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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1983
Page
10
The Herald dedicates Agriculture Day to farming communities with a national administration backed nod to economic upswing. Inside coverage highlights sector achievements and community leaders across rural areas.
Kansas lawmakers urged constituents over the weekend that the 1983 session faces a crucial push to adjourn. Rep. Dorothy Nichols and Sen. Jim Allen discussed mineral severance tax plans, noting differences between Senate and House versions and the potential impact on state revenue and local aid. The debate centers on tax rates, credits, exemptions, and sunset provisions, with Easter break shortening the Legislative Coffee event.
A nominating commission began work to choose a successor for Floyd H. Coffman, retiring June 18 from Franklin County. Six counties in the Fourth Judicial District may supply nominees, with forms due by April 7. Candidates must be 30 to 70, bar members, district residents, and have five years of legal engagement or related qualifying experience.
NBC's Special Bulletin frightened viewers across the nation with a fictional nuclear threat. Viewers called stations in San Francisco and Charleston, while Seattle and New York reported thousands of inquiries. Warnings that the film was fiction did little to calm public fears.
President Reagan nominates William D. Ruckelshaus for a second EPA term and grants him a free hand to stabilize the agency. Ruckelshaus, former EPA director, vows to reinstate dedication and tackle environmental protection. Rite Lavelle ignores a second subpoena as Congress contemplates contempt action.
The National Weather Service at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a Friday low of 34 and a Friday afternoon high of 42, then 34 and 44 on Saturday, with Sunday morning 29 and afternoon 36. A trace of rain fell Friday and 0.33 inches Saturday. Tonight clear with lows 10 to 15, light variable winds. Tuesday partly cloudy with highs 35 to 40 and southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Diane Yeamans reports at a Farm Bureau luncheon that Kansas agriculture faces a weak economy amid broad tax and budget pressures. Sen. Jim Allen warns of few farm bills this year while elevator rules and filled milk proposals loom. Budget cuts and severance taxes threaten farmers as state fiscal strain grows.
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