Brief notices from Ottawa area events and obits
Dr and Mrs Roy Browning attend the 50th annual Kansas State Historical Society meeting in Topeka with 40 years of membership noted. Dendy Dinnerware sale at Irwin's offers 15 to 25 percent off through Oct 23. Airman First Class Thomas D Walter, son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Walter of Wellsville, serves as a munitions specialist in Vietnam. Pomona to drain all fire hydrants on Oct 20. Friends of Larry J McGlinchy report his death at 71. Requiem Mass in Kansas City, Kan. Former Ottawan Larry McGlinchy ran car and tractor dealerships and farmed near Williamsburg. Snow tire sale at Ottawa Tire & Supply Co. Sailor Boy Tags sale by Navy Mothers and Boy Scouts on Saturday to aid veterans and active service members. James Berg Band playing at Naomi's Club on Wednesday 10 to 2. Retired Teachers Association meets Friday at Elliott Hall First Baptist Church. Mrs Maye Hynes of Waverly hospitalized in Kansas City. Bernard Sims of Richmond learns his mother Mrs C B Sims died in Orange, Calif. services scheduled in Riverside, Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry J. McGlinchy
Ottawa
Olathe Community Hospital
Queen of the Holy Rosary
Kansas City
Kan
McGlinchy
Garnett
Williamsburg
Bad circuit breakers blamed for Sunflower plant blast
DESOTO Kan AP faulty circuit breakers apparently caused an explosion that destroyed a 500000 dollar electrical switching station at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in western Johnson County. Erwin A Schmidt area engineer said installation was completed last May by A G Proctor Construction Co under an 800000 dollar federal contract. Col Louis A Mallin commander said the equipment was part of a 12 year modernization program at the rocket fuel plant slated for deactivation in January. Schmidt said the blast melted a wall and cut off power. emergency generators are providing minimal power until normal capacity returns, probably by Thursday. Investigation into the cause continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desoto
Kan
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Johnson County
Erwin A. Schmidt
A.G. Proctor Construction Co
Aurora
Colo
Louis A. Mallin
Schmidt
Satellite network logs 10 million calls in 1970
In 1970 the satellite network carried about ten million trans oceanic telephone calls. The figure reflects growing use of space-based relays for international communications and marks a milestone in global telephony.
Nixon seeks national health insurance plan in hearings
President Nixon's administration urges Congress to pass a government aided private health insurance system aiming for enactment by next year. The plan requires private employers to offer basic coverage with federal standards and partial premium support for the poor, while opposing rival tax funded or credit based proposals. Chairman Mills notes public frustration with complex health care options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Elliot L. Richardson
House
Ways and Means
Richardson
American Medical Association
Health Insurance Association of America
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
Multiple Patient Admissions and Traffic Citations in Local Ledger
Hospital notes show admissions for Audrey Bayless and others from Pomona and Lyndon, with discharges by W E Scott and Gabriel Morelet. Emergency cases include Christie Atchison and Scott Bird. Citations list numerous speeding offenses, stop-sign violations, and unsafe vehicles with fines, plus a bridge winners recap and Kansas City livestock market figures.
Two China Compromise Before the United Nations
United Nations debate on a two China solution as Ambassador Baroody proposes seating the Communists for mainland China and Nationalists for Taiwan to avoid expulsion. He filed amendments to Albanian and US resolutions, urging a fair self determination based settlement amid 1971 China debate with U.S. support for a two Chinas approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
China
Taiwan
United Nations
Jamil M. Baroody
Saudi Arabia
General Assembly
Baroody
U.S
Assembly
Security Council
United States
OU Senior Earns Honors In Summer Lab Program
