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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1982
Page
10
Page 3 reports Ottawan’s dairy firm victory over a milk pricing dispute in court while Page 10 notes Senator Dole’s public speaking prowess boosting his political profits.
About 171 seniors of Ottawa High School graduated in a packed gym as speaker Brian Larios urged responsibility, quoting Churchill. Babette Cain paraphrased a home plaque about living in the present moment, while three co valedictorians Keenan Beauchamp Scott Hadley and Arline Cook led the 4.0 GPA group. Fifty three seniors earned scholarships and honors, comprising roughly one third of the class.
Ottawa Mayor Sherwin Snyder backs possible countywide sales tax to offset intangibles tax repeal and farm machinery and aircraft exemptions. He notes law changes allow use of sales tax revenue for roads and bridges, aiding county finances while a potential vote this fall remains uncertain. Snyder cites seven Kansas counties already taxing at half to one percent. He says Ottawa’s own half cent tax exists, but expansion is not currently planned.
The National Weather Service reporting station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged Thursday temperatures from 65 to 79 degrees with 0.36 inches of rain. County forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the 50s and Saturday highs around 79 with 50s to start.
The British launched a land sea and air assault to retake the Falkland Islands and suffered a helicopter crash with 21 dead. Argentina claimed hits on five British frigates and a downed warplane, with one frigate sinking amid reports of 14 rockets. UK forces attacked fuel depots and bombarded Stanley as air and sea combat intensified. The United States said it would provide KC-135 tankers and satellite intelligence support, while Sirhan B. Sirhan was denied parole for 1984.
DPS searched the rain swollen Marais des Cygnes River near the Second Street Dam after fisherman Marion Zook reported seeing what appeared to be a human arm on the line. The body has not been found. river conditions and boat access hindered search, with the Corps releasing water and weather authorities monitoring conditions. Senator Ross Doyen announced he will not seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination this year, calling the decision very difficult.
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