Ottawa Junior High to become Ottawa Middle School
The article notes Ottawa Junior High will forever honor students before its transition to Ottawa Middle School. Reports mention OHS girls starting strong at the state track meet in Wichita, with coverage on page 10 and a separate note about a mass inmate riot at Southern Michigan Prison in Jackson, Michigan, with fires following a guard dispute.
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Ottawa Junior High School
Ottawa Middle School
OHS
Wichita
Southern Michigan
Jackson, Mich
Veto Challenge Filed In Court
A Kansas Supreme Court suit seeks to strike Gov. John Carlin's veto of a budget provision viewed as an improper line item use of power. The case tests whether a governor may veto parts of an appropriations bill and how it affects legislative and executive authority in Kansas.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
John Carlin
Supreme Court
Kansas
Bill Hoch
Carlin
Robert Stephan
High Court
Ron Keefover
Hoch
Stephan
Railroads seek federal escrow in 1980 property taxes suit
U S District Judge Richard Rogers to hear June 12 motions by Kansas railroads to place part of the 1980 second half property taxes into a federal escrow until a ruling halting excessive taxation is made. Railroads contend assessment at 30 percent of market value vs 11 to 13 percent for others. If upheld, statewide taxes could fall by millions though railroads say average impact under one percent of county collections. Defendants include the Kansas Department of Revenue and all 105 counties. In Franklin County, Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific owe 290 000 in 1980 taxes. first half payments are tied up. Railroads also seek refund of about 151 000 from 1979 Franklin County taxes.
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Topeka
Kan
U.S
Richard Rogers
Kansas
Kansas Department of Revenue
Franklin County
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Frost Spares 70 Percent Most Wheat Survives
Kansas State University officials report 70 percent of the 1981 wheat crop escaped intact after a mid May freeze. About 2 million acres likely unharvested, 1.1 million acres severely damaged, and 3.1 million acres damaged but potentially harvestable. Production could fall below last year’s 420 million bushels but may exceed 300 million with favorable weather.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
Kansas
Wilber Ringler
Ringler
Teamsters Chief Williams indicted in bribery case
Federal grand jury in Chicago charged Roy Williams Teamsters president and three associates with conspiring to bribe Senator Howard Cannon to influence trucking deregulation legislation. The 11 count indictment includes conspiracy bribery and wire fraud with penalties up to five years and fines. Williams, 66, who became interim president after Frank Fitzsimmons' death, vows to fight deregulation and asserts his innocence as union delegates prepare to vote on a full five year term in Las Vegas.
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Washington
Teamsters
Roy Lee Williams
Howard W. Cannon
Williams
Cannon
D-Ney
Chicago
Justice Department
Dave Beck
James R. Hoffa
Joseph Lombardo
Joey the Clown
Chicago Crime Commission
Ray Schoessling
Roy Willams
Las Vegas
Hoffa
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Grand Jury
Allen M. Dorfman
Teamsters Central States Pension Fund
Thomas F. O'Malley
Pension Fund
Andrew G. Massa
Lombardo
Senate
Teamsters Union
New
U.S
America
Free World
United States Senate
Commerce Committee
Edward M Kennedy
Judiciary Committee
Wonderworld
Teamsters Pension Fund
Labor Department
Kansas City
Central Conference
Fitzsimmons
Funnel Cloud Sighted Northeast of Ottawa Friday Night
A funnel cloud was seen northeast of Ottawa Friday night with minimal damage reported in Franklin County. A downed tree caused a power line outage four miles northeast of Ottawa, while storms brought heavy rain and hail to Osage County. Bess Truman, 96, remained hospitalized with nutrition issues, receiving chest tube adjustments to aid absorption.
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Ottawa
Department of Public Safety
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Here
Osage County
Lawrence
Kansas City, Mo
Bess Truman
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Dave Keup
Dale Peppmeier
Hope Cemetery
Gary Paulsen
Kansas State
Paulsen
Oklahoma
Bess
Wallace Graham
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