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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1986
Page
7
State lawmakers review economic development as Emporia announces a skull session to discuss Kansas growth strategies. Officials brief on incentives, infrastructure, and job creation plans amid a statewide reform push.
Ottawa plans February events to highlight black contributions and raise funds for school libraries. Richard Jackson leads the Black Awareness Committee as they seek donations of literature and photos, with activities including a potluck dinner February 22 at Elliott Hall and a Valentine’s benefit dance February 14 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The city will also proclaim February as Black History Month and feature forums, films, and talks by local figures to boost awareness and library resources.
President Reagan led a somber memorial at Johnson Space Center for seven Challenger astronauts killed in the disaster. About 10,000 mourners, including families and NASA officials, heard Reagan pledge continued space exploration and celebrated each crew member’s unique talents.
Cape Canaveral NASA's Sprint and Scorpios submersibles survey a large object on the ocean floor amid Houston memorial services for the Challenger crew. Debris from the shuttle is unloaded. rescue features and cabin details are described as investigators review flame and tank failure theories.
Partly cloudy today with highs 55 to 60. Mostly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of rain and lows in the low to mid 30s. Mostly cloudy again Sunday with a chance of light rain and highs 45 to 50.
Mexico announced a four dollar per barrel price cut retroactive to January 1, lowering heavy crude below twenty dollars a barrel for the first time. The move followed talks between President Miguel de la Madrid and Venezuela's Jaime Lusinchi to coordinate pricing to preserve market share in a glut world market. Venezuela, a major U S oil supplier, is the third largest source of U S imports and is a non member of OPEC while Mexico is not.
Kansas tax collectors report January sales tax receipts at 47.3 million, $3.8 million below forecast and $3 million under last year, with FY1986 five-month outlook challenging. Corporate refunds contributed to a 3.1 million shortfall, while individual income tax surpassed estimates by 50 thousand and pushed fiscal-year gains to 7.1 million.
Gov John Carlin voiced optimism about his budget proposal including a sales tax hike as lawmakers pursue tax policy. He noted a 150 to 160 million package under study and warned leaders may drop it to pursue multiple tax increases or fund shifts. He argued a 4 percent sales tax is politically safer than a multi tax package and opposed swapping the sales tax for a motor fuels levy.
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