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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1984
Page
8
The Chiefs finish a late-season surge as the NFL regular season concludes tonight. Page references hint at lingering drama and last-minute standings shaping a playoff picture.
Kansas Attorney General Robert T. Stephan says he will ask the Kansas Corporation Commission to intervene in rate increase cases filed by the utilities owning the Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington. He cites potential triple taxation on Kansans and questions about management and decommissioning costs, aiming to protect taxpayers and state government.
Kansas Governor John Carlin harshly criticized President Reagan's plan to scrap federally funded soil and water conservation programs, warning the move would devastate export sales and place an impossible burden on farmers and state finances. He joined Governor Lamar Alexander at a White House briefing and later met Senate Leader Bob Dole to press farm issues while deficit-reduction talks continue.
President Reagan appears unwilling to scale back military buildup to reduce the deficit, defying budget aides who want a larger defense cut. Weinberger urges smaller cuts, while aides warn Congress won’t back a plan excluding substantial Pentagon savings.
Richard C Loux resigns after nine years on the Kansas Corporation Commission effective Jan 17, to become director of the Kansas Electric Utility Research program funded by six Kansas electric utilities. Gov. John Carlin praises Loux for defending consumers as Lennen notes he will continue to aid Kansas utility efforts.
The Reagan administration plans to end U.S. membership in UNESCO citing anti-Western bias and mismanagement and to drop objections to Poland joining the IMF. A White House official said decisions target ongoing East West affairs with Thatcher, Gorbachev, and Chernenko in focus during weekend talks. Poland sanctions remain, with credits frozen and MFN status denied, costing the economy about 13 billion.
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