Farm Soybean Roundup and Local Building Uplift
A farm soybean roundup outlines yields and trends while Page 3 highlights a modest uplift in the slumping local building scene tied to the Main Street renovation project. The issue notes homelessness rising to over two million nationally and reports a thriller where the Kings win at Kemper. Dan Devine is depicted as familiar with Ray Perkins’s dilemma on Page 4.
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Main Street
Dan Devine
Ray Perkins
Senate Filibuster Blocks Nickel Gas Tax Increase
The Senate failed to end a filibuster against a proposed nickel-a-gallon gas tax rise aimed at funding highways bridges and mass transit. The 50-48 vote fell short of the 60 needed, delaying action on a continuing resolution and risking a veto by President Reagan over job provisions. Even after any end to the filibuster, more than 100 amendments were expected before a final vote.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Reagan
Senate Appropriations Committee
U S Factory Use At All Time Low
Washington report shows manufacturers operated at 67.8 percent of capacity in November the lowest on record as a recession persists. Fed industrial production fell 0.4 percent, signaling potential layoffs and rising unemployment. Meanwhile unemployment claims eased to 590,000 in the week ending Dec 4 and trade deficit widened in Q3.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Labor Department
Plane Crashes Terrorize Suburbanites
A B 52 bomber with nine crew crashed near Mather Air Force Base in a muddy field. Firefighters faced exploding ammunition as they battled flames with no survivors reported. Witnesses described the plane skidding and narrowly missing a residence before impact.
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Sacramento
Calif
Mather Air Force Base
Mather
Fred Kunisaki
Walsh Station Automotive Service
Carlin seeks 65 million loan to cover January deficit
Gov. John Carlin will ask the State Finance Council for a 65 million short term loan to bridge a mid-January cash shortfall until the Legislature convenes on January 10. TheCertificate of Indebtedness loan aims to provide a cushion against a projected 45 million general fund deficit by January 20 and would be repaid within 60 days or by fiscal year end.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
State Finance Council
Kansas
Mike Swenson
Carlin
Swenson
Petitions Valid for City Government Change Vote
Franklin County Clerk Laura Sutton announced Ottawa petitions to abandon the city manager form meet the required threshold. Staff verified 542 valid signatures from 611 checked, equal to 10 percent of registered voters. Officials say more signatures exist, triggering a citywide vote in March or April.
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Franklin County
Laura Sutton
Ottawa
L.B. Paine
Sutton
Gas Service Balks At KCC Order
Gas Service Co. has not begun reconnecting customers as ordered by the Kansas Corporation Commission due to questions about the order. President William LaLonde says they will meet to work out details and that they thought a 10 day window remained to submit a plan. KCC ordered reconnects and barred further shutoffs through March 15 unless good faith payments are made. KCC estimated about 3,000 disconnections by Dec 1. Chairman Pete Loux warned of possible sanctions if Gas Service fails to comply.
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Kansas City, Mo
Gas Service Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
William LaLonde
LaLonde
Pete Loux
Gas Service
Loux
ECC
Ottawa Native On List To Fill Senate Vacancy
Republican committeemen in Kansas 2nd Senate District meet in Lawrence to elect a replacement for Jane Eldridge. Three Lawrence candidates Doug Lamborn David Shreves and Wint Winter Jr compete for the seat representing northern Douglas County. Eldridge left to join her husband in Washington D C and may not join the Assessment and Taxation Committee.
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Senate
Lawrence
Kan
Jane Eldridge
Washington, D.C
Doug Lamborn
David Shreves
Wint Winter Jr
GOP
Wint Winter
Ottawa
Lamborn
Kansas House
Winter
Lawrence Public Library
Eldredge
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Arnold Berman
Douglas County
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Shreves
Ross Doyen
Ottawa area weather forecast for Wednesday and Friday
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 21 and a high of 39 for Wednesday. Tonight will be clear with lows in the low 20s, and light variable winds. Friday offers partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 40s and south winds around 5 to 15 mph.
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Ottawa High School
Dale Fox
Municipal Auditorium
Wes Wilson
Jim McCrossen Jr
National Weather Service
Ottawa
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Kings
Kemper
U.S
Commerce Department
Montgomery
Ohio
FBI
Cincinnati
Hank Like
A_ coroner's office
Govenor
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