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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1980
Page
8
In Topeka the Senate votes 34-5 to send a school finance conference committee report to the House, demanding 45.6 million in new state funds for 1980-81, a 12.5 percent rise over this year’s 363.8 million total.
A fresh drive to place the Franklin County intangibles tax repeal on the August ballot is underway. Petition efforts, now properly witnessed and carried by bank staff and volunteers, target county wide and township questions with four townships already meeting signature thresholds. The effort argues the 3 percent tax on interest hinders local savings and bank liquidity.
Ralph and Marie Kampschroeder celebrate 30 years at Ottawa Bowl 418 N Main with an anniversary dinner at Ottawa University. Since opening in 1950 after rebuilding post flood, the couple built a league house famed for long sponsorships and community events.
Arab gunmen at the Iranian Embassy in London freed a British hostage and let two death deadlines pass for about a dozen Iranian captives. Pro Khomeini demonstrators clashed with police in Hyde Park as Britain sought a peaceful resolution with Ayatollah Khomeini's regime.
Militants occupying the U S Embassy in Tehran said a revolutionary guard was wounded in an attack by U S agents during International Labor Day observances. Counter-revolutionary elements planted several bombs in Tehran, all defused. Broadcasts reported further hostages moved to southern Iran as part of efforts to foil a rescue attempt.
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