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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1981
Page
6
City newspaper targets Wichita State basketball program on page five while page four highlights Oklahoma University dramatic weekend bowling victory and city bowling champions emerge after tense weekend action.
NASA confirmed a delay to the first space shuttle launch now set for after March 17 due to insulation issues on the external tank. Insulation panels separated from the tank skin during tanking, risking fuel protection for Columbia during flight.
James McCrea of 816 E17th Terrace and Roy Moore of 421 W 4th filed for Ottawa City Commission seats at City Hall this morning. McCrea 45 owns Ottawa Lumber and was away. Moore’s occupation and age were not listed. If the filing deadline brings seven or more candidates, a primary will be held March 10 with top six advancing to the April 7 general election to vie for three seats.
Franklin County faced icy conditions from an unusual weekend winter blast. Ten minor city accidents and one county crash were linked to slick roads. Ottawa officials and county crews spread sand and salt on bridges and main intersections, yet warned melting is slow until temperatures rise.
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania Phil the groundhog saw his shadow signaling six additional weeks of winter. Interpreter Charles Erhard, club president, stated the forecast amid a small crowd despite wet snow and chilly temps.
The Ottawa Planning Commission invites residents to submit suggestions for the next five year capital improvements plan. Ideas include a softball complex near Oak and Sycamore, park improvements to Kanza Park, a southern fire substation, Main Street widening to Fifteenth, and sewage plant expansion.
Washington AP reports White House chief of staff James A Baker III warns the public may have overestimated the speed of economic improvement under Reagan. He urges patience, citing a plan of tax and spending cuts, deregulation, and monetary stability, while Rep James Jones calls for a Soviet arms limit to curb defense and federal budget growth. Baker notes voters seek hope and change, and Gallup finds 25 percent confident Reagan can reduce spending, cut taxes, and balance the budget. The president is set to outline in a national speech how the economy got here and potential solutions within a general framework.
Moscow rebukes Washington over claims the Kremlin sponsors terror. Officials say embassies were summoned to protest the terrorism charge and Tass denounces such allegations as gross deception.
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