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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1985
Page
7
At 17 Mike Peterson was a local legend in sports. Now 31, he reflects on humility and defies media odds in a candid, period-voiced feature spanning pages 9 and 12 of the National Missourian.
Hawthorne first graders under Marge Stevens read 221 books in eight weeks and earned a free pizza party after achieving a 100 percent participation standing in the Pizza Hut Book It program. Each student logged four books per eight week period, Stevens doubled to eight, and parents signed verification forms.
The Kansas Senate narrowly approved a constitutional amendment to let voters in 1986 decide if the state should establish a state owned lottery. Supporters cite about 70 million dollars yearly revenue. opponents warn it harms the poor and amounts to gambling. The measure now goes to the House amid questions on revenue distribution and final feasibility. County forecast: partly cloudy with 30 percent rain chance, highs mid to upper 60s. clearer tonight. sunny Sunday with highs in the low 70s.
In Topeka the Kansas Senate approved a bill by a single vote to reduce business inventory taxes, moving exemption from 40 to 60 percent. The measure, 22-13, faces House passage amid claims it shifts burden to homeowners and farmers. It targets merchants with low inventories and high overheads.
Both chambers approved a bill to cap punitive damages at 3 million dollars in medical malpractice suits and let juries deduct other compensation received by victims. The measure, supported by physicians and opposed by lawyers, heads to Gov. John Carlin after a House Senate negotiating panel reached an agreement.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone called the decision to raise auto exports to the United States an error in judgment. He said the move was made in sincerity and pledged to fight bureaucracy to widen foreign access, amid a $36.8 billion 1984 U.S. trade surplus and looming congressional pressure for tariffs.
An explosion at El Descanso barbecue restaurant, nine miles from Madrid near Torrejon de Ardoz USAF base, killed at least 15 and wounded 71. Police suspect a bomb as nine miles northeast of Madrid. Ten Americans from the base went to a hospital with minor injuries while others were treated in Madrid.
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