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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1990
Page
1
Kansas farmers filed 102 bankruptcy cases in 1989, down from 213 in 1988. The study by Kansas Agricultural Statistics notes Chapter 12 filings were 31 in 1989, 58 in 1988, with Chapter 7 leading at 55 cases. Total Kansas bankruptcies numbered 7,171 in 1989, up slightly from 7,149 in 1988.
Kansas briefs report a plan at Kansas State University to limit freshman course sizes to about 24 in English, 27 in modern languages, and smaller recitations in algebra. Enrollment dates run June 21 through 28 with freshmen registering at 8:30 a.m. in the union courtyard. Nearby, Hallmark Hall of Fame will film Sarah in Osage County starring Glenn Close, while Lansing Correctional Facility adds a new dorm and remodels old buildings to meet federal standards. At Kansas, Audio Reader launches its third annual on air fund drive June 26-27 to support 24 hour programming for blind and elderly Kansans, aiming to raise about $3,500.
Funeral arrangements are pending in Salina for 23 year old University of Kansas student Todd D. Edmonds who died from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound in Franklin County. He was found in a car in a field drive about 74 miles northwest of Pomona after a farmer reported the vehicle had been there since Sunday morning. A shotgun was recovered near Edmonds inside the car.
Franklin County and Ottawa city commissioners reviewed the 1991 dispatch center budget showing a $27,700 reduction from current spending. They also examined costs to start a county wide HAZMAT team, with phase one at $17,259 and phase two at $22,500, detailing bus purchase and training needs.
Mostly cloudy tonight with a 60 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 60s. Hot and dry in south and west. Thunderstorm chances in the east Sunday. Highs in the 90s west and south and 80s elsewhere. Lows upper 50s to around 60s. Barometer 30.05 and rising. Sunset 8 51. Sunrise 5 56.
Wall Street headed lower as doubts about easier credit unsettled buyers. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 15.35 to 2,879.95 by noon, with analysts citing uncertainty about sustaining the spring rally and lack of inspiration for further gains.
Ottawa Herald lists staff positions and a comprehensive revised subscription rate table effective April 1, 1990. Rates cover Ottawa carriers rural towns motor route and mail to Franklin County adjacent counties statewide and out of state with monthly quarterly semiannual and annual options.
Local notices list bake and garage craft sale at VFW Post north of Ottawa on June 23 from 9 to 4 with table reservations. Youth concert at Faith Lutheran Church tonight at 7:30. Health Tex sale at Young Place with 30 percent off. False Faces at BJ Humpit's on Friday and Saturday. Concert and ice cream social June 22 at Faith Lutheran. Overland Express at The Other Place this Friday and Saturday. Plant sale at Willis Garden Center featuring flats and mixed annuals. CCC Member-Guest Weekend from June 22 to 24 with golf, fashion show, luncheon, Elvis impersonator, and pool. Summer sale at Fashion Alley with 25-33 percent off. Silver Lake Golf Course now open to the public.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, held government employers cannot base hiring transfer or promotion decisions on party affiliation in most cases. Partisanship may be considered only when political affiliation is essential for the job, such as a high level policy adviser. The decision reinstates a suit by Illinois residents against Gov James Thompson and Republican leaders.
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