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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1981
Page
6
Kansas suffers a narrow 66 to 65 defeat to Wichita State in a tight matchup. Ottawa arts council unveils plans for its annual art fair. Officials of the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency seek independence from corporation commission oversight.
County Attorney says Bill Welch died by drowning after being kidnapped from his Princeton home and found in a Lebo cistern. Authorities drained water to recover the 54 year old truck driver and a bloody pair of coveralls. Terry Sullivan of Lebo faces first degree murder kidnapping robbery and auto theft charges with a March 30 preliminary hearing set.
A heavily armed man shot and killed a doctor and an elderly woman in the University of Kansas Medical Center ER. Police said an officer called for help around 10:30 p.m. and the gunman shot at him. Authorities searched the sprawling campus with multiple agencies surrounding the hospital.
Thirteen men in military fatigues were arrested on felony trespassing near the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Citrus County. They had set up a camp and trained hand-to-hand amid claims of hired “deep jungle type warfare” by an unidentified employer, with no connection to the U.S. military.
An economic impact study ordered by Senate President Ross Doyen found Kansas residents would bear about 40 percent of Gov. John Carlin's proposed 8 percent severance tax on oil, gas, and coal. Only about one third of that burden would reach consumers. The report, by three Wyoming professors, suggested a disincentive to energy investment, with modest short term production impact. Carlin and aides released varied interpretations of the results.
Kansas Attorney General Robert T. Stephan warned that House Bill 2267 may be ambiguous and fail to tax oil or gas as written. Governor Carlin defended the measure, projecting about 140 million dollars in revenue and clarifying royalty owners are not to be taxed.
George Wingert of the Kansas Board of Regents praised Gene Budig named University of Kansas chancellor as a strong fit. Regents Sandra McMullen and Frank Lowman echoed confidence in his humor, intellect, and ability to relate to students, faculty, and Kansas citizens. Budig, 41, emphasized objectivity and a broad experience in journalism, government, and education during his first news conference.
Kansas Board of Regents votes to raise tuition by 40 dollars per semester next school year. The plan would set student costs at about 22 percent at KU, K State, and Wichita State, and 18 percent at Emporia State, Pittsburg State, and Fort Hays State, with final action in April after studies and recommendations.
Calm settled over the Kansas State Penitentiary as 800 inmates returned to work while about 250 remained locked in cells. Prison officials offered no timeline for release and described the day as quiet and normal. Nearby county forecast calls for cloudy mild weather with a chance of thundershowers, then colder with possible rain or snow later Saturday into Sunday.
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