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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1987
Page
1
The Ottawa City Commission weighs adding a rate structure that would cut H D Lees water bill by about 2300 dollars a year. The piece notes such subsidies help industry but ignores relief for the Ottawa Country Club, a move unlikely to gain majority support among residents.
The Kansas Minimum Competency Test drew criticism yet offers parents a benchmark against state and area districts. Ottawa district shows strong results with second, fourth, sixth, and eighth graders above state averages in reading. Sophomores near state average. math shows mixed but generally solid performance without panics.
William R Weber pastor of Calvary Baptist Church laments perceived declines in rationality and morality. He contrasts abortion and infant death with legal abortion debates, warns against humanism, and urges a return to God’s laws as outlined in Romans 1 22.
A longtime Ottawa University staff member argues in favor of selling bonds for OU energy conservation. She cites the university’s financial struggles, strong faculty dedication, and the need to upgrade heating and air systems in Science Hall and Martin Hall to attract students and preserve the town’s high standards.
The narrator recalls a late night sighting of two satellites over Ottawa and chats with a friend about life. He recalls Sputnik’s 1957 launch as a catalyst for the space age, the era’s sensational coverage, and how early photographs captured its tumbling path, while noting the public’s waning interest today.
A reader recalls 1978 satellite observations from Iowa and promotes the Kansas Cosmosphere and Discovery Center at Hutchinson. The museum houses NASA artifacts including a Nik Saturn replica, lunar lander mockup, rover, space suits, and moon rocks, with restoration work turning items into mint condition exhibits. Open on weekends with an Omnax theater and required reservations for theater shows.
The GAO report at Senator Proxmire’s request tallies 15.5 million dollars in 1985 inaugural outlays across seven agencies, with DoD bearing the bulk and only partial PIC reimbursements. It highlights many detailed line items from drums to color guards, noting missing 708 photos and questioning legality of private PIC control of public funds.
From Other Editors argues Kansas spends heavily on elementary and secondary education yet ranks 16th in per pupil spending and 30th in average teacher salary. It questions if small schools and bureaucratic programs inflate costs and urges closer scrutiny, consolidation, and program efficiency to ensure money buys quality education.
Ottawa Herald announces new subscription rates effective July 1 1986 for local carrier and motor routes Franklin County and adjacent counties and all other areas. Local rates: one month four dollars, three months eleven dollars, six months twenty one dollars and five cents, one year forty dollars. Franklin County and adjacent counties: one month four dollars and fifty cents, three months thirteen dollars, six months twenty five dollars, one year forty eight dollars. All other areas by mail: one month five dollars and fifty cents, three months sixteen dollars, six months thirty one dollars, one year sixty dollars. Out of state subscribers deduct five and a half percent sales tax.
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