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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1987
Page
7
The report notes the candidate filing process with the familiar political figure becoming the first to file for a seat on the Ottawa City Commission.
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Alfred Schroeder and incoming Chief Justice David Prager warned that judges will not accept voluntary 3.8 percent pay cuts. They proposed a broader 1 percent across the board for state employees earning $20,000 or more to raise funds, saying the plan singles out judges unfairly and could prompt a lawsuit.
Senate Intelligence Committee plans to release a report next week on Iran-Contra with few surprises while House and Senate panels broaden inquiries into arms sales to Iran and Contra funding. IRS officials and North connections loom large as Walsh opens a New York office and officials debate witness immunity.
A winter storm warning covers southwest Kansas with up to 8 inches possible by Friday morning. Elsewhere 1 to 5 inches predicted as the storm moves eastward. Dry, warming trend expected by Monday with highs in the 30s to 40s and lows in the teens to 20s.
President Reagan left Bethesda Naval Hospital for the White House after three days of recovery from prostate surgery. Nancy Reagan planned TLC for him as doctors reported an excellent recovery and a shortened, self paced return to work next week.
The Ottawa City Commission approved shared tax funds for Horizons Recovery Service and the Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcohol Counseling and Resource Center to support DWI offender counseling and community educational programs. The tax, about $18 000 in 1986, funds are split among the general fund parks and recreation and drug and alcohol counseling. The panel also approved a second phase change order for DPS headquarters renovation totaling 22 052 to align with the bid plan, and annexed roughly 110 acres near 23rd Street with zoning steps and a public hearing planned to rezone remaining land for mixed use. Investments of 4.1 million were approved at 5.81 percent and Martin Luther King Jr Week proclaimed with a community program set for Jan 18 at Bethany Chapel Baptist Church featuring speaker Joanne Collins.
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