Border fights in South Africa and Rhodesia name clashes
The report details 87 guerrillas killed by South African and Rhodesian forces in border battles near South-West Africa Angola and Rhodesia, with 61 South African and five soldier deaths. Rhodesia reports a cross border clash with Zambia near the Victoria Falls and an exchange of fire with Zambian troops. UN talks in Dar es Salaam and looming Security Council votes on resolutions to sanction South Africa frame the broader context, with opinions from Andrew Young and Zbigniew Brzezinski on sanctions and peaceful settlement.
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Associated Press
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
South-West Africa
Angola
Rhodesia
Zambia
Zambezi River
Victoria Falls
Britain
United Nations
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Lord Carver
Prem Chand
India
Salisbury
United States
Canada
France
West Germany
Andrew Young
ABC
Young
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
CBS
Soviet Union
Cuba
Japanese doctors visit Ottawa farms under LABO program
Three Japanese doctors from Tokyo and Kumamoto visited Ottawa Kansas farms after a Chicago conference, staying with local hosts the Sylvesters and Bromerts. They toured the Sylvester and Ted Nelson farms, focusing on hog operations and both crops and cattle.
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Joan Istas
Andrew Martin
Ottawa University
Chicago
Martin
Kansas
Jack Rice
University
Bob Bozworth
Franklin County
Ottawa
Bozworth
Russell Sylvesters
RFD 3
Labo Exchange
Roland Bromerts
LABO
Rice
Kansas City
Japan
Kazuya Hayasaki
Takashi Honda
Tokyo
Heart Institute of Japan
Nobuaki Lido
Kumamoto
Ten American women named most powerful by Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar selects Barbara Walters Billie Jean King Katharine Graham and eight others as the most powerful women in America. The November issue notes King helped popularize tennis and Graham runs a Fortune 500 business empire. Walters is cited as the first woman to co anchor a prime time network newscast.
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New York
Barbara Walters
Billie Jean King
Katharine Graham
America
Harper's Bazaar Magazine
Uss
Barbara Jordan
D-Texas
Lady Bird Johnson
Washington
Dixy Lee Ray
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
Rosalynn Cater
Charlotte Curtis
New York Times
Mary Wells Lawrence
Wells, Rich, Greene Inc
Sarah Caldwell
Opera Company of
Boston
Ms. King
Graham
Amtrak Cuts Back Service Across Northeast
Amtrak began budget driven cutbacks with four trains canceled this week and more possible on Nov. 6. The busiest Washington to Boston corridor loses about 22 daily trips, including Turboliner runs and the Clamdigger. Officials aim to trim a $50 million annual deficit, saving about $28 million and potentially 1,000 jobs.
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Washington
Amtrak
National Passenger Rail Service
Northeast
Washington-to-Boston
Chicago
Milwaukee
Providence
New Haven
Metroliner
New York
Kansas Demos Eye The Situation
About 300 Kansas Democrats gathered at the 1977 Fall Gala in Wichita to raise funds and discuss how Sen. James Pearson’s retirement might affect the 1978 elections. Governors, congressmen, and state officials weighed potential seat openings and the timing of announcements as Republicans consider Pearson’s seat, a gubernatorial bid, and the Senate race.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
James Pearson
Century II
Robert F. Bennett
Pearson
Larry Winn
Winn
Washington
Senate
Bert Chaney
D-Hutchinson
Bennett
House
John Carlin
Carlin
Smolan
Pye
Dan Glickman
Bill Roy
Topeka
Glickman
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
Congress
Carter
Jumbo Jet Sets Global Record in 54 Hour Marathon Flight
Pan Am Boeing 747 Clipper New Horizons completed a world circumnavigation over the poles in 54 hours 7 minutes 12 seconds to mark the airline 50th anniversary. The flight carried 169 passengers with first class at 3333 and economy at 2222. The route started San Francisco and London via the North Pole to Cape Town and Auckland before returning to California. The aircraft, designed for longer range, has 7 000 mile hops per leg and previously set Tropic of Cancer route records in 1976.
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San Francisco
Pan American World Airways
TWA
London
North Pole
Cape Town
South Africa
South Pole
Auckland
New Zealand
California
Pan Am
Bill Marsh
Karl Macklin
Delray Beach
Fla
Key West
Havana
Cuba
Ottawa Kansas adopts weeds abatement ordinance 1977
Ordinance 2572 prohibits weeds on premises and adjacent right of way, sets 12 inch height as blighting, authorizes city abatement at owner cost, and imposes fines up to 100 dollars. Notice and publication before abatement, penalties for interference, and special assessments are detailed. Effective upon passage and publication October 1977.
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State of
Kansas
Robert W. Player
C.t.a
Mande F. Stephenson
C-T.a
Maude F. Stephenson
Ottawa
City
City of
K.S.A
Orlin W. Smith
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Kansas Demos
Skoog & Latimer
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Walsh
Elec
Emerg
Workman
United Way
Alance
Eeeerrerreres
Sorrec
Viola L. Reusch
Lodge
Ottawa Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Denzel A. Rybolt
Clarence E. Rea
Sec’y
Briscoe’s
Hazel Crumm
Snacial
Fulton Furniture
East 15Th
Albert Bond
Westminster Church
13Th and
Elm Entrance
Williamsburg
College Vicinity
The
Ottawa Herald
West 9Th
Wen
Royal Manor
Hallmark Inn
Princeton Rd
U.S.C
Wellsville
Budge’s
ACE Hardware
S. Main
Montgomery Ward
Ron Brewer
Montgomery Ward, Ltd
Malin
Darey Products Co
Olathe Naval Air Station
Ositions
General Services
J. Li
Dan Arnold
N. King
Akalain
John Fritts
Gags
Waverly Locker
Bennie Stinson
Jack Rutter
Singer
Dundee Fabrics
Richmond
Gammon Piano Service
Wade Mace
North Poplar
Taylor
Ralph Taylor
Cecil Beatty Auction Service
Franklin Co
A.K. Watts and Son
Keith-Alan
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