Ottawa City’s bid for Pomona water rights stalled
City Manager Mills reported a Water Resources Board letter delaying approval of Ottawa’s purchase of 554 acre feet from Pomona Reservoir. The board cited small quantity and yield and urged reserving Pomona storage for nearby areas, suggesting Melvern as an alternative. The one time price is listed at $35,000 with $600 annual maintenance.
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Ottawa City Commission
Pomona
Robert W. Mills
State Water Resources Board
A. C. Kirkwood & Associates
Ottawa
Melvern Reservoir
Mills
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Water Resources Board
Pomona Reservoir
James A. Power Jr
Melvern
Corps of Engineers
Harry Bond
AC. Kirkwood & Associates
Gloom over Lebanese truce and peace plan daunts Beirut
Reports from Beirut indicate divided reaction to a proposed cease fire and peace plan aimed at ending Lebanon's civil war. Palestinian and Syrian leaders joined a Riyadh summit endorsing the plan, while Christian and Muslim factions offered mixed support and pressed for troop withdrawal.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Hafez Assad
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
City Seeks federal grant to trim Ottawa water project cost
Ottawa officials plan to apply for a $300,000 federal grant under the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 to help finance a 12 inch water main from Third Street north on Hickory to Powhattan and cross the Marais des Cygnes River. If approved, total project cost could drop from $4.5 million to about $4.2 million, potentially easing future water rate increases.
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David Olson
Ottawa
Third Street
Hickory
Powhattan
Robert W. Mills
Marais Des Cygnes
Mills
Doug Harris
Congress
Ford
Harris
Kansas
Jobless Headwind Blunts Economy
The Commerce Department reports the nations third quarter GNP grew at 4 percent annual rate, down from 4.5 percent in Q2 and 9.2 percent in Q1, signaling slower growth amid rising unemployment. Inflation eased to 4.4 percent annual rate.
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Washington
Commerce Department
GNP
John W. Kendrick
Commerce
Kendrick
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Robert Ginsburg
Carter Issues
Ginsburg
Department
Public Swine Flu Shots Planned at Franklin County Clinic
The Franklin County Health Department will run a public swine flu vaccination clinic Wednesday at Ransom Memorial Hospital from 1 to 7 p.m. Open to adults 18 and over with no charge. Those allergic to eggs or with fever or cold should not receive the shot. A monovalent vaccine dose supply of 500 has arrived and 200 already went to Ottawa University. a bivalent option for older or chronically ill recipients will be offered, with no vaccination for under 18 yet available.
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Franklin County Health Department
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Arla Lichteig
Health Department
Lickteig
County Health Department
Ottawa University
Messy Weather Deepens Drought Woes in Franklin County
Farmers in Franklin County welcomed a light rain shower that yielded sparse moisture, with Ottawa reporting only .27 inch and most areas under .50 inch. Richmond saw 1.60 inches but deemed it insufficient in a sustained drought, as stock ponds stay dry and wells run low.
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Joan Istas
Franklin County
Ottawa
Richmond
Firms Deny Boycott In Arab Nations Names Released
AP reports United States companies listed as participating in the Arab boycott of Israel deny the charges. Citibank Bank of America McGraw Edison James Beam Kayser Roth White Westinghouse Deere and Co. face declarations of compliance while arguing they remain regular trading partners.
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Washington
Israel
Commerce Department
Ford
America
Citibank of
New York
Bank of America of
San
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