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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1987
Page
10
Statewide gambling hearings focus on early targets in lottery policy. Appanoose students boost reading with support from elders, backed by small monetary aid.
In Topeka the Senate approved a bill stripping state agencies of authority to spend 60 million dollars for the remaining fiscal year as part of Kansas 1987 budget actions. The measure, approved 26-14 in the Senate and 89-34 in the House, heads to Gov. Hayden for signature amid a 93 million dollar revenue shortfall. A separate House bill sought to restore capital punishment for certain first degree murders. Both chambers adjourned for MLK Jr. Day weekend.
State Secretary of Agriculture Sam Brownback will speak at the Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at Ottawa University Mowbray Union. A 6:30 reception on the union's second floor precedes a 7:00 dinner. The Ottawa Jaycees will present their Outstanding Young Person award and retiring directors and chairs will be recognized. The Sound Alternatives provide entertainment.
Detroit AP reports a University of Michigan study found 3600 adults rank work as a top pleasure, third after child care and socializing, with housework last. Satisfaction tied to interaction with others, not job fascination, and results span ages and occupations from the mid 1970s to early 1980s.
Franklin County Commission urged the planning arm to ease limits on selling small land tracts for home or farm use, seeking public hearings. Planners, led by the City-County Planning Commission, did not respond, with current rules allowing 10 acres or more to be sold without platting under certain conditions.
Gov. Mike Hayden appoints Linwood Sexton of Sedgwick and three Democrats Richard P. Senecal Shirley Palmer and Norman W. Jeter to the Kansas Board of Regents. The move shifts the nine member panel to a Republican majority for the first time since the 1970s. Hayden says new ideas and toughness are needed to make higher education decisions.
The Ottawa Water Plant logged a 41 degree high and 30 degree low in the 24 hour period ending Thursday p.m. A trace of rain occurred. County forecast calls for occasional snow tonight with cold air and lows in the teens, continuing Saturday with a high near 20.
Observances marking Martin Luther King Jr. birthday urge Americans to rededicate to his principles. Reagan praises King’s impact on civil rights. Events span Topeka and Ottawa with speeches, essays, and public wreaths. Memorials recall selective desegregation history and ongoing equality efforts.
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