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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1978
Page
7
A compact page note highlights training by local fire department crews. Firefighters operate through drills and equipment checks, emphasizing readiness and teamwork in routine sessions across the city.
Ottawa stockholders seek access to the list to oppose a merger with Lawrence, but bylaws say no release without regional executive approval. A stockholders meeting is set for Wednesday at First National Bank to vote on the merger. officials note the release rule hinges on Farm Credit Administration guidelines. In Isfahan, Iran, anti shah protests leave at least 10 dead amid escalating violence as crowds mass and authorities clash.
The U S C 290 School Board approved a contract with East Central Kansas Vocational Cooperative to share special education services for exceptional students. The pact sets an April 15 term deadline, coordinates planning among district leaders, and standardizes tuition. If only one member district seeks services, terms are set between Ottawa and that district. The move strengthens both entities and aligns with a broader effort to improve accessibility and facilities planning.
Ottawa city commissioners plan a resolution of intent to issue $6 million in electric revenue bonds to expand the municipal power plant to meet demand by 1980. Officials expect 31 to 9 percent rate increases, with bids for a new generator before January and a 20 year bond retirement plan.
President Carter says good progress is being made toward a strategic arms limitation agreement with the Soviet Union but key issues remain before a Brezhnev meeting to finalize the treaty. He has not decided on removing federal gasoline price controls as Schlesinger and Kahn reassess the inflation context. He notes the Dec. 17 Egypt Israel deadline for peace is important to show commitment, though not a now or never proposition.
In Shawnee County District Court on Monday Sandra S. Griffin and her children sue Bruce and Veda Rogers for damages over 10,000 related to the June 17 Lake Pomona showboat disaster that killed 16. The suit accuses the boat of improper design and construction.
The county forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday. Lows tonight range from the mid to upper 20s while Wednesday’s highs reach the mid to upper 40s. Winds shift to northwesterly at 10 to 26 mph tonight.
Kansas Board of Regents defend their 1980 funding request of 474 million for state universities against a 422.6 million recommendation from state budget director James Bibb. Regents chairman Frank Lowman criticizes cuts as a magnitude not seen since the Great Depression and notes the proposed increase barely outpaces inflation. Concurrently, an interim legislative bill aims to start a statewide real estate reappraisal by January 1, 1983 to standardize county values and support use value appraisal for agricultural land.
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