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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1983
Page
11
Local Ottawa Airport project stalls extend as Page 3 profiles Ottawa School Board candidates and a large city council slate looms amid a critical sewer issue. Page 7 highlights a day testing the mettle of a dyed-in the-wool ambulance chaser. Page 8.
Another edition of the Ottawa Relays is on tap this weekend with competition expected to attract local track clubs and athletes. The note also mentions ongoing issues at the Legislature, including alcohol and horse racing topics, summarized across pages 4 and 8.
Kansas Republicans announce a counterproposal at a statehouse news conference next Monday evening after criticizing Governor Carlin’s tax and spend package. They say cut the budget first and tax increases only as a last resort while acknowledging a modest tax rise may be needed to cover revenue shortfall.
A 32-year-old Olathe woman, Mary L. Pope, remained in serious condition at Shawnee Mission Medical Center after a 11:45 a.m. accident on I-35 near Homewood. Her 1970 Volkswagen left the road, rolled end over end, and she was likely thrown from the car. She sustained a broken pelvis and clavicle, head injuries, and possible internal injuries and was airlifted to the hospital. Bartlesville resident Paul McMurtrie aided at the scene. he is a 23-year member of the Boy Scouts.
Kansas lawmakers and allies urged keeping price controls on older natural gas while supporting limits on take-or-pay contracts at a public hearing in Kansas City. They argue removal of price controls won’t boost supply but will enrich big oil, citing Hugoton field cheaper gas versus Wyoming gas.
Franklin County commissioners vote to end the long standing practice of keeping the courthouse basement restrooms unlocked for public use, effective April 1, following vandalism. The measure, contingent on opposition, drew limited comment.
Kansas Farm Bureau President John Junior Armstrong says the state’s largest farm group opposes Gov. Carlin’s plan to repeal the sales tax exemption on used farm machinery parts and services as part of a revenue package. He argues the move unfairly singles out agriculture while aircraft exemptions remain large. The plan aims to raise 191.1 million dollars in 1983 84, with 12 million from ending the exemption. Farmers and implement dealers say they bear the burden without similar sacrifice from other industries.
Progress in contract negotiations between the Ottawa Board of Education and U.S.C. 290 teachers continued at a trickle Wednesday night. Two hours produced no tentative agreements as leave policies dominated the discussion. Both sides tabled proposals, pending further study, with a fifth round set for 7 p.m. on April 20 in the Ottawa Middle School teachers’ lounge.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 40 degrees and a high of 83 with no rain. The county forecast calls for cloudy conditions tonight with lows in the 40s, and a mostly cloudy Friday with a chance of showers and highs in the 50s.
The report details Gordon Kahl and Scott Faul, charged in the Medina marshal shootings, meeting last summer in Kansas with FLA spokesman Keith Shive. FLA links big business and government to farm losses, advocates abolishing the Federal Reserve and limiting imports.
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