Ottawa Welcomes Kansas City Historic Tour Bus Visit
A Kansas City Historic Foundation group of about 40 visited Ottawa on a Sunday tour lasting six hours. Highlights included the Old Depot Museum, Chickering piano history, Centennial Cabin move, Ottawa University sites, local churches, and Park’s antique shop, with a noon lunch at Arrowhead Inn.
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Kansas
Walter Butler
Boston
Ben Park
Princeton
Ottawa
Arrowhead Inn
Vi Reusch
Watts
Ottawa University
Tony Jones
First Baptist
First United Methodist
South Cedar
Sixth and Cedar
George Washburn
South Cherry
Darrell
Betty Salsbury
S. Locust
Governor Predicts GOP Win In Kansas Election
Governor Robert F. Bennett said Kansas leans Republican in the forthcoming vote. A Topeka Capital-Journal poll shows Ford and Dole leading Carter and Mondale by seven points, with all five GOP congressional candidates ahead. Bennett forecasts five Republican congressmen and retained majorities in both chambers.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
GOP
Ford
Sen
Bob Dole
Bennett
Capital-Journal
Dole
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
Ross Freeman
Martha Keys
Wintry Weather Prevails in Kansas Outlook
Light rain and snow spread across parts of Kansas as a cold front advances from the west. The National Weather Service warns of continued cold through Tuesday with the heaviest rain between Ottawa and Chanute and northeast snow flurries. Highs through Wednesday to Friday expected mainly in the 60s, while county forecasts call for cloudy, cold conditions with rain changing to light snow tonight and lows in the 20s, winds NW 10 to 25 mph, and precipitation chances around 60 to 70 percent.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
Ottawa
Chanute
Avernan
Journalism Honor To Head Of Harris Group
Peter M. Macdonald president of Harris Enterprises won the 1976 Minnesota Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism. He accepted at a luncheon during the Inland Daily Press Association meeting in Chicago. Macdonald leads the Harris Group with 11 newspapers and six radio stations across multiple states.
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Chicago
HNS
Peter M. Macdonald
Harris Enterprises
Minnesota
Macdonald
Hutchinson
Inland Daily Press Association
Drake Hotel
Robert L. Jones
Minnesota School of Journalism
Peter Macdonald
Harris Group
Kansas
Iown
Ilinois
Colorado
Texas
California
The
Ottawa Heralds
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Asen
Cease Fire Talks In Saudi Arabia Amid Beirut Strife
In Beirut sporadic fighting continues as Syrian and Palestinian forces observe a cease-fire while a Riyadh summit seeks a peace formula for Lebanon s 18 month civil war. Palestinians claim Israeli forces aided Christian militias near Hanine as casualties mount and a broader plan emerges for buffer zones and political reforms. A second item notes China declaring its 19th nuclear test under Hua Kuo feng guidance, attributing success to party decisions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Aley
Damascus
Hanine
Riyadh
Christian Radio
Israel
Leanon
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hafez Assad
Syria
Elias Sarkis
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Khaled
Kuwait
Sheik Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah
Camille Chamoun
Pierre Gemayel
Suleiman Franjieh
Kamal Jumblatt
Arab League
Tokyo
China
Hua Kuo-feng
Hsinhua
Communist Party Central Committee
Hua Kuofeng
Mao Tze-tung
Carter Reins In Campaign Pace For Final Campaign Push
Democratic rival Jimmy Carter vows to avoid gutter tactics as he and Ford near Friday debate and the 10 day sprint to the November 2 election. Ford stays in Washington then travels to Williamsburg for the final nationally televised meeting with Carter, while Carter rests in Plains and campaigns in Tampa Miami Winston-Salem and New York. Minor candidate Eugene McCarthy complains his bid is not getting national media attention.
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Robert H. Cullen
Jimmy Carter
Ford
White House
Plains
Carter
Washington
New York
al Smith
Williamsburg
Grand Rapides
Mich
Columbus
Ohio
Baptist Church
Bob Dole
Amy
Rosalynn
Midwest
Tampa
Fla
Miami
Winston-Salem
N.C
Eugene McCarthy
Carter Edges Ford in National Polls Show Tight Race
National polls show a narrow Carter lead over Ford with margins within error. NBC's poll of 1,600 households finds Carter 42 percent, Ford 40 percent, minor candidates 1 percent, and 7 percent undecided after the October debate.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
NBC News
Time Magazine
Newhouse
Chicago Daily News
Time
District of Columbia
Newhouse-Chicago Daily News
George Gallup Sr
San Francisco
Gallup
CBS News
New York Times
Cbs-Times
South
Midwest
California
McGuire Found Competent for Trial in 1976 Murder
Clarence James McGuire, charged with second degree murder in the 1976 drowning death of JoAnn Stewart, has been ruled competent to stand trial. The 32 year old was ordered June 18 to be committed to Larned State Security Hospital for evaluation, with proceedings suspended until competency was determined. A discovery hearing for McGuire’s defense was set for 10 a.m. November 11.
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Clarence James McGuire
Franklin County Rehabilitation Center
McGuire
Larned State Security Hospital
Robert F. Stadler
Stadler
Floyd H. Coffman
Kansas City
Fourth Judicial District
Coffman
Larned State Hospital
Larned
Harold Matney
Matney
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Plaza
Crown Center
Westport
River Quay
Historical Society
Main
Butler
Bill Howe
Park
North Main
Citions
Bang In
Marais Des Cygnes
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