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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1981
Page
1
Sports Patience pays for OHS basketball team as deadlines loom. The continuing saga Border Booze unfolds across pages 3 and 4, with brief notes and local items on page 3.
The City Commission in Ottawa appoints a steering committee to accelerate downtown revitalization with members from civic and business groups. The panel aims to start work by next summer as the board approves annexation of two tracts totaling about 82 and 32 acres near K-68 despite opposition from Don Yockey, who cautions on legal grounds and potential injuries to land use.
District Court clerk Linda Mallory from Williamsburg is on administrative suspension as the Franklin County case prompts a KBI probe. Special prosecutor Mark Bennett Jr. was hired after a county commission executive session. Audit results due by year end. Investigators seek public records of court payments from 1980 and 1981 amid reports of a possible funds shortage.
United States warns Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy to drop a plot against U S leaders or face consequences. Reagan says evidence exists and a private message to Libya outlined some proof, amid talks on possible sanctions including an oil embargo.
Ottawa commissioners approved a $48,000 engineering consulting contract with Bucher & Willis for airport planning tied to a $192,500 runway resurfacing project at Ottawa Municipal Airport. The FAA grant funds most of the project, with the city contributing about $19,500. The panel noted concerns over engineering costs but accepted the agreement, citing reliability and FAA alignment.
Washington reports President Reagan lifted the three year ban on federal employment for thousands of striking air traffic controllers but barred them from returning to FAA control towers. Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis said 11,500 strikers may apply for federal jobs, evaluated on equal grounds, with some guaranteed firing notices for noncompliance.
House negotiators accept an administration backed four year commodity price support package totaling about 1 billion dollars but fear broad House approval may fail. Agriculture Secretary John Block calls this the administration's final offer as Rep. Kika de la Garza and Rep. William Wampler warn it will be hard to win backing.
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