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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1982
Page
1
State Intangibles Tax opponents confront the Legislature. Mr and Miss OHS candidates are noted. All-EKL basketball teams are announced.
Ottawan opponents of the Central Business District project turned in a remonstrance petition late Monday after failing to win unanimous County Commission support. Downtown owner William H. Sandy Douglas filed about 10 percent signatures for City Hall verification, with City Attorney John Richeson to rule on legality.
Ottawa City Commission will hold a 9:35 a.m. meeting to discuss a satellite benefit district for Main Street, with a remonstrance petition possibly blocking downtown revitalization. Items include sidewalk improvements, district findings, and assessments not to exceed 21 644 dollars with 80 percent from assessments. Also on the agenda are a US-59 speed limit reduction to 45 mph, a private road agreement for Medical Offices Inc, a final plat for a subdivision, a power plant wiring change order, alcohol sale applications, and the appointment of counsel for city officials in a civil suit.
The Ottawa Board of Education approved a 7 0 vote to non renew contracts for 19 non tenured teachers as enrollment declines and state aid risks grow. A grievance plan by the Kansas National Education Association and petitions for rehiring one Eisenhower Elementary teacher were noted, with board members addressing athletics funding concerns and district morale.
National Guard troopers patrolled debris in Mulberry after a cluster of tornadoes ripped through southeast Kansas Monday night. Three dead, many homes destroyed, power and gas outages reported. looting noted. One victim identified as Judith James, 41, found near a destroyed mobile home. A second fatality occurred in Hallowell, Cherokee County, where three houses were destroyed and six injured.
President Reagan blasted a Soviet proposal to freeze medium range missiles in Europe as inadequate and urged real arms reduction. He warned Brezhnev must join in substantial limits or risk Ford policy gains, citing the Geneva talks recessed to May 20.
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