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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1991
Page
3
GM paid 80 million in bonuses to white collar staff before announcing 21 plant closures and 70 000 jobs cut. The move, under a new merit program that replaces automatic raises, follows a 1991 loss of 2.2 billion. UAW criticizes management while noting contract constraints. Both sides faulted as tensions rise.
Editor notes a weekly series on old rural schools. Pleasant Valley School, District 31, located southeast of Richmond, formed in the 1860s and closed in 1939 after last teacher Mona Kewish. Former students and staff, including long-serving board members and teachers, are named with memories of long walks and multi-room classrooms.
Guest editorials praise Rep. George Teagarden of LaCygne for insisting the state must fund rebuilding Hoch Antitérium at KU. He argues the state obligation to provide campus buildings outweighs private funding in tough economic times, noting KU’s reliance on private gifts for much of its real estate and facilities.
The column criticizes Ron Brown as Democratic chair and argues Mario Cuomo would be strongest 1992 candidate. It recalls Nixon praising Cuomo, laments New Hampshire primary focus, and suggests Brown resign or be replaced by Phil Krone who would back Cuomo with a write-in in New Hampshire.
Ottawa City Commissioner Charles Gillette thanks participants and supporters of the Second Annual 1991 Ottawa Carol Fest. Despite a colder evening and smaller crowd, performances from kindergartners to adults delighted attendees. Santa handed out candy as hot chocolate from the Chamber of Commerce warmed the night.
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