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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1979
Page
4
John Petty, chief spokesman for Kansans for Kennedy, says the group will hold its initial statewide meeting on Saturday, Oct. 20, in Wichita to organize support for Senator Edward Kennedy’s expected 1980 presidential bid. He remains convinced Kennedy will challenge President Carter, noting activity in Florida and renewed publicity from the senator’s office.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports a 1978 birth rate drop to 15.1 per 1000, from 15.7 in 1977, with 36,581 live births. Births outside marriage rose to 4,183 in 1978, up from 3,873 in 1977, marking an all-time high.
The French government launches a sweeping Picasso retrospective in Paris, unveiling unknown works from the late artist’s private collection. Critics hail the show as a career defining event, led by President Giscard d Estaing. Picasso dominated 20th century Western art until his 1973 death at 91 in self exile France. The collection, kept by the artist to pay inheritance tax, was seized by France to settle the estate.
Notice of sale by order of the Franklin County District Court. Southwest State Bank seeks sale of real estate to satisfy judgment against William C. Russell and other defendants. Sale set for October 23, 1979 at 10:00 a.m. at the Franklin County courthouse front door.
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