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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1982
Page
6
Farm area wheat crop looks weak across the region with discouraged outlook. State wheat prices also trend lower, adding to cautious ag market sentiment.
Local sports column notes ongoing dominance by Royals pitcher Guru against the Blue Jays. Also announces Babe Ruth all star teams selected for the area, highlighting standout youth players and upcoming events.
After a one hour session the Ottawa Board of Education voted 6-0 to replace ARA Services with American Food Management of Marshall Missouri to run the deficit plagued lunch program for 1982 83 AFM will charge 129 per meal for about 160000 meals while keeping elementary lunches at 115 and middle and high school meals at 125 The board also set aside funds and approved other budget actions including retaining current lunch prices and reorganizing board leadership Bud Beeman becomes president and Larry Maes is elected vice president
Southwestern Bell filed a 63.7 million dollar rate increase to raise basic residential rates in Kansas by over three dollars a month if approved. The Kansas Corporation Commission will review the proposal and schedule hearings later this year.
The National Weather Service at the Ottawa Walter Plant records a low of 64 and a high of 87 with no rain. Tonight partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of storms, lows in the mid to upper 60s, light south winds. Friday partly cloudy with a 20 percent storm chance, highs 85 to 90, south winds 5 to 15 mph.
Lebanese Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan accuses U S envoy Habib of backing away from peacekeeper deployment in west Beirut as Brezhnev warns that Marines in Beirut would shape Soviet policy. Israel presses the offensive to force PLO removal, while diplomatic talks continue under Habib.
City clarifies that summer electricity rates have been in effect since May 18 and will run until October. Bills no longer print season labels. the payable date appears on the bottom line to indicate the 10 day payment window. If not paid within five days after the due date, utilities may be cut off the next day.
At the International Kiwanis Convention the OHS Singers performed a trio of shows averaging 45 minutes before delegates from 43 nations including two general sessions and banquets for Kansas, Indiana and Michigan. They toured Minneapolis sites like the Minnesota Zoo IDS Tower and Ft. Snelling, with strong Ottawa Kiwanis Club sponsorship acknowledged.
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