Ottawa University chemistry senior Dennis Brinkman earned commendation in the 1971 Summer Student Training Program at Argonne National Laboratory. Dr. Tom Lewis noted Brinkman’s water pollution work and lab technique background. He analyzed Lake Michigan waters using chemical separation and computer analysis to trace element distribution along the shoreline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Brinkman
Ottawa University
Argonne National Laboratory
Tom Lewis
Brinkman
Lake Michigan
USDA Yields to Lunch Pressure in Reinstating Program
Washington AP reports the House voted 354 to 0 to reinstate a more liberal school lunch program. The USDA, under pressure from Congress and the White House, canceled belt-tightening, restoring 46 cents per lunch while allowing states to set eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Agriculture Department
USDA
Senate
Department
Congress
White House
Large auction sale listing office equipment and more in Kansas
A massive sale in Williamsburg Kansas lists offices gear including desks, machines, file cabinets, and two printers. restaurant equipment such as a popcorn machine and milk fridge. furniture like a wood dinette set and stereo. aircraft accessories and shop items. plus AKC registered dogs. The note urges early viewing, cash terms, and states sellers are not responsible for accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Elec
A.K.C
Quil Kennels
Williamsburg
Kansas
Beryl Hobbs
Donna Watts
Cliff Hobbs
A. K. Watts
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Roy Browning Sr
S. Sycamore
The
Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka
Browning
DENDY
Irwin’s
Thomas D. Walter
Robert E. Walter
Wellsville
Phan Rang AB
Vietnam
Walter
Pacific Air Force
Pomona
Ottawa Tire & Supply Co
Navy
James Berg
Naomi
Adv
Ottawa Area
Elliott Hall
First Baptist Church
Maye Hynes
Waverly
Baptist Memoria Hospital
Bernard Sims
Richmond
C. B. Sims
Orange
Calif
Riverside
Hanes Zu
Diane Lickteig
Donald Lickteig
Newman Club
Pittsburg State
Central Heights High School
Miss Lickteig
Eiselein
Johnson Paul Eiselein
Lamb-Roberts
James W. McCrossen
Highland Cemetery
Cone Kansas State Bank
U.S. Treasury
Robert W. Player
Ed Hosier
F. H. Parks
Glen A. Hayward
R. S. Hil
F. R. Bennett
State of
Aur Swort
Robert F. Miller
Notary Public
the Daily Report
Audrey Bayless
Andrew Smith
Robert McAuley
Carl Rossman
E. C. Snyder
Lyndon
James Hull
Princeton
Jennifer Braker
Tola
Susan Lilly
Melvern
Kevin Lucy
Haigh Meadows
Raymond Adcock
Frank Parks
Hickory
Nellie Logan
Chester Fredricks
Ottawa Rfc
Elford Hunter
N. Oak
Alfred Stevenson Pomona
Elva Toumberlin
W. E. Scott
RFD
Gabriel Morelet
Pleasanton
Moses Payne
Christie Atchison
Main
Scott Bird
David R. Ashby
Riley
Wilbur B. Foulks
Mulberry
Calvin M. Subera
Caldwell
Donald L. Hillebrant
Jola
Danny R. Brecheisen
Homer L. Smith
S. Elm
Eleanor F. Cole
S. Mulberry
M.p.y
Paul A. Tuley
Lawrence
M.p.h
Ada F. Bullert
Minneapolis
Minn
William D. Russell
Ottawa Rfd
P.h
James E. Rhodes
Thomas J. Sweeney
Overland Prk
Homer R. Martin
Independence
Walter L. Bell
Charles J. Page
John F. Shay
Danny R. Folks
Jimmy B. Holt
Elks Club
L. R. McClay
Robert Miller
E. E. Hazlett
Lyle Hanes
Gene Bush
Dave Mudrick
Steve Lott
KC Markets
Damron
North Main
Towner
Jim Baker
Gambles
Baker
Junction City
Alice
Everest
Jennings
Raby’s Ambulance Service, Inc
Ccccsccese
Lodge
Union
E.S
Marie Enyart
W.M. Ann Jensen
Sec’y
Ottawa Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Howard L. Smith
W.M
Clarence E. Rea
Nelson Lanadie
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Golliers
Melvin Booth
N. R. Fleming
Davis Paint Store
Beautician
Gladys Anderson
Didde Office Supply
K. C
Bargain Room
Montgomery Ward
J. H. Lofton
N. Mulberry St
East 15Th Street
South Cedar
N. Sycamore
Pacific High School
D.R.S
Miami
Fla
Universal Heavy Construction Schools
U.H.C.S
East
Gregory Blvd
Missouri
Quenemo
South
Ottawa Herald
General Services
Wade Mace
Lee Carter
Ewing
K. Ww. Sleichter
D. Ford
Pickering Plane Service
Turing
J. W. Taylor
Taylor
Lane
Jerry Mooney
Lloyd McClure
Bennie Stinson
Leonard Hoopes
Poplar
Kansasland Packing
East Dundee
Franklin County Sales Company
Printy and Son
Ben Printy
Cap
Myers Bros
Centropolis
John ‘J
Schwalm
Baldwin City
Jack Nilson
Persiona
Kansas Waverly Sale
Osage City
Watts
Wilson
Jaycees
Memorial Auditorium
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