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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1986
Page
6
Inside Highlights covers a library board report on page 3 and a feature on a football trial described as interesting. Cosell testifies are noted as part of the page 3 content, with further items on page 4 and page 7 addressing a nationwide wheat vote linked to politics.
The House sent a $100 million plan to the Senate to fund the Contras with $70 million for weapons and $30 million for logistics over eight months. President Reagan praised the vote as a victory for freedom while Ortega condemned the policy as brinkmanship. Ambassador Tannermann and other officials framed the outcome as a critical clash over U.S. intervention and democracy.
The high temperature recorded at the Ottawa Water Plant for the 24 hour period ended 6 p.m. Wednesday was 94 degrees with a low of 64. County forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the 60s and Friday highs in the low to mid 90s.
Longtime Ottawa physician David Laury retires after 32 years serving the Ottawa area. A retirement reception honored him and his wife Meldon, with a golf themed cake and a plaque from the Franklin County Health Department. Laury plans to move near Skidaway Island, Georgia, to enjoy golf, after a career that included serving as health officer for 22 years and practicing across Garnett, Baldwin, and Ottawa.
Two local teenagers died in a late Tuesday crash on US-56 near Ottawa. Brian C. Jones 14 of Lawrence and Dennis J. Buckland 16 recently moved from Madrid to Ottawa were in a stolen 1983 Buick that collided with a westbound pickup driven by James R. Cronister 41 of Topeka. Cronister and his wife Judy were hospitalized in Topeka with injuries. Buckland died after transfer to KU Medical Center. Jones died at the scene. Funeral arrangements for Jones were pending with Rumsey Funeral Home in Lawrence. Buckland’s services were expected in Madrid. Officials said the Buick had been stolen earlier and keys obtained during a test drive. Jones and Buckland were not identified at the scene until DPS helped confirm identities.
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell announced a 9 percent rise in workers' compensation rates, costing employers about 12.7 million dollars in higher premiums. He noted the increase reflects higher losses, with loss ratios rising from 68.1 percent in 1981 to 89.5 percent in 1984, though projected losses now stand at 72.8 percent.
A Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce survey based on 37 usable responses highlights economic development as the top priority for Franklin County residents. Correcting negative attitudes, county city issues, hospital board reforms, and local governance also appear among the leading concerns with media coverage and local pride trailing.
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