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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1983

Page

7

Inside Highlights Sports Fodder in College Football

Brief notes on television driven college football culture and its reception. Mentions page references for sports and regional concerns about farmers.

Local Tax Deadline Lingers Before Christmas

County Commission report details tax deadlines slipping into the holiday period. Page references note the timing and location within the newspaper.

County Commission

Snowstorm skims Ottawa region with icy roads and brief snow

A light but treacherous snow event swept Ottawa and nearby environs on Wednesday. Officials spread ice treatments as slushy, dry flakes accumulated inch by afternoon, causing dozens of minor crashes and prompting road crews to salt bridges and key streets. northern Kansas towns faced deeper snow and continued cold through the weekend.

National Weather Service Lawrence Kansas City Bob Moore Topeka Kan Kansas Kansas 7 Johnson County Dan Friesen Olathe Division Kansas Highway Patrol

Reagan Warns U.S. Marines May Withdraw From Lebanon

President Reagan says 1,800 Marines could be pulled from the multinational peacekeeping force if order collapses and foreign forces depart Lebanon, warning premature withdrawal would spark full-scale hostilities. The White House report notes 42.5 million dollars in MNF costs and 261 U.S. deaths. The battleship New Jersey and other ships fired in support as Beirut came under fire.

Washington Reagan Lebanon U.S MNF Beirut New Jersey Dale Hunter Camp Pendleton Calif Syria White House Uss

KCC Sets Modest Bell Rate Hikes In Kansas

Kansas Corporation Commission approves a tentative $96.2 million rate increase for Southwestern Bell, limiting local residential rises to $1 monthly and business charges by $1.50 to $1.508, amid broader moves to raise long distance and related fees. Chairman Lennon hails the decision as significant, while one commissioner objects to the unequal residential and business increases. The final order will follow next week and set exact allocations across rate categories.

Topeka Kan Kansas Corporation Commission Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Southwestern Bell Kansas KCC Michael Lennon Bell Corporation Commission ECC Lennon Richard “Pete” Loux Phillip Dick Commission State of Kansas

Hunger aid dispute seethes as O'Neill battles Reagan

White House spokesman Larry Speakes counters House Speaker O'Neill's charge that the Reagan administration blocked 44 million in surplus food funds for the hungry. Speakes says 6 million was approved and disbursed, with the remaining balance held to be requested when Congress reconvenes. He accuses O'Neill of political maneuvering and notes no exhaustion of the funds.

Washington Reagan House Thomas P. O'Neill Jr America O'Neill D-Mass Reagan Administration Congress White House Larry Speakes Speakes

Pre natal classes in Franklin County face possible halt

Franklin County Health Department may discontinue its popular pre natal instruction program after year end. The decision hinges on an accord with the County Commission and Ransom Memorial Hospital, which has not yet been reached. The debate followed a $350 rent increase approved for RMH space and utilities, with the hospital asked to consider taking over the classes or co managing them. The program has served 12 to 20 couples per class, a demand noted during a November period that saw 1,335 public contacts and a 1983 budget in the black.

Bob Burtch Franklin County Health Department County Commission Department Ransom Memorial Hospital Roger Keith Charles Mavity RMH Board of Trustees Health Department Arla Lickteig Licktely RMH Lickteig AMH Lawrence Kansas City

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