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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1985
Page
5
The local season wraps on Babe Ruth and American Legion fronts as Page 4 notes. Basin committee charts action for its role in the State Water Plan on Page 3. Kansas revenue woes milder than many states, per Page 8.
Don McKelvey sworn as RMH trustee and elected chairman for two years, succeeding Betty Kimball who becomes secretary. Other officers are Don Sellers vice chairman and David Drumright treasurer. McKelvey, a Fort Worth native and Ottawa chiropractor, emphasizes community hospital stewardship amid ties to Kansas City hospitals. Drumright, an OHS graduate and former minor league baseball player, aims to strengthen hospital relations. The board also honors outgoing trustees Vandeventer and Ryssemus and approves Lifeline funding and health insurance changes.
Reagan and Li Xiannian announce the first US China nuclear cooperation accord. Key officials pledge no boost to China’s weapon program, with congress review pending. Li signals ongoing talks on Taiwan, Soviet relations, and future high level visits. Weather note follows.
The Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Topeka Kansas resumed operations at about 50 percent power after an automatic shutdown Tuesday. A KG&E spokesman said faulty wiring caused water pump issues feeding a steam generator, triggering a plant trip. Repair took about three and a half hours and full power restoration was anticipated by day end.
Franklin County Commission hires Steven E. Brown a 38 year old certified Kansas appraiser from Nevada Missouri at a base 35000 salary plus 5000 yearly reappraisal pay placed in escrow until state approval. The move draws one vote against by Commissioner Earl Sink. Brown begins August 1 under a four year contract with reappointment unless unsatisfactory. Moving expenses denied. Brown previously worked for Central States Appraisal Services and has eight years experience including Coffey County Kansas and Missouri State Tax Commission.
President Reagan signed emergency legislation providing 1 billion dollars to the Agriculture Department to resume price support loans from the Commodity Credit Corp. after a weeklong cutoff. Officials said checks would be issued within hours and payments for crop losses insured would resume. The CCC had drained from a heavy wheat harvest and risked exceeding 25 billion dollars in funding.
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