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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1978
Page
6
Ottawa library shelves showcase top fiction by McCullough Shaw Tryon Fowles and Spielberg. Readers flock to McCullough and Tryon works while Fowles charms fans with dense narratives and Spielberg influence hints appear in modern thrillers.
Forty new bills were introduced in the Kansas House before the deadline halting new measures by most committees. Actions included 'lifeline' utility rates for low income, defining open saloon, and delaying a dues deduction bill. A bill to strengthen budget procedures gained tentative approval.
Kansas Power and Light plans rate changes to promote solar wind and other energy forms. The proposal, before the Kansas Corporation Commission, would let customers link generators up to 50 kilowatts to the grid. KPL would serve as the batteries when sun or wind falters, with customers supplying interconnecting devices and KPL providing metering and services.
Liberal Kansas AP reports an 18 year old Seward County Community College student Stephanie Wagner won the Pancake Race in Liberal with 69.5 seconds on a 415 yard icy course. Her time beat Olney England winner Jane Statham 64 seconds as freezing mist and 16 degree air dampened festivities.
The Kansas Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee scheduled Energy Director Steven Harris to testify February 17 after later urging by Sen. Jack Janssen and other members. Harris faces questions over remarks to leaders about funding and a tense energy plan before state officials. The stock market rose modestly in early trading after a snowstorm delayed openings and GM reported higher quarterly profits.
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