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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1996
Page
6
A tanker carrying animal blood leaked on Kansas Highway 27 near Syracuse, covering a 20 mile stretch with a six to seven foot wide swath. One lane was slick but there were no injuries or accidents reported. Authorities considered possible charges but had not decided.
In Topeka, legislators push two proposals to aid pari mutuel racing by allowing electronic games of chance at up to nine locations including all licensed tracks. A companion bill would alter state law to regulate expanded gambling while limiting licenses to existing race tracks. The Senate committee backed the ideas unanimously.
Lawmakers in Topeka consider bills to clamp down on import of non native snakes and reptiles. Animal advocates testify in House and Senate Agriculture committees about risks from exotic pets and venomous bites. Some warn stricter regs could push rare reptiles underground while others urge licensing to boost safety. The concern traces to diamondback rattlesnake attacks in Lawrence and a rise in non native snakes entering the state via pet releases.
Total federal debt outstanding 4 987 400 986 833 50 dollars projected population 264 199 260 and each American owes 18 877 42 dollars. Since last week debt increased by 303 433 818 03 dollars and per person change 3 86 dollars. Sources Census Bureau Bureau of the Public Debt Index.
Carla Bienhoff a longtime member of the Act Municipal Auditorium board told the city commission the board would prefer to disband and form a Friends of the Auditorium booster group. She cited vague city ordinance and unclear goals as barriers to direction asking whether the board is needed as the city updates its strategic plan. She noted rising costs to attract recognizable performers could push ticket prices above affordable levels, risking continued low participation.
Harris News Service reports a shift across Kansas lawmakers as a majority moves from defending the 35-mill statewide school tax toward gradual abolition. Key figures like Vince Snowbarger, Dick Bond, Bud Burke, and Gov. Graves now back slower phase-out plans, with Sen. Jerry Moran and Sen. Bill Wisdom proposing a three-year timeline. The tax expires in June unless lawmakers act and a governor signs.
Wolf Creek Nuclear plant 55 miles south of Topeka will run tests over the coming months to detect cracks in crucial components after a refueling begun following ice buildup that forced a shutdown January 30. The plant’s 22,504 finger-thick steam generator tubes will be scanned. Mona Grimsley of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. speaks for the project.
Connecticut inmate Frank W. Banks, assigned to a no-smoking prison, was convicted in December of mailing harassing letters to a judge. In November, three stranded Alaska hunters panicked over cigarettes, falsely claiming hunger to secure emergency aid. The New York Times noted a December patent grant to Jeffrey Holden of Humble, Texas.
A face mask decoy showing a person peering from behind a shutter is proposed to ward off burglars, though the static figure lacks moving light cues. The report covers a December assault case in Euless Texas and a June incident in Fort Collins Colorado where a salesman refused a sale and was attacked.
President Clinton signed a sweeping telecom overhaul reforming the 1934 Communications Act. The bill lets local long distance carriers and cable firms compete, deregulates rates, and eases media consolidation while banning transmission of indecent material to minors.
Joe and Judy Maloney helped a person in Pomona after roads were bad, driving to Dairy Queen South to pick them up for work. Nominated by Lou Chilson for an act of kindness, with a locations list to report such deeds via a form.
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