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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1978
Page
5
Royals game notes tease Herzog's mounting frustration as the team underperforms. A separate item hints at a standout moment where a player delivers a surprising golf-related moment, underscoring the breadth of sports coverage.
The Supreme Court declined to review Patricia Hearst's 1976 San Francisco bank robbery conviction. Justice Brennan alone would have limited the review to jailhouse recordings. Hearst could face prison if Orrick orders enforcement. reconsideration requests likely.
AP reports Agriculture Department experts foresee a gradual shift to metric units in farming, with hectares and kilograms replacing acres and bushels. The 1975 law enables a voluntary conversion, but no firm deadline exists. The USDA already uses metric data in reports and exports, and a Third Century issue provides conversion tables and guidance.
The KAL Boeing 707 shot down by a Soviet MiG denied warning from the interceptor, with two passengers dead and 10 wounded. The plane carried 95 survivors and 13 crew. most passengers were Japanese or Korean as it headed to Seoul. In Tokyo, bereaved mother Ritsuko Sugano voiced anguish over her son’s death.
Sunflower Plaza at Seventh and Poplar welcomed its first residents this afternoon as 13 people were scheduled to move in. Tony Cantonese of Investment Resources noted ongoing cleaning and staged move ins to avoid crowding while some units remained vacant.
Former Rep Richard T Hanna of California received a six month to 30 month federal prison term after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government in the Korean influence buying scandal. He apologized in court and served in Congress from 1963 to 1974. A separate Rome message claimed the Red Brigades demanded 13 jailed terrorists’ release for kidnapped ex-Premier Aldo Moro, with threats to execute the Christian Democratic Party leader if unmet.
Gov. Robert F. Bennett urged a three day windup session focused on fiscal responsibility. He warned of a potential $88 million deficit end FY 1979 and $70 million end FY 1980, urging a $100 million minimum balance and spending priorities. Proposals include tax relief for older residents, farm machinery tax relief, competency based education, and stricter nursing home penalties.
The Kansas Senate advanced a sunset bill that would force three dozen state agencies to prove their existence over six years or face abolition. The measure, returning to Topeka after House action, eyed final Senate approval later in the day and would then go back to the House. The bill initially excluded SRS but a 17-16 Senate vote reinstated Social and Rehabilitation Services, requiring its justification by July 1, 1983, or elimination, amid GOP objections over cost. SRS runs welfare programs and state hospital oversight.
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