Snowbound Ottawa wrestles with winter storm closures
Harris Ray reports a second major winter storm hitting Ottawa and surrounding counties with up to four to eight inches expected. Drifts up to three feet clog roads, Ottawa city crews spread sand, and buses stall in deep snow. Schools closed or dismissed, athletic events canceled, and motorists urged to avoid travel as the system moves east.
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OHS
Central Heights
Williamsburg
Pomona
Wellsville
National Weather Service
Bob Moore
Moore
Dundee
Garfield
Grant
Franklin County
Rex Bowling
Kansas
Wichita
Oklahoma
Inside Highlights OHS Narrow Wrestling Decision
OHS slipped to a close defeat in a wrestling bout as the home team narrowly edged their rival. The match featured tight exchanges, decisive nearfalls, and a final score decided in the last moments.
Carter to address inflation in State of the Union message
President Carter, praised for restraint in his lean budget, travels to Congress and a nation TV audience to urge aggressive inflation fighting. He plans wage insurance, hospital cost containment, welfare revision, trucking deregulation, and a $10.8 billion enlistment of defense spending to back NATO and deter the Soviet Union while outlining priorities on SALT, Panama Canal treaties, and Alaska land dispute.
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Carter's Budget Aims Not To ECEAN's Liking
Ottawa Kansas leader Richard Jackson of ECKAN warns Carter's 1980 budget cuts risk slashing funding for local social programs. ECKAN oversees Head Start, Meals-On-Wheels, weatherization and youth recreation across six counties, with 33 staff plus part-timers and a $1 million budget. Cuts could hit Crisis Intervention, Weatherization and Head Start, with summer effects possible if Congress approves.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic Party
Richard Jackson
ECKAN
Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation
Carter
Jackson
CSA
Community Service Administration
ECEAN
CETA
Congress
Johnson
Great Society
Ottawa
E. 2Nd
Franklin County
Franklin
Miami
Osage
Coffey
Douglas
Lyon
Ottawa High bid postponed in Capitol City Invitational
The Capitol City Invitational at Washburn Rural Topeka was postponed due to today's snow storm. Opening night was canceled before noon and the schedule shifted to start Wednesday with OHS and Seaman at 6 p.m. First round games move to Wednesday and Thursday, with a Friday four game slate and finals Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Ottawa High
Capitol City
Washburn Rural
Toeka
OHS
Seaman
Detroit Pick as 1980 GOP Convention Site Sparks GOP Clash
Washington AP reports Detroit was recommended by a site selection panel for the 1980 Republican National Convention. The decision drew immediate opposition in the party, led by Nevada state GOP chairman Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. who criticized the choice soon after the panel's recommendation.
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Detroit
GOP
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr
Nevada
Carlin Proposals Spur Opposition
In Topeka Gov. John Carlin opposes removing the 3 percent sales tax from food and utility bills this year, arguing for a $121 million ending balance and higher property tax relief. Republicans and Democrats criticize the stance, urging tax relief via ending the sales tax on essentials and questioning the large surplus aim.
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Kan
John Carlin
Carlin
Wendell Lady
Robert F. Bennett
Senate
Frank Gaines
D-Augusta
Ways and Means Committee
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