Defeat of death penalty bill in Kansas Senate
In Topeka the Kansas Senate rejected a death penalty bill by 22 to 18. Meanwhile in Clay County Missouri 20 year old Jeffrey Paul Sloan was sentenced to death for killing four family members. The piece argues capital punishment cannot be administered non-discriminatorily and notes state divergence on the issue. Kansas decision seen as distancing from vengeance culture.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Clay County
Missouri
Jeffery Paul Sloan
Sloan
Kansas
North Carolina
Sanford
Charles Rose
D-N.c
Senate
Reagan
Byrd
Alan Cranston
California
Sen
Brock Adams
D-Wash
Kennedy
Pricey eco development lure tests central Kansas towns
A central Kansas community seeks a New York plastics firm employing 60, offering $100,000 and tax breaks to attract a $3 to $5 million local spend. The company posted over $20 million in sales last year. Tax relief would run 10 years at $250 per job starting, tapering to $50. Ottawa also eyeing new industry amid stiff competition.
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Kansas
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
My Secret Snake Route Through Burrton Right of Way
A first person reminiscence about Burrton Kansas and a childhood habit. The narrator recalls a Santa Fe right of way near Main Street where many venomous snakes lived and a narrow diagonal path worn by summer foot traffic. Fear of snakes is contrasted with a daredevil shortcut ritual and a lifelong secret kept.
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Burrton
Here
Milburn Stone
Doc Adams
Gunsmoke
Milburn
Santa Fe
Main Street
Reader’s Letter Clarifies ECKAN Board Roles in Housing
In response to Linda Vega, the writer explains ECKAN has no housing board and identifies the Franklin County Community Housing Resource Board CHRB members and duties. CHRB promotes fair housing through conferences materials and workshops and seeks citizens to join, listing past and current board members and CHRB activities in Ottawa.
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Linda Vega
Ottawa Herald
Ms. Vega
Eckan Housing Board
ECKAN
Martha Taylor
Cindy Booth
Joe Wakefield
Franklin County Community Housing Resource Board
CHRB
Nancy Hale
U.S.C
Henry
Roberts Cindy Booth
Consumer
Wayne Baylor
Franklin County Board of Realtors
Dave Watkins
Ottawa
Kristy Cannon
Jerry Harnden
Bert Brewer
Ramsey Printing
Eloise Andrews
Board of Realtors
Pan Andrews
COF
Russell Anderson
Hubbard Lumber
Larry Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Herald
Ottawa Middle School
Chamber
U.S.D
The
Ottawa University
Senate Overrides Reagan Veto On Highway Bill
The Senate voted 67 to 33 to override Reagan's veto, formalizing a Democratic majority. House action followed with a 350 to 73 override, as Wright and Coelho pressured Republicans to back the measure amid battlefield politicking and last minute reconsiderations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Senate
Jim Wright
Texas
Reagan
Wright
House
Ronald Reagan
Tony Coelho
California
Dispatch
Kansas inflation era shapes Docking years and energy squeeze
The piece recalls a 1970s Kansas inflation era under Governor Docking. It notes a tax policy wish list and inflation driven by federal deficits, farm subsidies, and energy costs. It describes surpluses, property tax strains, and the oil spike after 1974, with broad impacts on farmers, industry, and households.
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Soviet Union
America
OPEC
Kansas
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Effective July 1 1986
The Ottawa Herald lists new subscription prices for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier or mail. Local rates: one month 4.00, three months 11.00, six months 21.05, one year 40.00. Franklin County and adjacent counties: one month 4.50, three months 13.00, six months 25.00, one year 48.00. All other areas by mail: one month 5.50, three months 16.00, six months 31.00, one year 60.00. Out-of-state subscribers incur 5.5 percent sales tax.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
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