Shumway files to seek re election to Kansas House
State Rep. Bettie Sue Shumway of Ottawa formally files petitions to seek a new term in the 10th district. She cites property tax reform and school district equalization as priorities and defends her record while sparring with opponent Jack Beauchamp over retirement issues and campaign literature.
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Ottawa
Kansas House
Secretary of State
Topeka
Shumway
Hoon
Ottawa Herald
Beauchamp
KPERS
Senate
Ottawa to vote on splitting DPS into separate police and fire
Ottawa city commissioners will consider a measure to divide the Ottawa Department of Public Safety into police and fire departments following a city election in which nearly 60 percent voted for the split. The agenda also includes a Suzuki Institute Days proclamation, itinerant merchant licensing, and a 25 year lease extension for Dodson Aviation at the Ottawa Airport with a $500 annual rent.
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Ottawa
Commission Chambers
Alice Joy Lewis
Ottawa University
Robert Dodson
Dodson Aviation
Dodson
Leaders push private-led growth at Kansas conference
At the Kansas Economic Development Conference in Salina, leaders including Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum Pat Roberts and Gov. Mike Hayden urged reliance on private sector for growth saying federal grants are unlikely and rural funding will shrink with budget cuts Gramm-Rudman deficits could hit farm programs and a rural development bill may be weak.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas
Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Pat Roberts
Mike Hayden
Kansas Economic Development Conference
Sen. Kassebaum
Rep. Roberts
Gramm-Rudman
Roberts
Correction notice on Skunk Run Day recap
The Herald issues a correction for Mondays recap noting reporter error. the name David Wooge was misspelled in coverage of Skunk Run Day.
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David Wooge
Herald
Weather Dune Averages and Barometer Trend
The report shows year to date weather figures with a yearly average and June progress. Barometer reads 29.96 inches and is falling. Sunset tonight is 8 44, sunrise tomorrow 5 56, with TRE 0.00 and several auxiliary totals such as 2.27, 1908, 0.02, 15.40, 18.78 and 38.27 listed.
Lobbyist spending climbs with mass media campaigns
Lobbyists report record April expenditures driven by mass media efforts to sway Kansas lawmakers. Year to date spending nears 652 thousand dollars, with tobacco firms and tax relief groups leading the outlays. Despite more money spent, the number of registered lobbyists is down from last year.
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Topeka
Kan
State Public Disclosure Commission
Disclosure Commission
Jana Atchison
Commission
Philip Morris USA
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Kansas Association of Realtors
Citizens For Fair Taxation
Nestor Weigand Jr
Common Cause
Kansas Inc
Chautauqua Days and Local Arts Festival Alerts
Community brief advertising July 4th Chautauqua Days exhibitors space reservations sponsored by Ottawa Jaycees. Eisenhower visit on June 10 1990 plus craft items display at Kansas State Bank. Local charity events include Sherry Wolken Benefit display, Bernhardt Dance Review, and a Wad Ottawa Bible Church video event. Proceeds aid RMH Remodeling Fund with a fish fry, golf course news, and a district candidate barbecue fundraiser by Winger for Congress.
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Trish Peterson
Pat McCullough
Ottawa Jaycees
Sherry Wolken
Kansas State Bank
North
Kansas Regents Honors Academy kicks off at KU
About 140 Kansas high school students begin the fourth Regents Honors Academy at the University of Kansas. The program, funded by the Legislature, lets top juniors and seniors study for a month at a Regents university at no cost with optional college credit courses in Society and Culture of the 20th Century and Technology and Change in the 21st Century. Participants stay in Pearson Hall until June 29, experiencing college life. In Baldwin, gospel singer Lowell Mason, the World's Smallest Gospel Singer at 46 inches, travels thousands of miles yearly, delivering his message to varied audiences and sometimes touring East Asia. He credits faith with addressing societal needs, while his big bass voice engages listeners. In McPherson, Gov. Hayden's plane guided a student pilot low on fuel to a safe field landing. the solo Wichita-to-Ponca City-to-Pratt rider landed in a wheat field near McPherson, unharmed, after a brief, calm radio-assisted descent.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Regents
University of Kansas
Regents University
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Baldwin
Lowell Mason
First Assembly of God Church
Mason
East Asia
Judy
Mcpherson
Mike Hayden
Kerry Zimmerman
Dale Kaff
Christine Poelma
Wichita
Wall Street Mixed After Late Morning Gains On Record High
Wall Street opened with a mixed session as the Dow Jones industrial average slipped slightly to 2,931.55 at noon while carryover strength from Monday pushed it up about 12 points after the opening bell. Advances slightly outpaced declines by about 7 to 6 in nationwide trading.
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New York
Dow
Wall Street
Ottawa Herald Rates for Subscriptions in 1990
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices effective April 1 1990 for town delivery by carrier and various mail options. Rates cover Ottawa Franklin County surrounding counties and out of state, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual terms.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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