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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1985
Page
11
On page 9 in the housing column and page 8 in national coverage, the weekly notes that major drug trial participation by baseball players appears unlikely. A separate brief in Congress highlights ongoing pork barrel discussions with little fat to trim.
Eleanor Richardson Meeker, born 1810 in Ohio, joined Rev. Jotham Meeker in founding the Ottawa Baptist Mission in Franklin County. She left home as a teen to conduct a mission school, married Meeker, and raised a family. Her daughter Maria is thought to be the first white girl born in what would become Kansas. She may have been among the first white women to arrive in the area in 1887.
Eleanor Meeker balanced pioneer domestic chores with Ottawa wife duties teaching cooking sewing and nursing. She cared for visitors as a mission hotel, endured isolation from neighbors, and faced floods droughts and harsh winters. After John Meeker’s 1855 death she died at 46 and was buried beside him in the Ottawa Mission Cemetery.
Rep Dan Rostenkowski leader of the House Ways and Means Committee doubts final elimination of the state and local tax deduction. The $40 billion annual provision under Reagan's overhaul faces opposition from Cuomo and other Democrats as a possible shift of benefits toward lower incomes or new top tax bracket.
The unemployment rate stayed at 7.3 percent in May, the fourth straight month with no change, while manufacturing employment fell by 28,000 for the fifth consecutive month. Overall, the economy added 345,000 jobs, led by health and business services, even as youth unemployment rose with 20 to 24 year olds at 12.5 percent and teens near 18.9 percent.
NATO foreign ministers conclude a two day meeting without endorsing Reagan’s Star Wars concept. France balks at space based missile defenses while the final statement backs Geneva talks on strategic arms and calls for Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and dialogue in Poland.
The Senate votes 55 42 to resume U S support with 38 million dollars in nonlethal aid over 18 months for Contra rebels against Nicaragua's leftist government. The plan repeals a ban on military action but bans guns and lethal weapons, and requires human rights cleanups and possible CIA involvement.
Gov. John Carlin rejected claims of political maneuvering in his tight FY 1987 budget. He said the plan reflects available revenue after a May shortfall, forecasting only a 3.5 percent general fund rise and warning education and other programs may suffer without tax support. GOP leaders say reserves suffice to avoid tax increases. Weather notes follow with a 2 degree low and 68 degree high, plus a forecast of hot sun Saturday.
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