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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1995
Page
4
A Kansas Senate rule change shifts roll call voting to require 10 votes with a 5-5 party split, risking reduced accountability. Critics note most past roll calls were Democratic-initiated. Republicans avoided recorded votes. The author urges public contact and cites Kansas Day timing.
The House approved Senate Bill 14 after adding exemptions to cut the 4.9 percent sales tax on remodeling and car repair, plus rebates for low income Kansans and a suspension of taxes on several items. It moves to a conference committee to iron out differences, with Gov Graves backing the measure.
Survivors in Kobe shelters faced freezing temperatures and 32 mph winds as a 7.2 quake left 5,094 dead, 26,798 injured, and 100,952 buildings damaged. Mitsukoshi seeks assets to cover losses while Tokyo and Hyogo officials mobilize credits and factories to restart industry. Public transport resumes gradually amid ongoing fire damage assessments.
Officials told Kyodo news agency that fires destroyed an estimated 23,000 homes. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are scheduled to visit the Kobe area on Tuesday to meet survivors and relief volunteers and survey quake damage.
The Navy abandoned a 14 hour search for Lt. Glennon Kersgieter of Edmond Oklahoma after his single seat twin engine fighter jet crashed during takeoff from the USS Abraham Lincoln on a routine flight operation near San Diego. Kersgieter was declared missing at sea and officials could not confirm if wreckage had been found.
Nelson Ware described a mobile convenience stock featuring packs, wallets, incense and similar items. Police often stop the vehicle to help a 54 year old vendor named Henry navigate traffic. He has worked many jobs and now earns 40 to 50 dollars daily in the afternoons, 25 on weekdays, selling wholesale merch. Some locals joke he will become a millionaire as crowds stop to take photos.
An AP report describes a 5.0 magnitude earthquake near Seattle, felt from Canada to Salem, Oregon. It caused minor damage, cracked walls, and shattered windows while sparking nerves in residents. Seismologists note it as a shallow event, reminding the region of seismic risk.
A New National Center for Children in Poverty study reports 6 million U S children under age 6 live in poverty in 1992, about 26 percent. Despite this, 58 percent have at least part time employed parents, and fewer than a third rely solely on cash aid.
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