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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1975
Page
5
At the Pomona Lions Club ham and bean supper in City Park the long line moved slowly but stayed full of guests. The Pomona High School band played as families visited, children enjoyed rides and displays, and despite warm weather the supply of beans, hot dogs, pie and cornbread held.
Palestinian guerrillas took the Egyptian ambassador and two aides hostage in Madrid's Egyptian Embassy threatening to blow it up at midnight unless Egypt withdraws its Sinai negotiating team from Geneva and suspends the disengagement accord with Israel. Buildings were evacuated as explosives were reportedly placed at the entrance. Cairo demanded Yasir Arafat intervene to secure the diplomats release and warned him and the PLO would be held responsible for all consequences.
President Ford refused to lift the suspension on grain sales to the Soviet Union despite personal pleas from American farm leaders. He met for 45 minutes with American Farm Bureau Federation officials including President William Kuhfuss, deputy Allen Lauterback, and their general counsel for a frank discussion. Agriculture Secretary Earl...
The National Weather Service forecast dry air moving into western Kansas today and into the east tonight with decreasing cloud cover. Sunny conditions expected Tuesday and little to no rain from Wednesday through Friday. Highs in the 80s Tuesday dropping to the 70s by Friday. Southerly to variable winds 5 to 15 mph. Separately, reports detail Ford resisting a grain sales suspension without Soviet assurances, plus Eritrean rebels threatening to kill four American prisoners unless arms to Ethiopia stop. The losses involve Kagnew facility crews and other detained Americans.
Washington reports rising Democratic talk of ending oil price controls briefly to pressure conservation, while Ford pushes to end controls to curb consumption. Congress debates a 60 day extension amid fears of higher fuel costs, unemployment, and recession. Senate Republicans oppose a take it or leave it plan and Dingell warns of a possible veto.
Joan Finney, Kansas state treasurer and the state's highest elected woman, spoke with about two dozen local Democrats during a Sunday luncheon. She recounted her 20 plus years in politics, her party switch from Republican to Democrat, and her stance on open voter choice and women's economic equality.
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