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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1986
Page
7
In Big Eight action KU and Kansas State secured victories as Oklahoma fell in another upset. The sports page highlights a pair of conference wins and shifting standings as teams push toward the season’s middle stretch.
In a closed meeting, Franklin County Commission began interviewing first applicants to replace Director of Public Works Larry Larson who must be PE certified by April 1 or lose his job. Three interviewees named Ron Collins, Don Yelton, and Les Shealton.
In Topeka the Kansas House revived a state lottery proposal a day after rejecting the constitutional amendment. The House voted 89-35 to pull it from the scrap heap and 92-33 to place it back on the calendar, needing 84 votes to reconsider. The Senate had already approved the measure 28-11 last April, and Speaker Mike Hayden cautioned on timing while noting potential party shifts toward pro lottery support.
The House gave final approval after 45 minutes of debate and, in an unusual move, suspended rules to pass the proposal 90-34. The measure allows voters to decide if the state should permit pari-mutuel wagering on horse and dog racing and now moves to the Senate for consideration.
José Eller, supervising the Marais des Cygnes River bridge project for Edward Kreamer and Sons Inc., reported the Army Corps of Engineers will release water from Melvern and Pomona reservoirs, raising the Main Street site’s river level by about five feet and delaying the wall construction between columns. He noted steel from Nebraska arrived in March, weather has been unkind, and a spring bridge opening remains his prediction.
The Reagan administration faced pressure over the Philippine election as lawmakers moved to curb U.S. aid to Ferdinand Marcos. Secretary Shultz stressed democracy over bases Clark Air Base and Subic Bay as the Senate approved a fraud-tainted election resolution 85 to 9. Escrowing funds and shared power talks with Aquino were discussed, while defense and economic aid remained debated.
The Farm Credit System reports a 1985 net loss of 471 million in the Wichita district, part of a national 2.69 billion negative year. Losses concentrated in Q4, with Wichita banks showing 106.5 million loss by September as loan volumes fell 12.2 percent to 9.98 billion.
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