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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1985
Page
7
Inside Highlights notes two men drowned over the weekend at Hillsdale Reservoir. Page sports recounts Central Heights Vikings as the lone area team to qualify for this week’s state basketball championships.
National Front burner issues dominate congressional dialogue as lawmakers grapple with rising tensions and political stances. The article notes party leaders forecasting shifts in policy and public reaction, with analysts predicting action on key agendas in the coming weeks.
Ottawa U S C 290 school board hopefuls pressed for stronger core courses while city commission hopefuls urged better project timing and public access. Candidates highlighted dropout concerns, budgeting, and the need for clearer communication with residents. Incumbents touted experience and ongoing projects as forum attendees weighed education and local governance.
A severe late winter storm dumped up to 20 inches of snow on the northern Plains closing highways and trapping motorists. Tornadoes and thunderstorms lashed Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma wounding and damaging properties. Authorities reported extensive damage including mobile homes barns and a church steeple while forecasts warned of continued heavy precipitation and wind with ongoing travel disruptions.
Washington AP reports the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities calls the military retirement system overly generous, harming defense readiness. Median 20-year veterans retire at 41, pay no pension portion, and collect about 590000 on average over a lifetime, fueling new careers and potential second pensions.
A major earthquake struck an 800 mile stretch of central Chile damaging villages and rocking Santiago and coastal cities Valparaiso and Vila Del Mar. Government says at least 124 killed and 2,000 injured as aftershocks rumbled through the region all night. quake measured 7.4 on the Richter scale.
Washington AP report notes crime fear persists despite lower actual crime, per Eisenhower Foundation 223 page sequel linking fear to poverty ignorance and unemployment. It argues go it alone policing may not improve safety with 1984 half year FBI data showing crime down 5 percent, rapes up 6 percent, aggravated assaults up 1 percent.
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