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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1985
Page
7
Former major college star appears at Williamsburg. The piece on page 4 questions what this notable player is doing in local basketball while athletes, fans, and analysts weigh potential returns to higher levels.
A brief Saturday round of area lawmakers’ comments is noted, while NCAA Sweet 16 coverage highlights domination by the Big East and ACC. The piece also references the lingering specter of Bhopal, India, affecting many Americans.
A survey of 1,941 college students shows Americans view the Midwest as shifting west toward the Great Plains, with places like Nebraska and Iowa now seen as central to the heartland. Detroit and Cleveland blur the traditional rural Midwestern image, while Chicago is not universally counted as Midwestern.
The Federal Land Bank Association of Ottawa reported a slight drop in net worth to about 5.9 million and net income to 14,594.42 for 1984 at its annual meeting on the Ottawa University campus. President Larry L. Rose noted most notes are sold to Wichita, with 1,474 loans totaling 84.9 million outstanding, 90 percent current, while delinquencies rose and some foreclosures occurred.
President Reagan and Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney began a warmth filled summit in Quebec. They discussed East West relations and neighbor policies while unveiling plans on salmon fishing law enforcement and modernizing the DEW line. They named envoys to study acid rain and shared Irish themed events.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logs a Friday low of 26 and high of 58. Saturday morning lows 35 and afternoon 60. Sunday morning 28 and afternoon 64. County forecast calls for mostly clear tonight with lows 40 to 45 and mostly sunny, mild Tuesday with a high near 70.
A split Senate nears a decision on MX missile funding with 42-42 tie and 16 undecided moderates. Reagan pressures undecided senators as two votes approach on authorizing and appropriating 1.5 billion for a second MX batch amid arms control talks.
At the Wolf Creek nuclear plant in Topeka Kansas Gas and Electric reports the fuel loading finished about 6 30 Sunday, two days early. The fuel comprises 193 assemblies 14 feet long eight inches square. Final plant work will take about two weeks with initial energy in three months and commercial operation in six months. The Franklin City County Planning Commission will hold a hearing Thursday at 7 p m on subdivision regulation changes and continue the five year review of the Comprehensive Plan for the Unincorporated Area of Franklin County 1980 2000.
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