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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1982
Page
7
National press conference missteps fuel blame game as economy falters. state and local audits and oil and gas impact studies shape ongoing debates. Local county audit completes revealing findings, while coverage highlights political responses and public reaction across pages 3, 9, and 10.
House Speaker Wendell Lady introduced bills to raise about 150 million yearly via a 3 percent severance tax on oil gas and LNG and a 3 cent rise in the gasoline tax. The plan faces Senate GOP opposition and uses revenue allocations to general fund highways and local highway accounts. The package includes county distributions and differs from Carlin’s vehicle tax shift. The House also passed a reapportionment bill 73-51 sending it to the Senate.
Federal investigators say the two flight recorders from the Air Florida jet recovered from the Potomac River are in excellent condition and will guide the investigation. A Navy diver retrieved the black boxes, but officials will not disclose their contents. Divers search icy waters for the seven passengers remaining missing as 67 of 74 victims have been recovered. Five people survived the crash that also killed four motorists on the bridge.
James Christopher Michael Wood of Lafayette fled custody after an extradition hearing in District Court. He and his girlfriend rode in a pickup at knifepoint to the Homewood exit on I-35. More than 50 officers searched the Homewood area with no success while authorities criticise jailer weapon rules.
Surplus cheese distribution for needy Kansans faces higher demand than planned. Dorothy Martin of SRS says statewide need could rise to 363 000 pounds, prompting a request to USDA for about 50 000 more pounds. In Osawatomie district, six month supply rises from 9 400 to 13 260 pounds, with potential two ton shortfall if extra cheese is not approved. ECKAN may distribute most of area supply. over 40 Ottawan applicants have sought eligibility since Monday.
The Ottawa Water Plant recorded a low of 15 and a high of 41 with a trace of rain. A winter storm watch is in effect late tonight and Friday with freezing rain turning to snow. Snow may be heavy at times as temperatures fall. Winds southeast 10 to 20 mph with 60 percent precipitation tonight and 80 percent Friday.
A major winter storm blankets the U S with 17.2 inches in Minneapolis and St Paul, closing highways in California and Montana, canceling classes in Maryland, delaying Annapolis Naval Academy, and prompting warnings across the Northwest and Great Plains as frigid temps linger and traffic chaos ensues.
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