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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1986

Page

7

Inside Highlights Sports OHS boys stun tourney fee

OHS boys deliver a 15 year high scoring binge to stun the tournament, delivering a standout performance on Page 5.

OHS

National Meat Week prompts tummy growls at auctions

Citizens note National Meat Week with widespread appetite as readers scan pages for bargains at Army auction and related food offers. The item highlights consumer hunger and discount hunting across the paper.

Birth of a State Tainting Civil War Footnote in Kansas

Kansas history ties the Civil War eruption to statehood in 1861. The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 opened settlement and slavery questions, triggering violence as anti slavery settlers from New England joined Kansans to vote free state while Missourians moved in to support slavery. Rival camps in Lawrence and Atchison clashed, leading to a violent prewar period.

Steve Robrahn Associated Press Topeka, Kan Kansas Abraham Lincoln South Congress Kansas- Nebraska Missouri New England Emigrant Aid Society Boston Lawrence Emigrant Aid Society New England

Local Celebration At Middle School In Ottawa Kansas Day Event

Ottawa PRIDE will sponsor a birthday party at Ottawa Middle School for Kansas 125th statehood anniversary. June Butler says the event runs from shortly before 8 to 10 p.m. in the multi purpose room with Marvin Ross and the Country Gentlemen providing music.

Ottawa Pride Kansas June Butler PRIDE Ottawa Middle School Marvin Ross Butler OMS Ottawa

Kansas Day Gubernatorial Field Prompts No Clear Leader

Nine declared and potential Republican candidates spoke at Kansas Day events in Topeka. No frontrunner emerged as Larry Jones, Mike Hayden, Robert Talkington, Jack Brier, and others competed for attention. Some candidates hinted at future moves. others, like Pat Roberts, ruled out a run. Several already-considered entrants had dropped out.

Peka Kan Kansas Wichita Larry Jones Mike Hayden GOP Committee Senate Robert Talkington Jack Brier Robert F. Bennett Bennett State Committee U.S Pat Roberts Roberts GOP Robert T. Stephan

NASA delays Shuttle Challenger launch due to bolt and winds

Cape Canaveral reports a failed hatch bolt delayed liftoff for the Challenger mission carrying Christa McAuliffe and six crewmates. A hacksaw eventually freed the bolt after a drill battery failed, while winds over 30 mph raised launch doubts as technicians worked to ready the shuttle for a potential emergency landing.

Cape Canaveral Fla Christa McAuliffe NASA Hugh Harris

House Sees Hearings On Parimutuel Betting Amendment

TOPEKA AP The House committee schedules hearings on a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing parimutuel wagering on horse racing with testimonies planned Tuesday and Wednesday and possible action Thursday. The measure, previously approved in the Senate 29 11, needs two thirds of 125 votes.

Topeka, Kan House Federal and State Affairs Committee Senate House Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Ways and Means

Congress Eyes Reagan Budget Clash and Conrail Sale

Congress weighs sharp budget cuts to meet Gramm Rudman targets with potential $60 billion 1987 plan and a possible $80 billion push. Reagan to deliver a State of the Union style address while lawmakers push for Conrail privatization to Norfolk Southern Corp amid broader spending reductions and tax questions.

Washington House Senate Conrail Congress Reagan Ficials Gratmm-Rudmian White House Congressional Budget Office Capitol Hill Tennessee Valley Authority Norfalk Southern Corp

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