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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1978
Page
12
Royals pull ahead in division as page references hint at a decisive win and surplus points. KC meat strike and camp notes appear in adjacent pages, indicating a busy day of local sports and community events.
Franklin County Planning Commission met with a Kansas Water Resources representative to study the National Flood Insurance Program. The plan requires local adoption by cities or the county. Ottawa Wellsville Princeton and Ranton have adopted it, while Pomona Lane and the county have yet to act.
A House Ways and Means subcommittee tentatively approved reducing Social Security disability payments to about 775 dollars monthly for new beneficiaries, saving roughly 1.5 billion annually. The change would not affect those on rolls before next Jan 1, and aims to curb high benefit costs amid rising recipient numbers.
Washington AP reports Senate foes of labor law revision press antifilibuster backers after five failed runs. Senator Lugar notes supporters crest, following a 58 to 39 vote to limit debate. Byrd signals one more vote, Hatfield warns against overreliance as labor lobbyists seek two more votes to end the filibuster.
The Ottawa Planning Commission, after a four hour public hearing, adopted all proposed changes to the City Zoning Ordinance including building setback rules for nonconforming uses and fence regulations. A petition from Willow and Ash residents seeks rezone of the 1400 block to single family with a public hearing planned at the next meeting.
A government study warns the compromise natural gas deregulation plan could raise residential bills by 1985, triggering a Senate filibuster threat against President Carter's energy program. The report, circulating on Capitol Hill, contrasts House Senate and administration proposals and cites price projections for residential gas.
Vicky Amrein of Ottawa moved from an office post to reading gas meters across 23 communities. She faces dogs, snakes, and basements, but enjoys the challenge, union pay gains, and the exercise of fieldwork, noting winters and customer tempers but preferring the outside.
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