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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1985
Page
10
Former Ottawa Legion baseball standout steps into AAA managerial duties as he takes over the helm. The move marks a new chapter for the former player as he applies his local pro experience to lead an upper-level squad.
National Teamsters strikes disrupt auto industry plans on page 8, with union actions halting production at several plants and creating new pressure points for management and labor negotiations.
The House Agriculture Committee voted 24-17 to drop a proposed referendum on strict wheat and corn production limits amid fears it could block U S export recovery. Debate focused on boosting prices versus risking loss of overseas markets as farm subsidies and price supports face changes in both chambers.
Kansas banking officials shut two banks after their owner, Boatmen's First National Bank of Kansas City, refused further investment. Citizens State Bank of El Dorado became National Bank of El Dorado and Kansas American Bank of Overland Park became MidAmerican Bank and Trust Co. Both reopened Friday under new ownership, with FDIC advances and asset transfers totaling several million dollars.
The Kansas unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent in June amid a total workforce of 1.287 million. There were 57,209 unemployed while 1.23 million were employed. May had 4.3 percent with 1.208 million employed. analysts note employment numbers may have peaked this year. Ness County posted the lowest rate at 1.4 percent. Weather notes report 69 degrees and a high around 90 with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies.
Ottawa residents face a wait of at least a year and a half for any alternative to AT&T as MCI and GTE Sprint show no schedules to enter the market. Equal access unlikely before 1987 due to Ottawa lacking electronic switching, while intralata calls remain exclusive to Southwestern Bell within the 913 area.
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