State urged to let parents choose schools in Kansas
Emporia State University educators urged the State Board of Education to allow parental choice of school type. The report from the Governor's Commission on a Public Agenda calls for outcomes based education, early childhood programs, stronger home school ties, principal autonomy, and enhanced administrator training to boost school performance and parental involvement.
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Matt Truell
Associated Press
Topeka
Emporia State University
State Board of Education
Jack Skillett
Skillett
Teachers’ College At
Emporia
Stuart Elvay
Jones Institute For Educational
Kansas
Board of Education
Skiffett and Ervay
Ford visit, Maple Leaf Festival load Baker home
Baker University prepares for former President Gerald Ford to speak at 10 30 a m in Rice Auditorium as part of convocation with Kansas Soviet American peace meeting Forum follows luncheon at the campus head table Second forum on campus Also Lotto America jumps to 11 million Kansas Cash Lotto and Reno drawings yield several winners and large payouts in midweek lottery results Des Moines AP report
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Baldwin
Baker University
Gerald Ford
Ford
Rice Auditorium
Eighth
Baker Streets
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Baker
Dan Quayle
Jim Slattery
William F. Buckley
Kansas
Mike Hayden
Dan Lambert
Des Moines
Iowa
Lotto America
Tonight's Forecast: Mostly Cloudy With Lows Around 40
A brief late edition weather note states turning skies to mostly cloudy tonight with temperatures dipping to around 40 degrees. The record emphasizes a cool, unsettled overnight pattern and advises readers to dress warmly for outdoor conditions.
Ottawa University drama to stage Whose Life Is 1 Anyway
OU drama department presents Brian Clark play Whose Life Is 1 Anyway in the Administration Building Auditorium at 8 p.m. today through Saturday directed by Larry Peters with Toddy Wollard starring as Ken Harrison. Cast includes Katherine Kirkaldie, Marise Hightower, Jerry Schaffer, Kimberly Freeman, Timothy Coward, Amanda Tiegreen and others. tickets are 4 for adults and 2 for students, reservations at 242-5200 ext 5431.
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Ottawa University Drama Department
Brian Clark
Ken Harrison
Larry Peters
Toddy Wollard
Ottawa
Harrison
Katherine Kirkaldie
Casper
Wyo
Nurse Anderson
Marise Hightower
Overland Park
Kay Sadler
Jerry Schaffer
Lakewood
Cole
John
Kimberly Freeman
Klare Scott
Timothy Coward
Michael Emerson
Amanda Tiegreen
Fort Scott
Gillian Boyle
Christopher Cormack
Abilene
Philip Hill
Morton Wyatt
Lamar
OU Performing Arts Office
U S embassy staff holdout in Kuwait crisis still defiant
In Washington AP report, Ambassador W Nathaniel Howell and 10 U S diplomats refuse to leave Kuwait as Iraqi forces seal off access. About 500 Americans seek shelter inside the embassy compound where water and power were cut, communications are limited, and eavesdropping concerns shape every move.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
U.S
Iraq
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
W. Nathaniel Howell
State Department
Howell
Waite Near Freedom As Beirut Hostages Talks Advance
Al Anwar reports Anglian Church envoy Terry Waite could be freed by Saturday after 44 months in captivity in Lebanon. The brief item notes most British hostages may be freed, paving the way for broader Western hostage releases. Waite, envoy to Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie, disappeared in west Beirut on January 20, 1987.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Anglican Church
Terry Waite
Lebanon
Al-Anwar
Today
Waite
Canterbury
Robert Runcie
West Beirut
Hill House Restaurant Buffet and Events Listings
Ad brief highlights Hill House Restaurant buffet options Friday and Saturday with broasted chicken catfish strips and pork chops priced around 5.99, seniors 5.09. Includes all you can eat breakfast on weekends, plus a Sloppy Joe outfit promo, a paper drive at Sacred Heart, and Soroptimist Stew Dinner at Elliott Hall with tickets from members and local sponsors. Also notes Trinity Methodist Church fundraiser and Oct 14 free day for Silver Lake 1990.
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Hill House
Mon
Elliott Hall
1St Baptist Church
Butler's
Croucher Abstract
Sun
Regulators criticized for thrift industry risk handling
Franklin Savings Association Chairman Ernest M. Fleischer told a sales group that Congress and federal thrift regulators overlook daily risks in the thrift business, focusing on capital while ignoring hedging and other risk factors. He seeks regained control of Franklin, seized in February, and argues regulators hinder hedging despite its past use.
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Overland Park, Kan
Congress
Franklin Savings Association
Ernest M. Fleischer
Fleischer
Franklin
Kansas
Thrift
Ottawa mayor plans early Carol Fest in Haley Park
Charles Gillette announced a Christmas Carol Fest for December 19 in Haley Park at Second and Main. Elementary students will open with a song, followed by 30 minutes of group caroling led by Gillette, with Darrell McCune on keyboards.
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Lori Alvarado
Pawes
Charles Gillette
Gillette
Ottawa
Darrell McCune
Haley Park
Ethiel Haley
Bankruptcy liquidation ordered for church builder Commercial Builders
Federal judge John Pearson ordered Commercial Builders of Kansas liquidated under Chapter 7 after converting from Chapter 11. The firm designed and built hundreds of churches including one for Jim Bakker, and was the main builder for Heritage USA. The case, filed March 5, affects Roe Messner’s ventures and follows Heritage USA’s recent sale to a California evangelist in July.
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Wichita, Kan
United States
Jim Bakker
John Pearson
Commercial Builders of Kansas
Commercial Builders
Bakker
Heritage USA Christian Retreat
South Carolina
California
Andover
Roe Messner
Pearson
Ottawa Herald Publication Details and Subscription Rates 1968
The Ottawa Herald lists staff positions and contact lines including Editor Publisher R Hitch, Managing Editor JAY BO MI6, Editor Carol Ackermann, Circulation Mgr Virginia Whitacre, and others. It also provides subscription rates by carrier, motor route, and mail for Ottawa area and Franklin County effective July 1 1968 and after, with monthly, trimestral, semiannual, and annual prices.
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Dim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jay BO
MI6
Ottawa
Franklin County
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