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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1985
Page
6
National news notes Kennedy entering the political arena with announced campaign plans and potential implications for upcoming races. Page 10 coverage highlights early strategy, key figures supporting the bid, and expected voter reception.
A Kansas survey shows 70 percent favor a statewide lottery to fund education and 66 percent support raising the sales tax for teachers' salaries. The poll, by ESU faculty for the State Department of Education, notes 57 percent back pari mutuel revenues and 26 percent oppose a lottery. Margin of error is about 4 percent.
Ottawa City Commission seeks Kansas to approve transferring 30000 dollars from the leveraged loan fund to the grant fund to increase housing rehabilitation resources. The program splits into leveraged loans and grants with 9 of 15 applicants eligible for grants and none for loans.
Washington AP President Reagan confirmed Robert McFarlane will quit as White House national security adviser citing friction with Chief of Staff Donald Regan. McFarlane gave no comment when questioned and said only he would talk to the President. The Post and Times cited unnamed sources that he had told Reagan of his departure.
Kansas readers learn of the search for a simple device to distinguish hard from soft wheat in a 500 kernel sample as Arkan varieties enter the market. Federal inspectors face a tough task next summer when odd looking grain arrives. Researchers at Kansas State and Nebraska universities, along with Beltsville labs, pursue a practical, cheap tool to replace visual grading and ease a growing bureaucratic burden.
The Senate passed a 57 to 34 vote approving a rescue package for the Farm Credit System as the House fast tracks similar legislation. The bill would provide unlimited standby federal aid, centralize finances, and strengthen the system to reassure investors and lower borrowing costs for about 1 million farmers amid a prolonged agricultural slump. Senate leaders touted the plan as a service to farmers while addressing $13 billion in bonds maturing soon.
The Ottawa Planning Commission will study cutting back yard setbacks to 10 feet for small lots in a mobile home park after developer Herb Wittmeyer requested relief due to 110 to 150 foot lot lengths. Public hearings extend to April as they also review sign regulations and long term North Ottawa housing revitalization plans.
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