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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1981
Page
6
A Kansas State specialist discusses the global hunger crisis in a Page 3 feature, exploring its impact on sports communities and student athletes, and highlighting ongoing relief efforts.
A 14 year old Ottawa boy, Kenneth Alan Shaffer, was killed when struck by a northbound pickup on Princeton Terrace near US 59 and US 50 while walking toward Main. The driver Frederick Kochenower, 18, stated he did not see the youth before impact. Graveside services are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, with Rev. Harold Cooper officiating. Shaffer, a Freshman at Ottawa High School and a Boy Scouts member, had been at Indian Lanes before the crash. He is survived by his parents, a brother, grandparents, and a great grandmother. The incident remains under routine investigation with no citations issued as of press time.
The Kansas Supreme Court, in a 5-2 ruling, requires judges to caution juries about eyewitness unreliability and lays out five factors to weigh identifications: opportunity to view, witness attention, prior description accuracy, certainty at confrontation, and time between crime and confrontation. Justice David Prager authored the majority opinion.
Franklin County wins a favorable ruling from the State Board of Tax Appeals on one of two appeals regarding location adjustment method. The board found the prior system arbitrary and noted the county appraiser’s duties are presumed proper.
State official Robert C. Harder announced the elimination of the SRS controller position after suspending the previous holder Arthur L. Leverenz. Duties move to J. Charles Stevenson, with Stevenson reporting directly to Harder on financial matters. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation completes a report for Attorney General Robert T. Stephan on missing funds. Weather data from Ottawa shows lows around 1 to 33 degrees and highs from 2 to 61 with rainfall totals. County forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, lows in the mid 20s, and highs in the mid to upper 50s.
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