Proposed Dog Ordinance Heard At Ottawa Hearing
A public hearing on a year round dog control ordinance drew about 130 residents with proponents and opponents offering views. Mayor Fred Zook announced the city would study suggestions before the Ottawa City Commission decides whether to pass the measure, amend it, or reject it.
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Jewel Scott
Fred Zook
Ottawa City Commission
Unruh
Edward Burrichter
S. Elm
Sr Staley
E. 7Th
Staley
Jess McCloud
McCloud
Bob Roehl
N. Maple
Ruth Bobbish
Roehl
Zook
John L. Richeson
Bobbish
Richeson
Latimer
Animal Control Officer
Humane Society
Ottawa Main street resurfacing expected to start Oct 1
The Ottawa Main street resurfacing is planned to begin about October 1 with patching and base rebuilding first. Reno Construction Co. bids $85,450.12 and $35,000 state funding will cover part of the costs. City will issue $50,000 no-fund warrants and plans include weekday patching and limited parking during work.
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Ottawa
Robert W. Mills
Reno Construction Co
Mills
Kansas
Reno
Kissinger Wins Senate Committee Nod for Secretary Post
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Henry Kissinger’s nomination to be secretary of state by a 16 to 1 vote. McGovern opposed as symbolic protest against the Vietnam war. Kissinger would retain his national security adviser post. Full Senate action could come within the week. The panel released a Case-Sparkman report on NSA wiretaps, noting the FBI summary aided trust between State and the executive branch.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
Nixon
William P. Rogers
George
McGovern
D.D
Kissinger
Mer
Harvard
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
John
Sparkman
D-Ala
FBI
Attorney General
Department of State
Executive Branch
Congress
George McGovern
D-M.d
Bangladesh
Docking Expands Reward Fund for Triple Murder Case
Gov. Robert Docking announced a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrests or convictions in a triple murder case near here. The offer followed a separate $1,000 reward in Douglas County for the deaths of Gary O. Longfellow, Hazel Avery, and Steven Avery. The Averys and Longfellow were found dead March 29 in Mrs. Avery's car, with death estimated March 27 or 28.
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Robert Docking
Here
Douglas County
Gary O. Longfellow
Hazel Avery
Lawrence
Avery
Steven
Iola
Averys
Longfellow
Ottawa City Commission Agenda For September Meeting
The Ottawa city commission will meet Wednesday at 5 p.m. to vote on a no-fund warrant issuance of 50000 authorized by the Kansas State Board of Tax Appeals. It will consider rezoning 12 lots at Seventh and Main from multi family to retail commercial, hold a public hearing on Grant Street and Sycamore street paving special assessments, receive a zoning petition for 23rd and Princeton, and issue proclamations for Constitution Week September 17 and Project Concern Walk for Mankind Day October 7 sponsored by the Ottawa Jaycees.
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Ottawa City Commission
Kansas State Board of Tax Appeals
Seventh and Main
Grant Street
Hickory
Oak
Sycamore
Wilson
Grant
R.O. Granger
23Rd
Princeton
Project Concern
Walk For Mankind
Ottawa Jaycees
New Faces At OU At Ottawa University introduce Wesner and Morgan
David Wesner and Veronica Morgan join Ottawa University as new instructors in philosophy and social work respectively. Wesner comes from Rutgers as an anthropology fellow and holds a PhD from Leeds, aiming to pursue research in sociology philosophy and psychiatry. Morgan studied at Mount St. Scholastica and St Louis University, shifting from welfare work in Kansas City to teach and develop field study opportunities in Ottawa. Both note a congenial campus, engaged students, and plans to expand community programs and in‑house training.
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Wesner
Rutgers University
New Jersey
The
Institute of Mental Health Sciences
Leeds University
Yorkshire
England
Veronica Morgan
Ottawa University
Mount St. Scholastica
Atchison
Kansas City
Jackson County
Veronica
St. Louis University
Graduate School of Social Service
Ottawa
Area Law Enforcement Part I Town Marshals A Breed Alone
This first of a five part series on law enforcement in area small towns surveys city marshals in Rantoul Williamsburg Richmond and Wellsville. It notes four unsolved murders from 1973 and contrasts small town policing with city forces, detailing marshal duties risks and reliance on public help amid limited resources.
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Rantoul
Williamsburg
Richmond
Wellsville
Joanistas
Hazel Avery
Steven
Gary C. Longfellow
Franklin County
Ottawa
Wilma Willoughby
Homewood
Lane
Elmer McCurdy
Willoughby
Wellesville
Pomona
Eugene Flaherty
Princeton
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Don Jones
S. Poplar
Jones
Garfield
Eugene Field
Allen Unruh
Otawa University
Walter Pankratz
University
Pankratz
R. Michael Latimer
Francis Wilson
Brookside Lane
Main Street
Fifth
State Board of Tax Appeals
Board of Tax Appeals
Wed
Crites TV Appliances
Adv
David Wesner
Lynnette
Buttons
Elsie Beckwith
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