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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1995
Page
7
Cessna Aircraft Co chairman Russ Meyer says piston powered planes are in strong demand. He notes four year sales just over 2,000 and cites an average age of 29 for single engine aircraft. Cessna plans 2,000 new planes annually at a new Independence plant.
The Kansas Corporation Commission and Southwestern Bell reached agreement to implement a 1994 law by building a $64 million distance learning network for Kansas public schools and universities. The plan aligns with a provision delaying Bell profits regulation until at least March 1, 1997.
Chris McKenzie, lobbyist for the League of Kansas Municipalities, opposes three constitutional amendments to cap spending. He argues local decisions are sound and growth tied to personal income is unnecessary. Rep. Kent Glasscock contends caps would repeal state property tax lids and bring long-term stability for business and residents.
NEW YORK AP The Fab Four plan new material with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. A vintage John Lennon vocal on Free As A Bird, completed in 1994, will be joined by additional tracks for release this year as part of The Beatles Anthology TV documentary.
The kansas escape involved inmates Robert Reed Jr. and Michael Bray and jailer Brian Prather who vanished from a county jail between 145 and 230 am. Authorities say the trio are armed and dangerous. Ottawa lawyer John Dowell joins the investigation team with no new developments reported.
In Los Angeles Judge Lance Ito prompted apologies from prosecutors Marcia Clark and F. Lee Bailey after a heated exchange during the O J Simpson double murder trial. Both sides apologized for the prior day's vitriol as Detective Mark Fuhrman finished testimony. Bailey and Clark later disputed whether racism claims about Fuhrman were fabrications.
The Kansas Lottery seen as headed for renewal rather than extinction would run five more years beyond July 1 1996 if the House approves a revised bill The House committee endorsed 15 to 6 and sent it to the full House for debate The measure would extend the lottery while opponents fear moral and economic effects and whether electronic games could become slot machines Supporters say it provides about 50 million annual revenue and is a painless tax The session also nears agreement on motor vehicle property tax relief with a seven year plan to cut the rate in half
Ottawa offers a summer youth job program at the Job Service Center 225 E 2nd. Applications due by April 14 for youth ages 14 to 18. Businesses should contact Ottawa Personnel Director Judy Hasty by March 31 at 242-2190. Wages are 4.25 dollars per hour, with both full-time and part-time slots from June 15 to August 15. Last year 60 jobs. aim for equal. Public private partnership funds half wage. Income limits follow federal Job Training Partnership Act guidelines.
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce legislative action committee sponsors a Saturday 10 a.m. coffee at Peoples National Bank, Fifth and Main. State Sen. Doug Walker and Rep. Ralph Tanner will speak briefly on the current session before an open Q&A. Bill Feuerborn will not attend to take his daughter to Jefferson City for a basketball tournament. Franklin County Democratic Women and the bank provide refreshments.
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