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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1987
Page
6
105-year-old Mildred Holt of Ellsworth Kansas told Johnny Carson she was too mean to die and stood her ground on air. The feisty guest recalled historical moments from 1914 and defended Kansas pride while criticizing PTL leader Jim Bakker.
Faye Cain of Great Bend Kansas won a Colorado Lottery grand prize worth 5.4 million dollars. Her husband said they bought five tickets to Colorado and 10 on the way home from a truck stop on Interstate 70 in Limon. The Cains will receive 20 annual checks and plan a larger home to accommodate their four teens.
Douglas J. Anstaett a Kansas native with editing posts in Missouri Nebraska and South Dakota has been chosen editor and publisher of The Newton Kansan succeeding the late Robert J. Anderson. The 36 year old will begin in Newton following an announcement by Kenneth C. Bronson of Stauffer Communications Inc. Anstaett grew up in Lyndon is a Kansas State University graduate and has worked at the Nevada Daily Mail Grand Island Daily Independent and Brookings Daily Register before joining Stauffer.
A local organization named Citizens Supporting Farmers registers to funnel aid to Franklin and Anderson County farmers who lost crops in last week's windstorm. Eight agricultural leaders set an application process, plan grain and hay donations, and coordinate with co ops, banks, and extension offices for fall and spring needs. Applications due September 30.
Charles Eugene Tevis, 33, formerly of Ottawa, was nabbed at a Scranton residence as the fourth person charged in the July 25 stabbing death of Jari Wills at The Saddleback Lounge. Franklin and Osage County officials coordinated the arrest, with Tevis jailed in Osage County and bond set at 100000 dollars. A preliminary hearing for Tevis and three co defendants is scheduled Sept 1 in Franklin County District Court.
Carol Feuerborn and Marlis Hull of Richmond pressed Franklin County Attorney Wendell Barker about why no charges have been filed against driver Edward W. Lewis in the December 14 three car crash on US 59 that killed Joseph A. Feuerborn and David W. Hull. Witnesses and patrol reports cited alcohol and crossing the center line. The prosecutor said charges would come within weeks after investigations.
Harris News Service reports concerns that Gov. Hayden's highway plan would raise gasoline taxes to 60 cents by 2014, with 11 and 13 cent base fuel taxes increased by nickel steps to fund $1.7 billion in new roads. Transportation Secretary Horace Edwards warns inflation could spike costs widely, though Hayden favors limited annual increases and indexing.
The Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee in Topeka backed a $1.18 billion new highway program over nine years with a total $1.66 billion price tag. It favors enhanced two lane routes in southeast and southwest Kansas, and would raise the state sales tax by 0.5 percent. Gov. Mike Hayden and Transportation Secretary Horace Edwards praised the plan but noted reservations, calling it generally better than the House version. Chairman Sen. Bill Morris broke a 5 5 tie to push the proposal forward.
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