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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1986
Page
1
Inside Highlights pages cover sports local and area basketball reports. Page 4 details varsity results and standout players from district play while page 5 features junior games and upcoming schedule notes.
State Carlin has made a believer out of venerable Karl Meitney concerning the need for a sales tax hike. With reservations, Americans still give the news media credit for credibility.
HBO to scramble signals to about 6,900 affiliated operators affecting 1.6 million satellite dish owners who used to watch HBO and Cinemax for free. Decoders cost 300 to 400 dollars plus a subscription, a burden many Ottawa dish owners deem unnecessary as few plan to buy. Local owners cite price, limited interest, and preference for Disney Channel and sports. Retailers report steady or rising sales as the market adapts and education spreads.
President Reagan lauded Martin Luther King Jr as a brave non violent civil rights leader during a visit to Martin Luther King Elementary School in Washington. He recalled Montgomery Selma Birmingham and Little Rock and noted Kings peaceful method and legacy while also announcing his upcoming colon cancer follow up at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Kansas State University economist Barry Flinchbaugh presented findings on the 1989 reappraisal plan approved by the 1985 legislature. He warned that without classification changes taxes could rise sharply for homes while utilities, oil, gas, and railroads would See tax relief. He noted many counties are out of date on reappraisals and urged ongoing reviews every four years.
Washington reports a second American carrier moving into the Mediterranean amid rising U.S. Libyan tensions after Libyan MiG-25s shadowed a Navy surveillance plane. FA-18s were scrambled from the Coral Sea. Saratoga and escorts redirected through the Suez Canal toward the area.
A presidential commission reports that corrupt unions enable organized crime to siphon wealth from Americans through surcharges on goods and services. It faults fragmented enforcement and ties to the Teamsters, calling for a strategy to bankrupt mobsters and curb collusion among unions and officials.
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