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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1982
Page
1
State governor predicts end to political squabbling over prison policy as lawmakers respond to a new nationwide handgun ban taking effect on Monday, signaling potential shifts in crime and public safety debates across the state.
Kansas officials warn the Reagan proposal to swap federal social programs for state Medicaid payments could cut about 50 million dollars in annual medical services for seniors. Kansas currently shares the cost of optional services like drugs and nursing home care, with federal funds covering the rest.
U S Agriculture Secretary John Block announced a voluntary acreage reduction plan to lower wheat, rice and cotton plantings by 15 percent and feed grains by 10 percent this year. Farmers who participate gain access to loan programs and reserves. nonparticipants lose eligibility for federal programs. The plan aims to curb surpluses after 1981 crops set records, with farmer support urged by Kansas officials and agricultural groups.
Kansas Farm Bureau president John Junior Armstrong said members should join the 15 percent acreage reduction for wheat rice and cotton announced by Agriculture Secretary John Block. He warned it will take over a year to lift wheat prices amid a large carryover but stressed immediate participation is crucial. Rep. Pat Roberts voiced mixed feelings about incentives for summer fallow wheat growers while praising a higher loan rate for the farmer owned reserve. In Greensburg Kansas Gary L Houser 43 of Wichita was killed when his single engine Cessna 172 crashed in fog near U S 54 shortly after 8 30 a m en route to Dodge City.
The Reagan administration plans to turn 43 education, transportation, welfare, health, and job training programs back to state funding, funded by a proposed federalism trust. State officials estimate the current cost around 37.5 billion annually, about 10 billion more than the new fund would cover, signaling possible deeper cuts or higher state spending. The plan also swaps Medicaid for titles like food stamps and AFDC, with net effects shown as neutral by OMB, though major revisions are expected before 1984.
After failed concession talks with the UAW, General Motors announces rebates of 500 to 2000 dollars on select 1981 and 1982 models for 60 days starting next Monday. Smaller rebates apply retroactively to January 13, as GM joins Ford and Chrysler in price incentives to lift sluggish sales. Negotiations are set to resume Monday, with Ford optimistic amid GM breakdown.
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