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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1985
Page
6
Farm Inside Highlights covers local and area topics with a focus on farm life. The page curates snippets on agriculture, community farming efforts, and regional rural matters. Includes brief notes on local events and sports tucked into a single compact page.
The Ottawa Board of Education voted 7-0 to allocate $11,000 of this year’s general fund balance to asbestos removal, freeing $54,000 in capital outlay funds for next year. Trustees debated midyear budget squeezing and noted school variances in teaching and building supply line items, amid concerns over overspending rules and fiscal restraint.
Emergency Preparedness Director Phil McCracken defended his department as the Franklin County Commission weighs folding EPD into the sheriff’s office. State Coordinator Marvin Henry joined to answer technical questions while commissioners pressed for shelter signage, shelter list publication, and clearer fallout shelter status amid concerns of public safety and legal exposure.
An engineer from Coraopolis Pennsylvania, Gary S. Springer, testified to the Kansas Corporation Commission denouncing a Wolf Creek nuclear plant report as biased. He accused Project Management Associates of selective data and questioned the report's conclusions on schedule overruns. Weather data notes a low 72 and high 90 with 0.13 inches of rainfall. county forecast calls for a cool night and sunny Friday with highs in the 80s.
Shiite leader Nabih Berri signaled that the two week long ordeal of 39 American hostages in Beirut may end soon. He spoke after a meeting with French official L Angel and amid U S government talks with Syria and others to win freedom. French officials urged not to act as substitutes for jailers while Switzerland mulls hosting the hostages and a Mass girlfriend reports contact from captors. As many as 70 prisoners could be freed today per Israeli sources.
Washington analysis notes the Reagan administration struggles against terrorism as the TWA Flight 847 hijacking follows a global rise in attacks. Experts predict decades of risk, urge better intelligence and possible pre-emptive strikes, while acknowledging limited near term solutions and uneven international cooperation.
Kansas utility customers paid $55.55 for 750 kilowatts in Q1 1985, up 1.2 percent from $54.88 in late 1984. Nationally, 60 large utilities averaged $60.87 for the same usage, about $5.32 higher than Kansas. Kansas Gas and Electric charged $51.45. KCP&L $54.57. KPL $56.21. Western Power Division $59.97.
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