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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1985
Page
7
Inside highlights Michelle Murphy and the OHS girls show strength after a strong Saturday effort. The note hints at a persistent track strength returning this spring, signaling key performances to watch.
Easter Sunday celebrations unfold coast to coast with Fifth Avenue parades in New York, egg hunts at Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta, and cherry blossom events in Washington. Tens of thousands attend services from Hollywood to Mount Rushmore, while Philadelphia sees looting amid Easter crowds. President Reagan and Nancy rest in California as people remark on festive outfits and unique hats in New York.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announced a moratorium on deploying intermediate range missiles in Europe and urged a U.S. pause and space defense research. He said a summit with President Reagan could occur, while White House spokesman Speakes said U.S. missiles would continue as planned.
Rev. Jesse Jackson urged unity between rural white farmers and urban black consumers to curb farm foreclosures and push for policy changes. He spoke at Kansas City International Airport and planned to address a Clinton County farm rally.
Franklin County Commission completed a canvass of last Tuesday’s local and area elections. A clerical error left 25 write-in votes for Anna Doles overlooked, giving her one more vote than Dorothy Stevenson and shifting the fifth council seat. Other totals remained unchanged.
Kansas utility regulators say the Wolf Creek nuclear project should have been halted in 1981 and that imprudent management led to about 55 percent cost overruns. The Kansas Corporation Commission staff recommends trimming rate increases to $508.5 million, with KG&E and KCPL facing reduced investments and potential savings of over a billion dollars over 30 years. The report precedes hearings in May as the plant nears operation.
In Topeka the Kansas House delayed a vote on overriding Gov. John Carlin’s veto of a bill to introduce lethal injection for certain murders. The veto marks his fourth on capital punishment in seven terms, with the Senate having approved the bill earlier. If overridden, death could be imposed for premeditated murder or killings during kidnapping or rape aided by aggravating factors.
The National Weather Service station at Ottawa Water Plant logged a Friday low of 38 and high of 59, Saturday 34/55, Sunday 36/55 with 0.03 inches of rain and a trace at 7 am. Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight with lows in the low to mid 30s, and a mostly cloudy, milder Tuesday near 60.
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