Inside Highlights Local ECEAN Work Cut Out
The Ottawa community paper notes ongoing work by ECEAN at OMS with coverage on library board reports and ongoing regional topics. Till & Tail Area coop faces financial pressures as it advances toward solutions.
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ECEAN
OMS
Ottawa Library Board
Ottawa High gets a refurbished Bluebird team bus
Ottawa High School gains a 1980 Bluebird activity bus purchased by Glenn Ainsworth to ferry boys and girls basketball teams in SEK play. The coach says reclining seats for 45 add comfort and pride with Ottawa Cyclones colors. The district expects costs to rise minimally per mile.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa High
Glenn Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Merriam Bus Company
OHS
Ottawa
Roger Nelson
Nelson
U.S.C. 290
SEK
Glenn
Kansas
Hayden Ax Cuts To The Quick In Kansas Budget
Gov elect Mike Hayden orders $59.7 million in general fund cuts to education welfare and related agencies to avert a $13 million deficit. Education faces $24.2 million, Regents $12.1 million, SRS $13.2 million, with Corrections, Revenue, and courts also tightening. Most cuts target administrative costs, with some staff reductions possible but salaries not on the table. The action affects 3.8 percent of general fund spending, excluding capital improvements and earmarked transfers.
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Topeka
Kan
Mike Hayden
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Gary Stotts
Statts
Stotts
Regents
Stott
Department of Education
State Board of Regents
Kansas Technical Institute
Salina
SRS
Hayden
Department of Corrections
Department of Revenue
Judicial Branch of Government
Corrections Department
The
Revenue Agency
Kansas Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
District Courts
Reagan Defends Secret Iran Arms Sell Amid Criticism
Washington AP Reagan defends his decision to secretly sell arms to Iran saying the risks were worth potential hostages’ freedom. He says the cover might have saved five hostages but only three were freed. Critics cite seven contradictions and 18 months of secret negotiations. Reagan notes Shultz remains in cabinet while Weinberger and McFarlane voice concerns. Continued on Page 3.
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Washington
Reagan
Iran
White House
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Lugar
George Shultz
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Tehran
Muammar Ghadafy
Robert McFarlane
Washington Post
Mikhail Gorbachev
City Council Boosts DPS Renovation Budget
Ottawa officials raised budget authority in the revenue-sharing fund from 161 850 to 177 193 to cover the Depart ment of Public Safety headquarters renovation. A $2 100 change order for design omissions was approved, with $6 000 extra slated for the project. The council also set conditions on rebuilding nonconforming structures and approved a North Main Street overlay with KDOT funding. The Dec 1 study session was canceled as commissioners attend a National League of Cities meeting in San Antonio. The county forecast calls for a clear night and a Friday high near 60.
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Melissa Bauman
Ottawa
Fred Heathman
Department of Public Safety
Heathman
Lyle Dresher
Pete Smith
Dresher
Commission
Ottawa Planning Commission
Kansas Department of Transportation
North Main Street
Logan
Wilson
KDOT
San Antonio
Texas
National League of Cities
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Merriam Company
A.T. Meyers & Sons
Olathe
Kansas City
Steve Zu Ainsworth
Hayden Ax