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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1996
Page
6
Missouri officials say counties and school districts have no hearts when it comes to tax collection. Weather notes predict partly sunny skies with a high in the mid 50s and a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph shifting west after noon. Tonight’s low around 30. Sunday cooler with a high near 50.
Prince Charles faced criticism after photographs showed him and his 12 year old son Prince Harry handling shotguns during a Christmas hunt at Queen Elizabeth II's estate. The incident sparked safety concerns amid gun control debates and quotes from the League Against Cruel Sports and the British Safety Council.
In Burlington Kansas authorities said warmer weekend weather could aid the search for 26 year old Anthony Buckley of Ozawkie missing since a December 15 boating accident at Wolf Creek Lake. Divers may resume with better temperatures as autopsies show hypothermia and drowning for Jeffrey Brooks and Randall Stotts. The lake reopened Thursday and officials urged anglers to report any clues.
Westinghouse Electric Corp and Infinity Broadcasting Corp win FCC approval for a 3.9 billion merger creating 82 radio stations nationwide. Justice Department previously cleared the deal. divestitures in Chicago Dallas Fort Worth Philadelphia and Boston are to satisfy ownership rules.
County appraiser Steve Brown rebutts a Topeka newspaper claim that Franklin County appraisals were out of compliance as of Sept 30. He cites mid year figures with residential at 95.1 percent and commercial at 94.5 percent, within the 90 to 110 percent target, and notes a 15.2 percent residential and 14.9 percent commercial deviancy. Brown says the three fourths year data biased the legislative study group, and that full year results will restore compliance.
Gov. Bill Graves rejects cutting the 35 mill property tax for public schools. The Associated Press piece notes his response cuts the tone of 1996 legislative debate on taxes, government size, and policy directions, highlighting conservatives within his party and the small relief of about $201 yearly for a $50,000 home.
AP reports the 1996 Kansas legislative session saw total state spending for fiscal 1997 decrease by 35 million dollars to 7.8 billion, a half percent drop largely due to reduced federal highway funds. Health coverage rules mandate 48 hours after normal birth and 96 hours after Cesarean. Ethics reform bills passed both chambers but failed to reach a final version. Gambling expansion advocates delayed adjournment as debate stalled.
East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging gains 23240 from Kansas Health Foundation to form an Intergenerational Leadership Caucus planning for February at Crosswinds Conference Center Hesston. Teams of four plus mixed generations will work on community health issues and nutrition projects with grants to ten Kansas communities.
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