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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1986
Page
6
Royals celebrate a milestone by establishing a Hall of Fame as a symbol of lasting achievement. The feature highlights players, moments, and the franchise’s evolution into a storied club.
U N atomic energy officials call Chernobyl the gravest nuclear accident in history though Soviet experts say the plant is under control. Radiation leaks continue from No 4 reactor as concrete cooling begins.
Julia Holmes and her husband James join a Kansas group heading to Pike's Peak during the 1858 gold rush. The Holmes party travels 1100 miles in an ox wagon along the Santa Fe Trail, with Julia becoming the first woman known to climb Pike's Peak. continued on page 7.
Emporia area towns Ot tawa Burlington Garnett Lebo and Waverly form a task force led by Joseph Harkins to promote Kansas as a site for the $8 billion Superconducting Super Collider. The project would build an oval underground tunnel for proton collisions to study matter, with 18 months before action and about six years of construction if funded.
Ottawa and Williamsburg residents will see operator assistance shift with dialing changes. Ottawa starts at 1 p.m Tuesday and Williamsburg at 8 a.m Wednesday, as Southwestern Bell and AT&T coordinate for calls needing operator help.
The Ottawa Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m to review an effective schools report from Rick Traw and endorse it, discuss 1986 87 kindergarten class sizes, amend the 525 000 bond sale resolution, and shift the band sale dates to May 23. Bids for nine projects will be opened at 1 30 p m and reviewed by the board, covering repairs, renovations, lifts, plumbing, lighting and floor work across Ottawa High, Ottawa Middle, Garfield and other buildings. The agenda includes curriculum approvals, a four year recreation commission appointment, a 1986 87 food service contract, personnel reports, summer maintenance plans, a June 2 work session, and a 90 minute executive session on teacher contracts.
State GOP chairman Vern Chesbro released a poll claim showing Attorney General Robert Stephan as a front runner if he runs, while Stephan's spokesman said no decision timeline would be accelerated. Chesbro urged Stephan to continue serving. the poll indicated Stephan leads potential challenger Dennis Moore in statewide recognition and polling.
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