Midland Railway proposal targets Ottawa for Baldwin move
Three representatives from le Michind Railway Historical Association met Franklin County and Ottawa leaders to discuss relocating Midland’s rail operations from Baldwin to Ottawa. A $450000 funding plan seeks grants or industrial revenue bonds to buy 11.3 miles of track and maintenance equipment. The plan forecasts Ottawa tourist trains drawing 18,000 riders in year one to 40,000 in five years, using Midland locomotives at the Old Depot Museum yard with volunteer labor. Collaboration includes city officials, the Chamber of Commerce, and the State Commerce Department.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
le Michind Railway Historical Association
Franklin County
Ottawa
Baldwin
Olawi
Michael Fox
David Johnson
Wayne Kuchinsky
Midland
Rantoul
John Richeson
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Lou Atherton
Franklin County Economic Development Corp
Brent Fogle
Cal Lantis
State Department of Commerce
Santa Fe
Tecumseh Street
Old Depot
Kuchinsky
Lantis
Dodge City
Governor hints at veto over remap plan in Kansas
Gov. Joan Finney signaled a possible veto of a compromise House redistricting plan over its limited impact on a Republican rival Rep. Rochelle Chronister and Rep. Rex Crowell. She favored a plan pairing Chronister with Crowell, arguing it would benefit the Democratic Party and upset the statewide school finance deal dynamics. Rumors swirled about her opposition despite Democratic and Republican leaders noting concerns. A separate bill to legalize riding in pickup beds for under 16s passed the House 78-46 and moves to the Senate to strengthen the Child Passenger Safety Act.
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Topeka
Kan
Joan Finney
Finney
Rochelle Chronister
Rheodesha
Rex Crowell
Longton
House
Representatives
Senate
Western Kansas secession talks target tax reform
Lakin area organizers seek state attention to western Kansas tax and school funding concerns while denying any real move to secede. County officials say the petition signals dissatisfaction with Topeka and urge action without altering Kansas unity.
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Kansas
Weather Forecast for Kansas: Showers then Snow Monday
A chance of showers across eastern Kansas on Saturday, then statewide late Sunday and Monday. Rain changes to snow across the north on Monday. Weekend highs mid-40s to mid-50s, cooling to the 30s on Monday. Weekend lows in the 30s, Monday lows upper 20s to lower 30s.
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Kansas
Wall Street rallies on hopes of recovery after New Hampshire vote
The Dow rose 28.62 to 3258.94 by 11 a.m. as housing starts data and low inflation signals fed optimism. Auto shares led gains with General Motors up to 3.94, Ford to 39.5, and Chrysler to 17.0 amid renewed growth expectations and mixed reaction to President Bush’s NH primary.
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New York
Wall Street
Bush
New Hampshire
General Motors
Ford Motor
Chrysler
Basement Sale and Dinner Ads at Local Churches
A brief collection of urban briefs notes a basement sale at 1st United Methodist Church at 4th and Hickory this Saturday February 22 from 9 to 2. A call list phone line 242 6011 invites listeners to call 3 15 to 6 p m on weekdays. A ribeye steak dinner is advertised at 5 88 dollars at Hill Houses Saturday night followed by Young Place Winter Clearance offering 50 percent off.
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1St
United Methodist Church
4Th
Hickory
Hill Houses
Ex FSA execs seek back pay in RTC lawsuits
Two former Franklin Savings Association executives filed separate lawsuits in U.S. District Court seeking about 1.5 million dollars in back pay and severance. Ernie Fleischer requests 1,051,395, while John Scowcroft seeks around 548,000, arguing their employment never ended after the Ottawa-based S&L was taken over.
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Topeka
Top Franklin Savings Association
Resolution Trust Corp
Kansas City
Savings and Loan
Fleischer
Scowcroft
the Star
RTC
Kan
FSA
Newspaper subscription rates listed for Ottawa Herald readers
Published rates for daily delivery in Ottawa and surrounding regions for March 1 1991 and after. Details include carrier, motor route, and mail prices for Franklin County, adjacent counties, and the rest of Kansas. All rates are in advance and include state sales tax.
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Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jay Bemis
Carol Acker
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Ottawa
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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Charles Mavity
City Planning Board
John Taylor
Ottawa Sanitation Service Inc
Wilson
Bill
Oberiin
Eo Lakin
Bob Stephan Kiks
California
Stephan
Diamond Corp
Culver City
Calif
National Syndications Inc
Huntington Station
N.Y
Parade Magazine
Diamond Comp
National Syndications
Russell
Russell High School
Jenny Soukup
Leroy Jaggers
Don Degendant
Scott A. Evans
Scott A. Pitcock
Jaggers
Lesta Jaggers
Bob Balloun
Oberlin
Madonna Mae Morgan
Ms. Morgan
RD Andersen Construction Company
Jerry Fear
Decatur County
Fear
Bnow Mer
Colby
Salina
Ulberal
Pittsburg
Ad Briefs
Evans
The
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Onawa
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