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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1986
Page
10
Williamsburg and Osage City basketball standouts earn all league honors in a consolidated roundup. The report highlights top performers from both schools amid state league selections.
Divers have recovered unused spacesuits and flight deck debris from Challenger while crews search for the suspected rocket booster. The USS Preserver carried astronaut remains and personal effects to port, with eight containers placed in ambulances and more dives planned amid weather concerns. In Moscow, Soyuz T-15 launched with Leonid Kizim and Vladimir Solovev, linking with Mir in two days to extend the space program.
Wichita engineer Les Sheahan was offered the Franklin County Director of Public Works job at a $27 000 salary and $1 000 moving expenses with a potential start date of April 1. Commissioners favor his road knowledge over others and he has held multiple county and city engineering roles. He stated interest in the position, housing, and plans to continue working. The board also approved buying a $43 400 landfill bulldozer from Martin Tractor with a three year warranty and a buy back option.
Washington AP report notes a government compiled list of Medicare patient death rates from more than 250 hospitals. Health officials warn figures have no intrinsic meaning and should not guide consumer choices, while Public Citizen advocates see it as breaking medical secrecy.
Washington AP Sen. Bob Packwood unveils a sweeping tax overhaul to reduce individual income taxes while raising levies on gasoline, cigarettes and alcohol. The plan would be funded partly by higher consumer taxes and shift the burden toward corporations, mirroring earlier Reagan guidance and a House plan. Reagan endorses the concept.
The Ottawa Water Plant reported a 24 hour high of 51 degrees and a low of 45 with rainfall totaling .03 inches. Forecasts call for cloudy skies tonight with a chance of snow flurries and lows around 30. Friday will be mostly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 40s.
Ottawa High School to dedicate the newly named Steve Grogan Stadium on April 25 with planned ceremonies. booster club member Tony DeLaTorre reported to the Ottawa Board of Education. Grogan, a 1971 OHS graduate and former New England Patriots quarterback, will attend and be flown from the East Coast by TWA if flights are available amid a strike.
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