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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1986
Page
13
A brief look inside highlights shows local OHS players revisiting a classic strategy as state news notes. Kansas Democrats roll out their farm economy plan presentations with details on Page 3.
Kansas farmers face a bleak 1986 with prices down and land values slipping. Experts warn 5 to 7 percent of farmers could leave, while others suggest up to a quarter may exit over several years. A farm crisis survey and capital dependence loom large as net income drops. The USDA projects 1986 farm income around 24 billion dollars, down 11 percent from 1985.
Manila political crisis escalates as the National Assembly, under President Marcos, opens a special session to count votes in a tight presidential contest. Corazon Aquino pledges power while a shooting harms two. protests erupt among Aquino and Marcos supporters.
Navy divers and NASA vessels scoured the Atlantic using sonar and unmanned subs for the shuttle Challenger wreckage. Officials said underwater recovery could take weeks as the search focused on the crew cabin and one solid rocket booster tied to the January disaster. Teachers reportedly found personal effects of the seven astronauts, including a helmet, but NASA did not confirm remains.
The Ottawa Board of Education meets at 7 30 tonight in USD 290 headquarters at 4208 Main. Agenda includes a 525000 bond issue slide, building use policy exception, naming the Ottawa High stadium Steve Grogan Field, 1986 87 calendar approval, policy revisions, internal procedures report, personnel items including an alternative kindergarten teacher, resignations, administrator contract renewals, an industrial arts curriculum report, and a 60 minute executive session on personnel.
Rep. Dorothy Nichols and Sen. Jim Allen outlined a rushed four week session with limited progress. Allen returned from Washington and discussed pari mutuel betting and the lottery, while Nichols called the November ballot a multiple choice quiz with up to five constitutional amendments.
Gov. John Carlin transmitted an executive order to the Kansas Legislature proposing fundamental changes in how state agricultural functions are run. The plan would elevate a cabinet level secretary to govern the Board of Agriculture while keeping the elected 12 member board but giving it advisory duties only. The board has long elected its secretary and set state policy, with the secretary attending cabinet meetings by invitation.
Kansas legislators pressed hard choices to curb spending under Gramm Rudman. Allen urged cuts across programs including agriculture and defense while backing a November lottery to fund state needs. Nichols noted lottery proceeds could fund corrections and reappraisal aid, with remaining to economic development.
The Ottawa Water Plant recorded 33/27 Friday, 29/23 Saturday, and 24/15 Sunday with traces of precipitation Friday and Saturday. County forecast calls for partly cloudy, cold nights around zero and continued cold Tuesday with highs 15 to 20.
NIH researchers and West German scientists report in Science that the pineal gland forms direct nerve like connections with specific brain areas. The discovery suggests the gland not only releases hormones but can influence mood and day night cycles by targeted neural signals, a shift from the prior view of diffuse hormonal messaging. Further studies in monkeys are planned to confirm if humans share these connections.
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