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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1985
Page
1
A federal judge in County C County officials faced a $1.0 billion civil action. The court dismissed the suit as lacking legal basis, citing insufficient evidence and improper claims. Plaintiffs were led by attorney A, alleging corruption and mismanagement in county governance. The ruling clears the officials of the charges and ends the case.
OHS girls’ hopes were dashed as a rallying sports tourney burst their bubble, with opponents gaining clear control and the crowd reacting to the decisive moments.
The Franklin County Health Department celebrates 25 years of service with an open house postponed to next week. Staff will offer screenings for vision, hearing, blood pressure, and a new fitness test covering height weight blood pressure history flexibility skin fold and a step test. The event aims to introduce more residents to services and promote healthy lifestyles amid ongoing disease control and civil defense duties from the 1960 start with nurse Rosalie Osburn and current head nurse Arla Lickteig.
Weather related layoffs push Kansas jobless rate higher for third straight month. 65,882 Kansans were unemployed in December, up from 65,282 in November, while total employment reached 1,133,247 of a 1,199,129 workforce. County rates ranged high in Anderson at 10.7 percent, Franklin 10.1 percent, and Osage 8.3 percent as manufacturing and farming reductions hit.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Discovery's commander reported the shuttle in flawless condition as astronauts prepared to deploy a $300 million Air Force satellite. The mission hinges on a rocket stage that had failed its only prior shuttle assignment, with NASA and the Pentagon delaying release confirmation and issuing periodic updates to obscure tracking efforts. The satellite, described as a 4-ton system, would monitor Russian missile tests and intercept military and diplomatic communications across Europe Asia and Africa.
Kansas Republicans gathered in Topeka to celebrate the state's 124th anniversary and the reelection of President Reagan and Senator Kassebaum, with Senator Dole elevated to Senate majority leader. The weekend features a state committee meeting to elect a new chairman, honors for Gen. Bernard Rogers, and visits by Sen. Mark Hatfield. Candidates for state chairman include Vern Chesbro, George Parsons, and Gene Hiatt.
Washington AP Farmers and businesses urge change to new IRS rule requiring detailed contemporaneous logs to substantiate business deductions for vehicles computers and equipment. Penalties for underpayment or fraud loom. Senators pressure White House to consider a mileage based alternative.
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