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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1986
Page
7
Country star Willie Nelson signed for the 1986 Kansas State Fair with a 7:30 p.m. show on September 8. Nelson is the third entertainer named, following Survivor on September 7 and the Statlers on September 11. Ticket orders begin in July with mail requests postmarked after July 25 rejected.
The office reports three residents from Ottawa Wellsville and east of Ottawa were approached by strangers claiming local agency backing to install siding. The Farmers Home Administration says it is not partnering with any siding company or soliciting homeowners.
Fugitives faced fines and imprisonment for harboring them, deterring record keeping as many slaves fled Missouri. Before 1861, the underground railroad openly defied federal laws, a bold abolitionist stand praised by John Hope Franklin as eloquent defiance, while enslaved people bore the greatest risk to seek freedom. Next, the arrival of the Iron Horse in Kansas.
Benny Goodman legendary swing king and jazz clarinet virtuoso dies at 77 in his Manhattan apartment from cardiac arrest. He had pacemaker in 1984 and received a lifetime Grammy this year. Goodman rose to fame with Let's Dance and Carnegie Hall triumphs, shaping big band and integrated ensembles.
Ottawa University freshmen David D. Meyer and Michael Conley drew one to two year custodial terms suspended on one year probation for April 7 theft from Leroy Fouts. Edwin L. Puckett of Baldwin received a similar sentence for habitual driving. Civil and mixed criminal actions follow, including child support judgments and foreclosures, with several marriage licenses and arrests noted amid a wide docket.
Public notices list a June 16 3pm meeting at South Dairy Queen. Also auctions, local sales, fundraisers, and community events including youth car wash, paper drive, street dance, and various sales at local businesses.
The column offers library help details plus a weekly quiz. It lists contact numbers for the Communi ty Information Center at Fifth and Main, and provides answers about aquarium cloudiness, aging institutes, Fisher-Price address, Boulder Dam Hoover Dam location, tire disposal at Franklin County landfill, and chimney cleaners with local names and phone numbers.
The Kansas State Board of Tax Appeals upheld an $18 per barrel oil price for property taxes, ruling that post January price declines do not affect the January 1 value. The decision denied producers’ claims that $18 was too high and noted the price day is Jan. 1, with a 30 day window to appeal.
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