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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1985
Page
1
Ottawa Legion AAA carved out a strong showing at the prestigious Hays tournament, roughing up rivals and showcasing depth on both ends. The event highlighted key players and tight defensive play, signaling momentum for the team entering the season.
National mental stress affects farmers across regions with many avoiding treatment. A separate fires report notes intensified destruction in a Southern California tinderbox, underscoring ongoing blaze risks and firefighting efforts.
Thirty nine Americans liberated after two weeks in captivity in Beirut arrived in Wiesbaden greeted by relatives and a cheering crowd. They received medical checks and a hearty breakfast before travel to Rhein Main for further processing as Vice President Bush and Reagan urged firmness against terrorism.
Washington P and A questions linger about the May 14 hijacking. Why was Navy diver Robert Stethem killed and were TWA passengers separated for reasons beyond safety. The freed 39 passengers will speak, but many questions remain about captors identities mediation by Nabih Berri and Reagan administration messaging.
In Kansas City a House subcommittee hearing warned of a dark future for U S agriculture. State Sen Pat Danner of Smithville cited a farm economy out of sync while Dan ner said a farmer can feed 73 people yet lack money for his own family. Ike Skelton chaired the 2 1 2 hour field hearing at the Federal Building as witnesses described rural decline, Main Street effects, and stressed farmers and dealers. Some offered no full fix though ideas emerged, including opposition to injections of capital into small rural banks by regulators.
The National Weather Service station at Ottawa Water Plant logged Friday low 51 and high 84, Saturday low 56 high 85, Sunday low 61 high 84 with total June rainfall 6.48 inches. The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight with lows around 60 and Tuesday highs in the mid 80s.
Princeton celebrates Franklin County debut as Hamiston and Spratt Liquor Store prepares to open Tuesday morning. Owners Lawrence Spratt and Marion Hamiston remodel a former welding shop on US 59, aiming to serve a dry county's demand amid cautious optimism for local economy.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation introduced its Missing or Unidentified Deceased Persons Information System to speed locate missing children and unidentified bodies. With 52 active cases, the system uses KEI computer data, showing progress after six weeks and reflecting plans to expand data and report to the 1986 Legislature. Authorities praise the system as a national model, noting Kansas as one of five states with such a program and Oklahoma as a near parallel.
In a landmark ruling the Supreme Court held that public school teachers may not teach in religiously affiliated schools, citing the constitutional separation of church and state. A companion decision also voided using federal funds to pay public teachers to teach in New York City schools, dealing a major setback to shared time proposals and potential parochial funding. Justice Brennan led the decision, criticizing state support for religion and warning of broader impacts on public education. The Reagan administration and city officials argued for reinstating shared time programs amid fears of pressure on lawmakers for aid to religious schools.
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