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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1981
Page
1
In state college highlights a Ottawa University football team receives commendations from the Heart of America Conference for strong play this season. The roundup notes national and regional sports attention across pages six and four.
The Senate voted 69 to 26 to send President Reagan a roughly 3.3 billion dollar package of cuts in domestic programs to keep the government operating past midnight. Speaker ONeill labeled the cuts disastrous and signaled possible 24 hour House sessions as a conference committee weighs differences with the House version. The stopgap plan, advancing after an all night session, faces House approval and eventual signature by Reagan. Also, troopers recovered belongings from an overturned trailer on I-35 near the 7th Street overpass in a separate incident.
The first major snowstorm of the season leaves at least ten dead and disrupts the Great Lakes area. Michigan suffers widespread outages with about 45,000 homes and businesses without power. Foot-deep snow, downed trees, and blowing winds cripple transportation and force school closures. The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome roof collapses after heavy snow. Authorities cite weather service officials and utility spokespeople describing the storm’s severity and impact on infrastructure.
Kansas Court of Appeals ruled James M. Crumm Jr. was properly tried as an adult for the killing of Christen Andrea Hobson, 13, in Miami County in 1980. The ruling upheld a 1981 first degree murder conviction, noting the trial court erred but that dismissal should be reversed.
Economists expect little relief for home buyers as mortgage costs remain high. The prime rate sits around 16 percent with 10.972 percent on six month Treasuries. Lenders warn that funds cost too much and deposit sources lag in relief, predicting only mid 1982 or later decline without sustained rate drops.
A 26 car pileup on a northern Kansas City trafficway left 16 injured after freezing rain on ice coated pavement. Three cars initially collided, triggering a chain wreck over a half mile as a bus with 22 passengers was among the wrecked vehicles. Authorities said three people were hospitalized with no serious injuries reported.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 30 and a high of 47 on Thursday with no rainfall. Clearing and cold tonight with lows near 20. Saturday will be sunny and slightly warmer, highs 45 to 50, winds light and variable.
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