National $4.6 Billion Package Aims to Aid Recession Victims
House floor consideration centers on a $4.6 billion package intended to aid victims of the recession. Supporters flag dire consequences from age discrimination bill as a contrasting issue.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1983
Page
7
House floor consideration centers on a $4.6 billion package intended to aid victims of the recession. Supporters flag dire consequences from age discrimination bill as a contrasting issue.
Local residents reach a settlement ending the cemetery impasse by selling the plot to a Kansas City firm. The agreement surfaces as Ottawans secure a path forward, opening the lot for development and future use.
The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee endorsed an 8 percent severance tax on oil gas and coal with broad exemptions and a full property tax credit. The measure, 6-5, would raise about 65 million, sparking debate on credits for counties and schools and opposed by KIOGA. The bill moves to the Senate for debate next week.
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani will deliver a Landon Lecture March 21 at Kansas State University. The Landon Lecture Series has hosted heads of state and other leaders since 1966, with speakers including ministers and ambassadors.
The Ottawa Board of Education meets in special session at 7:15 p.m. to begin an executive session through 9:45 p.m. on personnel and teacher contracts, with reports on staff rehiring for 1983-84, then resumes open session to act on resignations and rehiring. Also included is county forecast and Kansas severance tax debate notes.
Gov. John Carlin vowed to veto a Kansas House school finance bill as sent in its current form, seeking 28 million dollars in additional state aid and 46 percent cost coverage. He urged a plan closer to his 48 percent funding target with 62.2 million more education aid, warning of ~28 million property tax rise if vetoed without a substitute.
Nancy Flinn of Gardens for All urges unions to set up community unemployed gardens in Burlington Vermont to provide food and boost morale. A Gallup survey of 3,032 adults found 38 million U S households had vegetable gardens in 1982, with 53 percent of homes growing some food, yielding about 20.5 billion pounds worth $18 billion.
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