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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1984
Page
7
Brief notices indicate a cheese giveaway ending while surplus remains, with Local Friends of the Library facing displacement. The item appears on Page 3 alongside sports coverage pages 4 and 5. A reader quip on Page 12 reflects gendered commentary.
Kansas Governor John Carlin resists a partisan move to appoint the state treasurer and insurance commissioner, though the Sunset Law prompts a formal review by the 1985 Legislature. Treasurer Joan Finney and Commissioner Fletcher Bell oppose changes, arguing public accountability through elections should continue. The issue hinges on potential vetoes, formal discussions, and the sunset review process guiding whether these elected offices persist.
An EMF yard spotter built by Ottawa Truck features deep blue metallic finish chrome and stainless trim and carries optional equipment valued at four to five thousand dollars. Bud Vernon of EMF, a former driver, says the truck will be used about 12 hours daily six days a week and praises Ottawa Truck as tailored to EMF specs. Ottawa Truck notes the suspended rear axle and high price as features, while keeping the unit indoors awaiting favorable weather for pickup.
President Reagan joked at a White House ceremony about reports of a budget stalemate over defense cuts aimed at halving the deficit by 1988 and reaffirmed a goal to reduce the deficit to under 100 billion in three years. Officials privately warn of standstills in defense spending while debates center on how much to cut military authority.
Winter storms blasted from the Southwest to the Great Lakes causing school closings and hazardous highways. Seven motorists died in Colorado, two in a 23 car pileup near Los Angeles, and two in Oklahoma as snow, ice, and wind disrupted travel. Several planes and a boat were missing in California and Colorado, while dense fog sparked fatal accidents in North Carolina Missouri and Georgia. Oregon, Texas, and Kansas faced outages and damage from freezing rain and tornadoes near Dallas. Weather extended to Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa with snowfall of up to 9 inches. Roads froze, power lines fell in Kansas and Nebraska, and many roads remained snowpacked or icy with ongoing outages and closures. The forecast called for more rain and cooler highs with a mix of precipitation.
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