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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1986
Page
6
Sports figure Don Sutton finally over the hump as highlights recap. Kansas Chamber releases its legislative report card. National Star Wars scientists warn Reagan may be moving too fast. Reports appear across pages 4 to 10 with brief summaries.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that state and local governments cannot withdraw their employees from the Social Security system. The decision upholds the 1983 law protecting Social Security's finances, a Reagan administration victory alleged to avoid over $3 billion in potential drain by 1990. California officials challenged the contract claim.
The Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment at work is illegal even if it does not economically harm the victim. It stopped short of defining when employers are liable for harassment by supervisors. The decision involved a District of Columbia bank and upheld the EEOC standard that a hostile environment violates federal sex discrimination law.
Murray Haydon, 58, the world’s third recipient of a permanent artificial heart, died at 10:45 a.m. at Humana Hospital Audubon in Louisville. He had worn a respirator most of his time on the device and spent nearly all postimplant in ICU. Doctors had warned of poor prognosis as brain and lung functions declined. dialysis was declined for quality of life concerns.
The Senate delayed the tax bill as last minute amendments sought to attach special breaks. Senators attacked the pace, with 50 amendments pending as debate stretched past midnight. The measure would compress rates to 27 and 15 percent, end many breaks, and face heated votes on wealthier-taxpayer changes before final passage.
The House approved strict anti apartheid sanctions calling for all U S businesses to exit South Africa within 180 days and halting trade. Republicans argue the bill is dead and unlikely to pass the Senate or be signed by Reagan, who opposes sanctions.
The Grand Canyon collision that killed 25 may push for safeguards on air tours over national parks. Rep. Richard Lehman cites the tragedy as evidence for tighter rules. Rescue teams recovered bodies as investigators noted lack of radar tracking for the two aircraft. The Grand Canyon Airlines plane carried 11 Dutch, two Swiss, one South African and six Americans. four on the helicopter were American. Names released include crew James Ingraham, Bruce Grubb, and helicopter pilot John Thybony. There were no survivors and Helitech Inc. owned the Bell 206 helicopter.
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