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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1981
Page
11
A brief feature spotlights Smokey the Bear teaching fire prevention in Ottawa, framing the character as a community mascot. The item appears on page 8 with light local interest and period voice.
The May unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent, marking the first increase in three years, while wholesale energy prices fell 0.4 percent, slightly easing inflation. Labor data showed 260,000 more employed and 425,000 new job seekers, with varied changes by age and gender.
Kansas City area report notes Weston with 1,500 residents will gain 200 ZIP codes under the post office plan, a striking rise from a single code. In nearby Sedalia, 22,847 residents face more than a similar disruption as nine digit codes expand across central Missouri.
The National Weather Service reports Ottawa Water Plant low 66 and high 81 with no rain. In county forecast, scattered storms tonight, clearing Saturday with highs near 80s. Kansas City area explores nine-digit ZIP codes, moving to voluntary use to speed mail, with officials noting many codes to assign and planned postal changes. Bill Bonner and Larry Goodnight helped map codes across Kansas and Missouri.
Ottawa's Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday night at 7 30 at its office. The agenda includes results of competency based education testing food service report resignations and contracts discussion of middle school athletics transfer of expenses appointment of auditors for 1981 recommendations from the special education advisory council for 1981 82 and action on a lease with East Central Vocational Cooperative An executive session will discuss personnel.
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