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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1995
Page
3
Skepticism rises over spending 70,000 on tourism in Ottawa and Franklin County including a tourism director without ready attractions. Calls for a strategic long range plan, full time Old Depot Museum, and tangible goals before expanding the bureaucracy or raising taxes.
Guest editorials urge Kansas lawmakers to overturn a Court of Appeals ruling that allows the Department of Revenue to charge $2 per public record. The Wichita Eagle filed for a driver license records tape, but the court's stance limits public access to state-held information taxpayers fund. The Chanute Tribune urges legislative action to set concrete, cost-based retrieval fees.
Fifty years ago today U S Marines and soldiers clear the last Japanese from Okinawa while 23 000 Japanese hold out on Luzon in the Sierra Madre and Kiangan Bontoc area Combat press reports say Mindanao remains active with the 24th Division preparing a final amphibious landing at Sarangani Bay in the Philippine campaign
A century ago Quenemo to Ottawa saw many travelers by train with 215 tickets sold on a single day as the Chautauqua Assembly opened at Forest Park. Children’s Day drew 550 youngsters marching with flags while singing America. 50 years later 1945 farm idle due to rains and WWII labor gaps. two Ottawa POWs liberated, one father meeting his newborn son. 25 years ago Ottawa Steel Products won a 423,430 contract to build 32 tractors for the Post Office. The Kansas abortion law liberalization took effect, with doctors wary of increases in procedures outside local hospital settings.
A chorus of women recounts belittling behavior and harassment from male golfers on course. Accounts describe patronizing remarks, haughty commands, ball theft, dangerous acts, and inconsistent standards of etiquette. Respondents urge change as gender bias persists in the sport.
A reader argues residents should approve imposed regulations and criticizes municipal actions against unused property. He urges oversight of all expenditures, including bids under ten thousand dollars for items like nursing home air conditioning, comparing local poverty cited in Baton Rouge to Kansas.
Residents call for a city commission meeting to address juvenile crime. They propose converting the old jail to a juvenile detention center or boot camps, plus state-law changes via petition and legislative pressure. A community forum invites input at 2424700, with hours Mon-Thu and Sat.
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