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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1980
Page
9
Page 3 reports on new bidding practices for wheat markets that officials say will benefit farmers. Details outline how bidding changes could affect prices, supply, and farmer incomes in the coming season.
Relief may come as warmer weather and sun return to northwestern Kansas where 10 foot drifts trap the Gattshall family 15 miles from Goodland. National Guard helicopters aid stranded ranchers while cattlemen fear losses of newborn calves. Tehran hostage talks widen as Easter services may proceed for captives.
Wholesale prices rose 1.4 percent in March at an 18.2 percent annual rate, with unemployment edging to 6.2 percent. Food and energy led gains, energy costs soaring near 110 percent annually. excluding food and energy, finished goods rose 0.5 percent. Gasoline up 8.5 percent. eggs pork and vegetables up. jewelry prices fell 11 percent after a sharp rise earlier. Janet Norwood of the Labor Department noted some inflation signs improving.
Ottawa's postmaster since 1972, J. Gardner, will retire April 18 after 32 years of service. Hired as a substitute in 1947, he rose to superintendent of the mails in 1966 and postmaster in 1972, overseeing 25 employees and about 5,000 daily deliveries.
Governor John Carlin says he remains hopeful that the current session will approve highway funding measures, amendments on internal improvements and property classification, and a school finance plan. He cautions these proposals face final-day hurdles and signals he may block a compromise highway package if diesel tax increases exceed gasoline tax differentials without thorough study. He is close to agreement on a property tax classification amendment and accepts a 50 percent matching funds approach for internal improvements, while opposing a Senate-only pass-through of federal funds.
Ominous harmonic tremors rocked Mount St Helens as Gov Dixy Lee Ray declared a state of emergency to keep roads clear for a possible magmatic eruption. Scientists say magma movement is evident and evacuation steps already underway near the volcano in southwest Washington.
A new daily comic featuring career bureaucrat Fenton Goosemeyer begins Monday in the Herald. The first strip shows Goosemeyer mugged in broad daylight outside the Capitol as Parker and Wilder, creators of Wizard of Id, introduce the character to readers.
George Pyle reports Ottawa hosts a foster parent recruitment meeting at the SRS office to recruit volunteers for emergency care in Franklin, Miami, Linn, Anderson, Coffey, and Osage counties. Officials stress licensing, safety checks, and support while noting emergency stays range from one to 30 days and longer-term placements exist.
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