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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1986
Page
6
Two thirds of Kansas hospitals profited from Medicare yet Ottawa’s Ransom Memorial did not, highlighting disparities in state hospital finances.
Franklin County Commission weighs adding a half mill to fund economic development. If approved, about $30,000 would support a dual Chamber of Commerce role for Robert Whitworth, boosting jobs, tax base, and local revenue while facing competition from nearby cities. Ottawa leaders cite growth and utility sales as motives.
General Foods pulls Jell-O dry mix from Chicago area stores after a second tampering threat. A separate NY incident prompts New York City officials to clear some Slice soda from shelves amid reports of cyanide poisoning. Officials note uncertain linkage between calls and systems, with FDA inspecting diverse code numbers and warehouses in Queens. County forecast: scattered storms, then warm and mostly sunny weekend.
Cattle trails after the Civil War tied the Texas cattle kingdom to railheads in Kansas towns like Abilene Wichita Newton and Caldwell. The Chisholm Trail stretched from the Rio Grande through Indian country to Kansas with forks to multiple markets. Cowboys faced stampedes dry drives and storms while trail towns offered gambling saloons and services for buyers and sellers linking the East and West in a vast cattle economy.
Carolyn Schmitt, president of the Kansas National Education Association, condemned the State Board of Education plan as flanking leadership and ignoring public school needs. The board proposed a 1987-88 budget with 25 million in new state aid only in its optimistic budget, while two lower plans offered no extra funding. The plan would let districts raise expenditures 2 to 3.5 percent based on medians, implying about a 4 percent teacher raise and a 3 mill property tax rise, though tied to the wishful C Level budget. The board aims to finalize its request in August.
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