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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1985
Page
7
Jack Hartman plans a trip to Hawaii but remains entirely focused on basketball duties. He will use the break to prepare and study upcoming games, keeping coaching priorities at the forefront despite the vacation context.
Page eight notes Local Housing Library and Soamibte columns with Kansas leaders urging a shift away from Oz themed content. Utilities face a major setback in a rate hearing reported on page nine.
In Braintree Massachusetts the private July Fourth celebration is canceled due to lack of funds and waning patriotism, with organizers noting a broader national abstention. Officials point to civic disengagement while residents reflect on tradition, youth behavior, and the looming silence of Independence Day. The town, founded in 1640 near Plymouth Rock, marks its 136th Independence Day in 1776.
Beirutt Lebanon AP reports at least 32 American hostages held in Beirut dined at a luxury hotel early Saturday amid word they would be taken to Damascus within hours. Captors and armed militiamen stood by as the group was moved into cars and a mini bus, with some hostages expressing uncertainty about their destination. The hijackers previously killed a U.S. sailor and freed others aboard the TWA jet. Damascus officials said the hostages would arrive in Syria late Saturday afternoon. A separate county forecast predicted sunny weather with highs near 89 and cool nights.
Kansas enacts three cornerstone laws taking effect at midnight including raising the 3.2 beer drinking age to 19 as part of a planned move to 21 by 1987, legalizing multibank holding companies, and mandating a real estate reassessment within 3 1/4 years impacting property taxes. The liquor law shift targets younger drinkers with higher penalties, while banking and tax rules ease corporate bank ownership and fan real estate tax reform.
The Department of Public Safety reminded residents that discharging purchasing or possessing fireworks is illegal within Ottawa city limits. Violations are Class C misdemeanors with up to 60 days in jail or a $200 fine or both. Fireworks may only be used in the Forest Park public display on the Fourth, with Ottawa Jaycees having city commission approval. Citizens are urged to use caution nearby and follow safety tips.
Kansas General fund receipts fall 22.4 million or 1.3 percent below estimates for the year ending Sunday. Revenue Secretary Harley Duncan cites faulty income tax estimates and slow economy, cautioning budget tightness ahead but not immediate belt tightening.
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