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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1994
Page
8
The Koch Crime Commission urged a multimillion dollar upgrade to Kansas criminal history tracking to speed law enforcement. It calls for direct access for police and prosecutors, and up to 1200 computer terminals across agencies.
Topeka voters will decide in November whether to pay for desegregation. The school board voted to place a ballot question on the November 8 election asking approval for a not to exceed figure of 15 to 19 million dollars. A court ordered desegregation plan calls for two new magnet schools and a third traditional school to replace seven of eight elementary schools slated to close in fall 1996.
The 1995 budgets show property taxes rising while the mill rate falls. City commissioners raised taxes by about $100,000, aided by higher property valuations that allowed a tax increase with a lower mill levy. Franklin County followed a similar pattern, with taxes up around $300,000. County Appraiser Steve Brown had no involvement in the change.
Republicans press Clinton and Democrats to accept a 3.5 billion cut in the 33 billion anti crime bill as price for votes. Rep Michael Castle of Delaware led a letter with about 20 GOP members urging reduced price tag plus tougher sexual offender provisions. Democratic leaders and White House talked but offered no agreement though in the ballpark.
Congressman Dan Glickman introduces a bill to create the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County Kansas by allowing the National Park Service to acquire 186 acres of the Z-Bar Ranch. The site would preserve prairie ecosystems and ranching heritage including a 19th century house barn and school.
Republican Leader Bob Dole called for a multi week pause on health care reform, saying the Mitchell bill is too complex and details are emerging too late for broad agreement. He dismissed the mainstream coalition as inadequate and urged public discussion after Labor Day. He also urged policy shifts if Cuban refugees are treated like Haitian evacuees, including calling Castro to step down.
The Clinton administration announced a new policy detaining Cuban refugees at sea and processing them at Guantanamo Bay in southeast Cuba. More than 350 refugees were sent to a Miami area detention center, with additional ships deployed to intercept makeshift Cuban crossings.
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