Nichols Sponsors Bill Extending Child Support
The Kansas House approved and sent to the Senate bills extending child support to high school graduation and increasing vehicle height limits. Rep. Dorothy Nichols sponsored the child support measure, which passed 117 to 4, with judges given more exemption options. The vehicle height bill cleared 110 to 12, aiding auto transport firms. Also approved were studded equipment use on slick roads, and allowing classified state employees to run for township offices without resigning.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Senate
Dorothy Nichols
Ottawa
Nichols
Kansas
Multiple Fire Deaths At An All Time High In Kansas
Kansas recorded a record number of multiple death fires in 1985 with eight incidents three or more fatalities. The state fire marshal’s stats show a 5.89 per 1000 rate, 86 civilian deaths, one firefighter death, and 824 civilian injuries. The report cites lack of smoke detectors and maintenance as contributing factors.
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Kansas
G.A. ‘Junior’ Diamond
Department of Public Safety
Wall Street mixed as Dow slips and retail sales rise
Wall Street traded narrowly mixed at midday with the Dow Jones industrial average down 1.83 to 1,628.10 while advancers slightly outpaced decliners on the NYSE. The Commerce Department tallied a 0.1 percent January retail gain, the smallest monthly rise since a 3.9 percent drop in October. Ford reported a 1985 net profit of 2.5 billion, down about 14 percent from the prior year, while Chrysler also released results.
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New York
Dow Jones
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Commerce Department
Ford Motor Co
Ottawa Quail Briefs and Market Snapshot
The OTTAWA QUAIL Unlimited committee meets at 7 tonight at Pizza Village. DON PRICE is recuperating from surgery at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. Two Masonic pins recipients were omitted: Victor Hughes and Jim Gillette. Last year’s profits for the Big Three automakers totaled 8.1 billion, down from 9.8 billion in 1984. GM reported 4 billion, down 21 percent, Texaco down 4 to 27 percent, GM up to 78 percent, Ford up 1.34 to 70. Johnson & Johnson rose 11 percent after Tylenol incident. NYSE volume noon was 62.87 million shares. The Japanese government will limit auto exports to the US in 1986 to curb protectionist sentiment. Chrysler fell 4 to 5.25.
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General Motors Corp
Texaco
New York Stock Exchange
General Motors
Ford
United States
Chrysler
Johnson & Johnson
New York
Wall Street
Deaths and Dismissals in Ottawa County Obituaries and Court News
Funeral services for Theodore F. Ohmes 79 of rural Greeley and Gerald Joseph Hermreck 61 of Garnett are announced with burial details and survivors listed. Other items: Ellis E Ball death pending. hospital notes include dismissals, and multiple court convictions, preliminary hearings, civil filings, arrests, fires, and market quotes. Names, places, and dates reflect local readings.
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Theodore F. Ohmes
Greeley
St. John's Catholic Church
Ohmes
Clem
Tillie Peine Ohmes
Knights of Columbus
Clem Ohmes
Aberdeen
Wash
Farris- Feuerborn Memorial
Garnett
Gerald Joseph Hermreck Garnett
Gerald Joseph Hermreck
Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel
Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery
Hermreck
Earling
Iowa
Peter and
Cecelia Kenkal Hermreck
Golda Lauhead
Cheyenne
Wyo
Carol Miyake
Laramie
Shirley Ashworth
Mary Wininger
Jerry Hermreck
Elvera Benus
Doris Browning
Ruth Madrid
Montebello
Calif
Darlene Seaton
Williamsburg
Edna Mae Thoutt
Kersey
Cole
Kenneth Hermreck
Atchison
Ellis E. Ball
E. 15Th
Texaco Oil Company
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Homer Ambler
Walton
Chester Jackson
Rantoul
Martha Crouch
Janie Sellers
Oak
Ellise. Ball
East 15Th St
Ottawa
Kansas
Walnut Creek Cemetery
Wellsville
Merit Pay Plan For Kansas Teachers Faces Senate Panel
In Topeka, Kansas, a bill proposing merit pay for teachers would fund bonuses from local property taxes and require tenure waivers for participants. Senator Leroy Hayden argues the plan rewards excellence and helps small districts attract and retain staff, while opponents say it erodes tenure and lacks a better alternative. The Senate committee on Education did not act on the bill.
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Topeka, Kan
Senate
Leroy Hayden
Datanta
Hayden
Senate Committee On Education
Gerald Henderson
The
United School Administrators of Kansas
Henderson
Buydown Plan From FmHA Aims To Cut Farm Loan Rates
The Farmers Home Administration set up an interest buydown to reduce bank loan rates for farmers by up to four percentage points, subsidized by the FmHA. About 65,303 delinquent borrowers receive notices this week, with 4 in 10 facing potential adverse actions. Foreclosures loom for some, and regulations will guide the three year program funded at 490 million dollars amid a 28.3 billion loan portfolio.
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Washington
Congress
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Vance L. Clark
Fmha
Clark
FIHA
Valentines and events fill local briefs list
Numerous items for Valentines events fundraisers and sales fill the town brief, including Eagles Lodge dances, a special meeting for Eagles Auxiliary vice president election, chicken noodle dinner at Eagles Club, Elks steak night, and various promotions at local shops. Also noted are flower deliveries, a Valentine pizza deal, and community gatherings at Williamsburg Ottawa Wildlife Party.
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Williamsburg
Ottawa Wildlife
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Ottawa Quail Unlimited
Pizza Village
Don Price
S. Cherry
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Herald
Victor Hughes
Jim Gillette
the Daily Report
District Court News
Charles W. Gish
Olive
Gish
Highway Patrol
James P. Stonequist
Main
Stonequist
Michael T. Allen
Mulberry
Allen
Kellee
M. Allen
Adrian and
Mary L. Boeh
Jay A. Wesen
Us-59
Princeton
Beehs
Sheriff's News
James E. Milroy
Shawnee County
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Rantoul-Cutler Township
Dennis L. Gillett
Lane
Ottawa Co-op
Agency
Farmers Home
Ad Briefs
Eagles Lodge
Bret Hoover
California
Walnut
Eagles Auxilliary
Eagles Hall
Ryder Truck Rental
Underwood
Jet
Valentine
Shoemaker’s
S. Main
Eagles Club
Floyd Milton Sun
Tami
Elks Lodge
W. 11Th
Pine
Joomin’ Florist
GMC
William Burks
Toby
OMA
Turner
Bath
Kansas State Bank
Shelly Platt
Dengel Son Mortuary
Hieka
Oliawa
Plaza Cinemas
Jewel
Baryshnikov
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