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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1984
Page
6
State Republicans parcel out Senate seats and committee assignments as part of a governing slate. The package allocates key posts among party leaders and outlines strategic placements to influence upcoming votes and policy direction.
A local Apple alarm prompts a review of grocery store safety measures after a prickly discovery. Page 3 notes a new pipeline crossing Franklin County has been approved. Page 3. The Cowboys face a rare Christmas at home as Dolphin theatrics unfold on Page 4. Sutcliffe saga brings disappointment to Royals' management on Page 4.
Sheriff Rex Rowling cites a year end rise in county burglaries tied to the economy and Christmas. The string centers near Green Valley Church area on the Miami Franklin line with four Miami side incidents last week. He urges Neighborhood Watch vigilance and reporting even vague vehicle sightings with details or a rough plate number.
Area citizens and Ottawa Jaycees organized a weekend food drive for ECEAN raising over 900 cans and packages from Wal-Mart and Plaza Cinema events. A Christmas party for 32 underprivileged children, plus a Toys for Tots donation redirected to ECKAN, highlighted community support with 671 items from a Sunday Wal-Mart night and 240 from Plaza Cinema matinee. Toys and gifts, including help from Toys for Tots, were distributed to families and youngsters ages 5 and younger through local agencies.
In October 1982 incumbent AG Robert Stephan, then contesting Lance Burr for Kansas AG, stated the Wolf Creek nuclear matter should be addressed only if law is violated. He later announced intervention in the Wolf Creek rate case before the Kansas Corporation Commission, drawing criticism as opportunistic and unrelated to his duties.
Ottawa will seek approval of 5 percent electric and 20 percent water rate increases at a city commission meeting. The plan, based on a study by A C Kirkwood and Associates, projects an average $6 monthly rise for the typical consumer, with water funds needing more to break even. Authorities note the measures affect two of 19 agenda items amid routine city business.
President Reagan urged a $24 billion defense reduction across three years to cut deficits, with $8.7 billion cut for next year. White House spokesman Speakes noted the three year total trails requests by Stockman and aides, though 1986 defense cuts reach $8.7 billion, $700 million above advisers’ target.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant records a low of 26 degrees and a high of 43 on Monday. Cloudy tonight with slight chance of freezing rain and a low in the low 20s. Wednesday should be sunny with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
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