Stuart Young who also runs the bowling alley. Changes include a larger dining area with 36 more seats, a soup of the day pot, daily salad bar and buffet, and 6 am opening to serve breakfast. Spaghetti eating contests are planned as special events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Country Club
Jim Solomon
MAC Enterprises
Stuart Young
Pow-Wow Lounge and The Country Club Outline Plans
The brief outlines Pow-Wow Lounge adjacent to a restaurant and the Country Club with about 230 memberships, planning to expand with a buffet and salad bar, served liquor tableside. It also notes a busy local event schedule including VFW Auxiliary election, Chamber of Commerce meeting, Meals on Wheels bridge games, and a potential dinner theater at the club with Butterflies Are Free performances starting Oct 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Solomon
Soloman
Kansas City
Obituaries and notices from Ottawa area death obituaries
Karl M Becker funeral held at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home with Masonic services at Highland Cemetery. Dean Driscoll funeral at Dengel and Son Mortuary with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bert LeRoy Franks funeral at Denger and Son Mortuary with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Includes admissions dismissals births and local accident reports and traffic incidents in Ottawa.
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Karl M. Becker
Lamb- Roberts
Highland Cemetery
David R. Mouille
Dean Driscoll
Dengel and Son
William Weber
Dorothy Matthews
Honary
E. E. Haley
Glenn White
E. W. Flaherty
Frank Armstrong
Wilson Mack
Arthur Barnett
Robert Clogston
Charles Hamilton
Tom Joenson
Rex Bowling
Jim Richardson
Fred Vogler
Curtis Miller
Franz Aubry Jr
Berts. Franks
Bert LeRoy Franks
Denger and Son Mortuary
Woodlawn
Clyde W. Greisen
Jay Coombes
David Franks
Rodger Franks
Donnie Franks
Ronnie Cowdin
Dewayne Hayes
Raymond Ledom
Darrell Mullen
N. Willow
Elmo Jones
N. Poplar
Frances Carson
Cedar
Teela Meineke
Garnett
Anna Bell
Elm
Elmer Gray
Pomona
Charles Mayer
Olive
LeRoy Barkdoll
Delores Griffin
Willow
Nelson Martin
N. Main
Seymia Williams
Crestview Nursing Home
Eugene Hart
Cloyce Thornbrugh
Quenemo
Cecil Hood
Elizabeth List
S. Walnut
John Kimbre
S. Elm
Fred Moser
Dean Hamiston
Princeton
Nile Baker
Galen Gentry
KU Med Students May Go Ivy League Sort Of
A Kansas legislative interim committee debated raising University of Kansas medical tuition to Harvard Yale levels to boost doctor retention. The plan would lift three year program tuition from 1500 to 5000 dollars by 1980 and four year program to 4500, with state paid tuition for those agreeing to practice in Kansas, drawing opposition that the policy unfairly targets students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KU Med
Topeka
Kan
University of Kansas
Harvard
Yale
Mike Hayden
R-Atwood
Kansas
Ruth Luzatti
Wichita
Rep. Luzatti
Hayden
Joseph Harder
Moundridge
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Chris Dunlap
RFD 2
CWC
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
New York
Missouri
VFW
Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Elks Bridge Club
Elks Club
Todd Milcfest
Richmond
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Briles School
Franklin County Ambulance Service
Wayne Anderson
Ad Briefs
Michigan Valley Church
OHS
Ottawa University Student Union
Hans Tanzler Jr
H.U.D
City Hall
Bonnie Kraus
Joe Kraus
Lane
Kansas University Medical Center
Jeanette Hughes
Neosho County
Hickory
the Daily Report
Carlos Garcia
Garcia
Tecumseh Street
David Schmoe
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Olathe Hospital
Schmoe
ALCO
Richard Shafer
S. Sycamore
Margaret Staley
Karen Maxwell
S. Locust
Lynn Benton
RFD
Deidre McDaniel
Barbara Allison
S. Cedar
Ash
Clarence Green
Hazel Huddleston
Seventh and Main
Cindy Hopkins
Gaye Scroggs
Hanes
Sen. Wint Winter
Winter
Dept
Nerald Des Moines
Iowa
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