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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1981
Page
7
Local sports action heats up as the first of two Babe Ruth tournaments begins this weekend. Legion hall action shows mixed results in games against Lawrence age 4 and Farm Local, with page notes on area news and state census figures deemed final on page 12.
Wednesday reports that area guardsmen who have been at the summer camp for nearly two weeks will return home Sunday. VIPs who toured the camp included Ottawa Mayor George Marshall and Norm Park, administrator of the East Central Vocational Cooperative. More on the camp will appear in Friday's TV Scene.
President Reagan unveiled six policy guidelines to curb nuclear weapons spread highlighting regional stability and nonproliferation. He cited Israel’s strike on Iraq and Pakistan’s program as context and urged stronger IAEA safeguards and adherence to international treaties. A separate report notes a U.S. destroyer accidentally fired a live missile near St. Croix and a search was halted.
Franklin County Commissioners capped county revenue sharing at 15,000 of 233,000 expected next year and gave 2,500 to six groups. Richmond will receive 2,500 from a parks fund. Groups receiving reduced grants include the Franklin County Historical Society, Day Care Centers, COF Training Services, Fair Board, Mental Health Clinic, and Ottawa Library.
Kansas moves to reassemble 83 local Selective Service boards as policy for a potential resumption of conscription. State director Junior F. Elder says about 200 volunteers have replied to mail solicitations, while Casper Weinberger pushes for Army growth and an all volunteer force remains the administration's aim.
The Ottawa water plant area reports a Wednesday low of 76 and high of 100 with 0.30 inches of rainfall. County forecast calls for partly cloudy Friday with a high near 90 and Friday night lows in the high 60s to low 70s. Elder notes draft boards dissolved in 1976 and that future registrations may be handled largely by computers.
After a 10 hour mediation, Ottawa Board of Education and Ottawa Education Association reach a tentative contract proposal. Base salary would rise to 11,700 with 360 annual steps, with a district cost around 142,000 including benefits. final ratification rests with teachers next Wednesday.
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