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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1978

Page

7

Ottawa Pastor to Present Unique UPS Offering

Ottawa church news notes a local pastor will present a unique UPS offering on Page 3, while Page 4 reports that the Royals have reached a notable threshold.

Ottawa

Force Vote on Seventh Street hit Nov ballot

Franklin County Clerk certified petitions Friday forcing Ottawa to place a question on Seventh Street improvements on the November 7 ballot. City clerk Pete Smith noted 339 signatures were certified after county clerks verified 230 needed equals 10 percent of voters. the city commission plans a decision at the October 4 meeting.

Franklin County Ottawa Seventh Street Pete Smith Laura Sutton Smith

Tough Insurance Law Sees More Kansans Lose Licenses

Topeka, Kan AP A stricter state liability insurance rule leads to many suspensions and revoked license tags. By Aug 31, more than 2,000 licenses suspended and about 20,000 tag registrations revoked since a 1977 amendment requiring continuous coverage. Projections show hundreds of revocations in Sedgwick Wyandotte Johnson and Shawnee counties. County forecast calls for sunny weather Wednesday with clear tonight and mild temperatures.

Topeka Kan Motor Vehicles Division Sedgwick Wyandotte County Johnson County Shawnee County

LD Group Learns Realities From ESU Expert

Emporia State University special education professor Paul McNab led about 45 parents teachers and students through exercises to simulate learning disabilities. He demonstrated two motor responses and letter rearrangements to show the effort and frustration faced by LD students, and discussed identification ages screening programs and parental strategies for memory and over learning.

Jay Bemis Emporia State University Paul McNab McNab Association For Children With Learning Disabilities Kansas State Department of Education

Gromyko Collapses at UN Speech and Returns

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko fainted during a United Nations General Assembly address. After medical aid and a 55 minute delay he resumed reading his 16 page speech at the podium with Assembly President Indalecio and UN officials nearby assisting him.

United Nations Andrei A. Gromyko U.N. General Assembly Gromyko Assembly Indalecio Colombia U.N William B. Buffum New York

San Diego Air Disaster Leaves Over 150 Dead

Investigators probe why a Boeing 727 and a Cessna collided in clear skies near Lindbergh Airport killing at least 150 people. Ground losses and looting pit emergency crews against a grim scene in North Park as officials seek causes and consider collision avoidance systems.

San Diego U.S Pacific Southwest Airlines North Park Lindbergh Airport Dan Hall John O’donnell Air Line Pilots Association FAA ALPA W.T. Bradbury Warren Chambers San Diego County Coroner's Office Thomas Bonica St. Augustine High School

Kansas Trains Grind To A Halt In Dispute

A sympathy strike by the railway clerks union spreads across Kansas halting grain shipments to major Kansas City elevators and jeopardizing auto production. Pickets appear in rail yards statewide while Toledo area lines, and Santa Fe, Burlington and Kansas City Southern routes see halted shipments. Car plants in Fairfax and Leeds operate just hour by hour as GM warns disruption could curb 1979 model output.

Kansas City Kan Kansas Norfolk and Western Railway St. Louis Santa Fe Burlington Kansas City Southern Gulf Ports Calvin French General Motors Jim Hughes Santa Fe Railway Topeka Katy Railroad Parsons Gulf of Mexico

Consumer Prices Show Acceleration Amid Rising Costs

Washington AP reports a 0.6 percent rise in consumer prices in August driven by housing and medical costs, larger than July's 0.5 percent but below the yearlong 0.8 percent pace. Wages lagged with a 0.6 percent drop in purchasing power while pay rose 0.2 percent and the average work week shortened. If sustained, the 0.6 percent monthly gain implies a 7.2 percent yearly inflation. Carter advisers foresee about 8 percent inflation for the year 1977.

Washington Labor Department Carter

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