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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1983
Page
8
Wilson Aikens Martins and Vida Blue linked to three month prison term. NFL playoff picture comes into focus as season progresses.
A national demographic of Democratic contenders seeks unique identity in a crowded field. The page notes a shared drive to stand out as candidates pursue the party’s nomination. Global events influence public policy discussions and draft registration trends emerge.
Bitter air grips the Great Plains with subzero temperatures across Minnesota to Texas. Dozens of cities set all time lows as a midwinter air mass lingers, with Williston recording 40 below and Dubuque La Crosse Waseca smashing long-standing marks. Forecasters warn the cold will persist into midweek and sweep eastward.
Washington AP reports winter already claims about 450 lives yearly due to cold, carbon monoxide, and heart triggers. Weather Service urges elderly precautions, proper clothing, layered warmth, and planning for power outages with batteries and heat sources. Wind chill figures guide dressing, while extreme subzero records are noted for Prospect Creek and Rogers Pass.
The Kansas Corporation Commission sent its staff back to draft new options to spread a 96.2 million rate increase for Southwestern Bell Telephone. Long distance charges would raise about 26.3 million of the total, a share commissioners deem excessive, with no immediate plan to cut it. Local service would rise 1 dollar monthly for residents and 1.50 for businesses, while staff reviews possible changes ahead of a Tuesday meeting.
Ottawa High School Ottawa Middle School and Eisenhower Garfield schools announce Christmas programs this week. OHS choir concert at 7 30 tonight at Municipal Auditorium with a 6 90 art show opening. Eisenhower presents Christmas Memories at 7 30 tonight and Tuesday in the school auditorium with parent attendance for kindergarten to second grade tonight and all other parents Tuesday. Tuesday at 7 in Mun 4 Hori OMS hosts its Christmas program featuring the eighth grade orchestra and bands from beginner to advanced levels. Officials note earlier reports of Eugene Hawthorpe Lenn adreasco programs were in error.
Kansas faces relentless cold as Topeka hits 15 below and Concordia 12 below. Wind chills top 30 below in the northeast, with statewide lows ranging from singles to ten below. Snow chances persist through the coming days as forecasts call for more frigid air and light precipitation.
Franklin County faces limited federal funds for FY 84 leaving Centropolis Road and four miles of John Brown Highway with partial or deferred work. Commissioners favor starting JBH first, with Centropolis Road prioritized for FY 85 letting, while county crews prepare two miles of JBH and widen culverts. A $38 monthly across the board raise for elected officials and staff was approved, effective January 1, as part of the 1984 budget.
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