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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1980
Page
6
A notice notes savings if new cars are registered before year end as auto tax laws change. It mentions budget impacts and rising prices versus food costs, and reports the U N position shift urging Israel to allow two exiled West Bank mayors to return home.
A Denver federal appeals court will hear if an injunction permitting $145,000 in property taxes owed to Franklin County will continue. Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific claim Kansas taxes rail property at 30 percent of value, while most property is assessed near 12 percent. the suit could affect utilities and future tax payments totaling millions across counties and districts. The railroads seek tax payments at the lower 12 percent value, with first-half sums held by the court or unpaid, impacting county budgets and school districts. The case tests state appraisals and could reshape property tax practices for rail and utility properties statewide. The forecast notes cloudy conditions with possible snow and a cold weekend.
Testimony in Osage County District Court recounts a June 13 shooting at a Quenemo motorcycle rally. Terry Ferguson and Renee Whittington described seeing Jeffrey L. Ashworth draw a knife, threaten Randy Lee Sible, then fire a .22 caliber pistol, causing a ruptured aorta and Sible's death. The defense contends the shooting was accidental as Ashworth allegedly fired into the air during crowd chaos. The trial resumes Monday with one more state witness before defense begins.
A compact year in review noting Iran hostage crisis and failed rescue mission, resignations and shifts in government, Cold War tensions, floods of disasters, political upheaval, economic woes, and cultural shocks. It highlights KC Royals first AL pennant, Phillies World Series win, census questions, and notable deaths and events.
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