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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1980
Page
6
Local snow creates travel troubles for drivers across the region. The page notes ongoing conditions as crews work to clear arteries and reduce hazards. Page references suggest more on weather impact and related road safety actions.
Ottawa commissioners unanimously accepted final paving work on U.S. 50 and 59 from Fifteenth Street to the city limits. Killough Construction billed $84,941 after an $88,620 bid, with half funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation. Technical errors in bond documents forced redoing certain steps, though price and work remained unchanged. The panel also ordered Seventh Street improvements from Cedar Street to the city limits, already approved but reprocessed due to procedure.
Iran’s top judge said Tehran will await an official American reply to its latest terms for freeing 52 U S hostages before considering trials. Tehran radio rejected U S contentions Carter authority and the ransom claim, while Ayatollah Beheshti avoided comment on hostage trials, noting the matter remains under discussion. The Seventh Street project is slated for spring 1982 with a $1 million price tag, city paying about a third and state/federal funds covering the rest. Commissioners also approved Bucher and Willis for design of new recreational facilities including four softball diamonds at Kanza Park, with possible state and federal funding. fees not to exceed $4,700.
Beginning next year Kansas will raise food stamp benefits for over 37,000 families by about 11 percent as part of a national COLA. Annual program outlays rise to about $50 million, with maximum monthly grants increasing to $525 for a family of 10, $233 for a family of four, and $70 for a single person, plus higher deductions for income and housing expenses.
Osage County jury finds Jeffrey L. Ashworth guilty of second degree murder for the June 13 shooting death of 27 year old Randy Lee Sible in Quenemo. State contends a knife display preceded the shot. Ashworth’s defense argues the shooting was accidental. Sentencing range discussed, pre sentence evaluation ordered.
Washington notes that despite wealth and high car ownership Americans face inflation and uneven living standards. The piece contrasts U S income and aid with global needs, citing World Bank malnutrition figures, declining support for foreign aid, and the 0.1 percent of GNP given as aid in 1978.
National Weather Service station at Ottawa Water Plant logged a Tuesday low of 25 and a 49 high. One inch of snow and ice equals 14 inches of precipitation. County forecast calls for partly cloudy and very cold conditions tonight with near zero lows. Christmas Day should be cloudy with a slight chance of snow and temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
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