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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1995
Page
7
The U S Embassy in Paris angrily rebuked French interior minister Charles Pasqua for claims that leaks from the American side sparked this week’s disclosure of alleged espionage. The embassy asserted that it bears no responsibility for press leaks and rejected the charge as untrue.
Topeka lawmakers approve 0.8 percent reductions across governor's general use budget for all six Kansas Board of Regents universities for the 1996 fiscal year starting July 1. KU would lose about 1.5 million, with Kansas State and Wichita State facing larger cuts.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a fraud lawsuit by Boyd County and its monitoring committee against US Ecology over the Nebraska low level radioactive waste dump. The court upheld a lower court ruling that the state court action mirrored a prior failed state suit. US Ecology develops the site for the Central Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Commission near the South Dakota border to hold waste from five states.
The Ottawa Black Awareness Committee sponsors its annual Black History Month program at 2 p.m. Sunday February 26 at St Paul A M E Church 417 Oak. Ottawa University ensembles Adelante and Shekinah will perform. Douglas County DA Mark Knight is the featured speaker. A recognition of black honor students and the human services award will be presented.
The Kansas House voted 93 to 30 to approve a school finance revision that adds 7.5 million to Governor Graves proposed 1996 budget. The measure, amid five hours of debate, changes the three year old finance law and sets a base per pupil of 3,600 dollars with a 30 dollar increase. The Senate bill follows, with a conference committee likely to reconcile. Speaker Shallenburger called the move half a loaf for conservatives.
A bill to add charges for causing a fetus death faces final Senate vote amid debate over terminology. Senator Mike Harris criticizes language as politically correct, while backers cite Ottawa crash as impetus. If passed, it heads to the House for action.
Nine candidates respond to questions on bond proposals and district changes. Kevin Duty, an accountant from Ottawa, supports examining elementary and middle school plans separately and emphasizes Hawthorne School’s needs and staff efforts. Duty seeks a more accessible school board.
Franklin County residents in the West Franklin school district received voting location letters with errors. Pomona residents vote at the Pomona Community Building, Appanoose at Appanoose Baptist Church, and Williamsburg at the Williamsburg Community Center. The wrong site was listed for all groups.
Kansas Farm Bureau president ary Hall visits Franklin County Ottawa to gather feedback from locals on issues including private property rights and a restructuring of the Department of Agriculture. He cites takings bill debates and a bid for clearer government reporting on property use for health and safety. The Senate advances a plan to appoint a secretary of agriculture and form a nine member advisory board.
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