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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1985
Page
6
Kansas revenue secretary braces for upcoming tax reform struggle as lawmakers prepare proposals on page five. Tax policy shifts loom over state finances with potential changes to rates brackets and exemptions.
The Chiefs and Cards renew the Grocery Bowl rivalry tonight as both teams seek a win on Page 10. Highlights focus on key matchups, season stakes, and potential path to a prize return.
The leading edge of Elena swamped coastal Florida with 100 mph winds and 15 foot seas as warnings spread eastward. Evacuations climbed to 224000 to 318000 in seven Panhandle counties while governors declared states of emergency across four states.
KPL Gas Service announced a four state Safety Watch program in Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Oklahoma. About 3 500 employees and 1 500 radio equipped vehicles will act as trained eyes and ears for the public assisting with harassing incidents missing persons fires and traffic accidents while coordinating with police and sheriffs offices. McGruff the crime prevention dog attended the press event with officials including Sheriff Rex Bowling and Superintendent Roger Nelson.
Gov. John Carlin indicated support for a statewide lottery and said he would back Lt. Gov. Tom Docking if he runs for the Democratic nomination against Joan Finney. He also endorsed Attorney General Stephan's proposed indemnity fund for farmers and noted he might pursue it if discussed with lawmakers.
A local Labor Day Supershow benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association will feature Topeka WIBW-TV helicopter arriving around 11 a.m. Monday at Indian Lanes Bowling Alley. The crew will film events at the Ottawa pledge center for Channel 13 at about 12 15 p.m.
Mrs Tany Jones recalls the night Missouri Ruffians raided the Jones house near Ottawa in 1856 seeking John Brown. The intruders looted fired and killed a neighbor before kidnapping money and threatening the couple as Jones guided her husband to safety amid buckshot and chaos. The story, told to a Kansas City Star reporter decades later, preserves a dramatic pre Civil War memory.
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