Electronic Accu Tab boosts OJHS lunch tally system
Ottawa Junior High principal Dean Rouse champions an Accu-Tab device from Ed Scott of Emporia and Superior School Supplies of Parsons to count school meal tickets. The $500 unit reads coded ticket stripes, tabs them, and stores totals in eight categories for daily review with occasional replacement promised.
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Dean Rouse
Ottawa Junior High
Emporia
Ed Scott
Superior School Supplies
Parsons
Royse
USC
Marvin P. Forker
Subsidized Ambulance Service Quits At Midnight
Raby's Ambulance Service ends after notifying Franklin County Commission on July 19 that the county subsidy is inadequate. The service will terminate August 31 after months of subsidy controversy, with about 1500 dollars monthly subsidy cited as unsustainable. Damron Ambulance Service had begun earlier in the year amid the dispute. No subsidy is now being paid.
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Raby
James Raby
Franklin County Commission
Damron
Employment Gains Boost U.S. Jobs to 83.5 Million
The Labor Department reports a substantial rise in employment to 83.5 million, with the unemployment rate edging up to 5.6 percent. Actual employment rose by 61,000, while average wages for rank‑and‑file workers climbed to $3.64 an hour, $137.23 per week, amid a complex seasonally adjusted picture.
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Washington
Labor Department Today
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Busy Weekend Ahead for Ottawa Police and Sheriff
Labor Day weekend brings Lake Garnett Grand Prix races to Ottawa and a surge of visitors. Police Chief C C Johnson says officers will remain on routine duty with off duty personnel available if needed. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and Kansas Highway Patrol maintain regular patrols with added standby staffing and highway-specific troopers.
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Ottawa Police Department
C. C. Johnson
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
KHP
Saigon Sapper Attacks Mark Day Before National Holiday
Communist forces stepped up incidents along Highway 1 from Da Nang to Qui Nhon hitting Tam Quan and An Nhon. In a major clash 24 rangers died and 21 were wounded with 34 enemy killed. Separate strikes near Da Nang and Que Son Valley damaged district HQs and a bridge. Selective Service announced draftees through 95, about 15 900 called in last quarter.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Saigon Command
da Nang
Qui Nhon
An Nhon
Sai
Tam Quan
Washington
Selective Service
Que Son
Black Square
Airport Controversies Put City Commission In Session
City airport wrangles involve operator Bob Doson and pilot L E Wightman with easement access, plus parachutists alleged to damage local farmers’ crops. City Manager Mills reports commissioners seek study of airport contracts and review of governance between Public Works Director Bob Moore and Mills, with a decision after the Sept 6 meeting.
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Bob Doson
L. E. Wightman
Robert Mills
Mills
Dodson and Wightman
Public Works
Bob Moore
Ottawa Postmaster Appointed
Ed Gardner of 1134 College has been named Postmaster for the Ottawa U.S. Postal Service. He has served since 1948 as a substitute clerk, became a full-time clerk, and in 1966 was promoted to supervisor of mail. He was acting postmaster after Ernest Watkins retired July 1, with the Kansas City District manager Ted Bland making the appointment public.
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Ed Gardner
College
Ottawa
U.S. Postal Service
Gardner
Ernest Watkins
Kansas City
Ted Bland
Borzov wins Olympic 100 meters with 10.14 seconds
Russia's Valery Borzov claimed gold in the Olympic 100 meter dash in 10.14 seconds, ending American dominance. Robert Taylor of Houston finished second in 10.24 and Lennox Miller of Jamaica was third in 10.33.
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Munich
Russia
Valery Borzov
America
Robert Taylor
Houston
Lennox Miller
Jamaica
Labor Day Closings Across Ottawa District
Many Ottawa businesses will close on Monday for Labor Day. The Post Office will be closed with no city or rural delivery. The Franklin County Courthouse and Ottawa sanitary landfill will shut as students begin the new school term.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Lake Region RC&D Approves Priority Areas in Meeting
About 60 people gathered at the high school to assess Lake Region RC&D district problems and resources. Committees from Franklin County set top priorities including pasture improvement flood control water conservation and rural fire protection while plans for a coordinating office and project manager move forward.
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Joan Istas Melvern
Lake Region
Rc&d
Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Franklin County
George Teagarden
Teagarden
Linn
Andy Duffle
Joe Alexander
Ben Sleichter
Vic Warren
Leslie Hunter
Bill Bronson
Duke Cheney
Bruce Fleming
Dennis Woolman
Dillard Huffaker
Flint Hills
Johnson County
Jack Hall
Lake Region Rc&d
Fischer Wins World Chess Title In Resignation Victory
Bobby Fischer won the world chess championship in Reykjavik when Boris Spassky telephoned his resignation during the 21st game. Fischer, 29, from Brooklyn, claimed 12.5 points to Spassky's 8.5 with seven wins and 11 draws. Spassky, 35, earned about $100,000 as runner up after the match capped at 24 games.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Russia
Max Euwe
International Chess Federation
Spassky
Lothar Schmid
Fischer
Brooklyn
Tigran Petrosian
Schmid
Euwe
Frank Skoff
U.S. Chess Federation
New York
James D. Slater
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Stan DeFries
Floyd Coffman
Jim Allen
Forrest Bond
Art Rossman
George Marstall
Wayne Walter
Loyd Robbins Jr
Bill Bennett
Gene Domnanish
Don Hay
Joyce Wasmund
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Jean Barnette
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Bill Ransom
Pat Vining
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King of Chess
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