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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1981
Page
3
Washington AP reports leaders of the women's movement weigh post deadline actions as ERA ratification seems unlikely by June 30, while last-ditch funding and six states still hope for three more approvals.
Kansas AG Robert Stephan meets Sen Jan Meyers Overland Park to discuss Meyers as his possible lieutenant governor running mate for a 1982 bid. Stephan notes Meyers would add experience, while remaining differences on death penalty and severance tax.
Aerospace workers rolled the space shuttle Columbia from the Vehicle Assembly Building toward the launch pad for an October mission. The craft began its crawl at 4 45 a.m. EDT, 15 minutes ahead of schedule, to become America’s first to attempt a second manned spaceflight.
In Washington liberals mobilize fundraising to oppose Reagan budget cuts and Republican policies. Seven new liberal action groups form or expand, aided by aides of lawmakers, using direct mail to solicit funds. Americans for Democratic Action reports 2,000 new members and a 10 percent rise in contributions as groups push tougher lines on abortion and voting rights.
New York AP reporting a College Board survey shows a record 13 percent jump in private four year college costs to 6885 and 14 percent rise to 3873 at public four year schools. Tuition room board books and supplies and transportation all up as inflation and loan cuts press families. Bennington College Vermont cited as the nation s most expensive with 12030 in fees.
The District Court of Franklin County Kansas receives petitions for divorce for Judy Ann Seller and for Letters of Administration in the Frances Leola Renner estate. Creditors are asked to file claims within six months. Also notices for Ottawa Lodge No. 18 A F & A M include a funeral service for Olin W Waymire and a stated meeting.
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