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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1980
Page
9
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Power Plant logged a low of 49 and a high of 63 with no rainfall on Thursday. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday, with Lows in the mid to upper 40s and Highs near 70s, winds light and variable tonight.
City officials discussed street lights and landscaping for a downtown property as Ottawa negotiates revitalization. Treasurer Mary and City Manager Robert Mills noted access needs and historic design concerns. Clarence Koch urged delaying lights, favoring sidewalks and greenery, with final city commission decision pending.
The Labor Department reports April unemployment rose sharply to 7.3 million jobless, 6.2 to 7.3 percent, with the largest gains in construction and auto sectors. Adult men show a boom in joblessness to 5.9 percent, Michigan leading with 12.2 percent, while Texas and New Jersey see declines. Inflation runs at 18 percent. analysts expect mixed forecasts for a mild or deeper downturn into 1981. Additional item notes Thomas Collins murder case and a Kansas school finance bill advancing with significant costs.
AP survey shows 36 of 40 senators and 100 of 125 House members likely to seek re election. No Senate member indicated a non run. Nine House members foresee not seeking another term, with some undecided or unwilling to say. Wint Winter and Dim Allen likely to run again on the Republican ticket.
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