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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1983
Page
6
Wimbledon championships move toward decisive rounds as players push through tight matches and critical paths to the final stages. The event’s cadence tightens with seedings and tactics shaping the last acts of the tournament.
Agriculture Secretary John Block outlined a tentative 1984 wheat program that lowers acreage idling to 20-30 percent and adds a 20-25 percent land diversion with payment in kind. The plan offers 70-80 percent of program yields as compensation, but could be scrapped if Congress blocks the target price freeze.
Dozens of Kansas mayors, city managers and commissioners from Ottawa and elsewhere attended the Municipal Governing Body Institute sponsored by the League of Kansas Municipalities at the West Holidome. Ottawa participants included Mayor Charlene Lister City Manager David Watkins and Commissioners Jerry Thompson and W D Bemmels.
The Tax Foundation reports Kansas received 0.89 dollars back in grants for every tax dollar paid in 1982 making it the fourth biggest net loss among states. Kansas paid 910 million in 1982 and received 704 million, with Vermont and Texas at opposite ends of the scale and local matching money complicating the picture.
Philadelphia AP reports National Education Association president Willard H. McGuire says a task force will assign price tags to proposed public school reforms to show how serious reforms are. He notes planning, research, and new funds are needed, while Reagan and Education Secretary Bell say Washington should not bear the cost.
Washington AP reports that injuries from fireworks have increased over the last decade with 15 deaths linked to explosions at illegal factories. The Consumer Product Safety Commission notes 65 to 70 percent of injuries stem from misuse, urges labels and safety instructions, bans M80 salutes and aerial bombs, and advises storage, supervision, outdoor use, water on malfunctions, and single-firecracker lighting.
White House spokesman Larry Speakes refused to discuss the Carter briefing book saga further saying he does not intend to say more. He noted Reagan would not meet reporters until after July 4 and said the matter has been turned over to the Justice Department for investigation.
Mostly sunny and hot Saturday with highs of 95 to 100 degrees and southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Mostly clear Saturday night with low in the mid 70s. Partly cloudy Sunday with a chance of thunderstorms and highs again 95 to 100. Independence Day forecast shows not as hot conditions with a chance of thunderstorms.
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