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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1986
Page
12
OHS track team eyes a Friday league title as coach and athletes prepare for the upcoming championships. Local rivals and regional standings set the tone for the meet, with key sprinters and field event challengers driving the Tigers toward strong showings.
The Census Bureau reports a decline in teen numbers while middle aged and elderly cohorts grow, reshaping the nation’s demographic mix. The 35 to 44 group rose 6.1 million from 1980 to 1985, driving growth. the 14 to 17 group fell 1.4 million. Median age rose from 30 to 31.5.
The state Board of Regents unanimously approved fall 1987 tuition increases averaging six percent across six public universities and Kansas Technical Institute. Increases range 2.3 to 25 percent by school and student status to reach one fourth of instruction costs. Fees also rise, KU and Wichita State seeing per-semester and per-credit changes respectively. Non residents face higher increases but Regents aim to keep universities competitive.
The 24hour period ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday recorded a high of 74 degrees and a low of 54 at the Ottawa Water Plant. Rainfall totaled 2.1 inches by 7 this morning. County forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 40 percent rain chance tonight and Friday, with lows in the low 60s and highs in the mid to upper 70s.
In Moscow AP Dr. Robert Gale, a bone marrow expert, said more Soviets would die from lethal radiation after the April 26 Chernobyl accident. He reported 35 severe exposures, seven deaths so far, 19 bone marrow transplants, while Gorbachov cited nine dead.
Six teenagers and two adults remain missing after a Mount Hood blizzard trapped a school party for days. Rescue teams with dogs and infrared-equipped aircraft failed to locate survivors as three youths died and crevasse rescues yielded uninjured seekers. Parents gathered at Timberline Lodge faced grief and questions about the expedition's planning and safety.
Negotiators for the Ottawa Board of Education and the Ottawa Education Association traded salary proposals in a two hour session. The board offered a 3.12 percent overall pay raise to 122 teachers funded from the district general fund, totaling 79,525 dollars next year. The teachers proposed a 7.09 percent increase totaling 180,505 dollars, with tentative agreement on several non salary issues. A return meeting is set for Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at the district office to continue salary talks.
NASA officials told Congress they would need at least 626 million dollars to modify the remaining three shuttles after the Challenger disaster. The estimate, tentatively outlined by NASA controller Thomas Newman, covers salvage and investigative costs, spare parts, and corrective actions, but excludes a new orbiter replacement for Challenger.
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