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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1986
Page
6
State Regents fly in face of funding cuts. National Dame Justice smiles on Messrs. De Lorean and Newton. Bright budget outlook for Ottawa Library.
A holiday theft spree includes $1,000 stolen from Broward County Center for the Blind and 15 plaster creche figures grabbed in Plantation Florida. A bogus Santa took fire station toys while a Newark California imposter returned them. Fort Lauderdale residents raise nearly $4,000 to replace the center loss as Camp Fire Girls and Boys plan seasonal Santa duties for a blind volunteer.
Kansas inmates exceed forecasted growth as the prison system runs at or beyond maximum capacity. Corrections Secretary Richard Mills cites two panel backed ideas to ease overcrowding including shortening confinement for minor nonviolent offenses and using electronic monitoring with relaxed parole for certain inmates. The 12 month forecast anticipated 386 more inmates by end of fiscal year, yet 385 were added in five percent of the period, placing 5219 inmates in facilities designed for 5015. Mostly clear forecast with lows near 20s and highs in the 40s in Ottawa region.
Gov elect Mike Hayden told Hutchinson Chamber members that Kansas must trim at least $60 million from current year expenditures to balance the budget after a $93 million shortfall following his election. He pledged to lead highway upgrades, aiming for four lane links including Hutchinson to Wichita, and to present the plan to the 1987 Legislature for ratification. Hayden will be sworn in January 12.
Attorney General Edwin Meese says he has more details on diverting profits from Iran arms sales to Nicaraguan rebels but cannot trace the money or confirm Contra receipt. Senate and House panels probe whether Oliver North acted alone or under higher authority as Robert McFarlane, Caspar Weinberger, Donald Regan, and Roy Furmark testify or prepare to testify.
Eugene Hasenfus, pardoned after two months of jail for smuggling weapons to the Contra rebels, spent his first night free at the U S ambassador’s residence in Guatemala. He planned to fly to Miami then Marinette Wisconsin with his wife Sally.
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