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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1981
Page
1
Special Thanksgiving for Hyatt tragedy survivors featured on page 6. Local Ottawa firm boosts United Way on page 3. Braves suffer another basketball defeat in sports on page 4. OU football review appears on page 4.
Little Rock children share playful Thanksgiving recipes with a reporter from Marked Tree Elementary. Five to six year olds propose wild methods from washing birds in dishwashers to cooking times of minutes and hours, with lines about zoo turkeys and citrus juices.
A new Wolf Creek nuclear plant cost estimate is due today. Sources say the figure will be about 1.925 billion dollars, roughly 200 million more than the prior 1.7 billion estimate, with final figures expected by tomorrow. Construction near Burlington, Kansas, is about 78 percent complete and the joint KG&E KCPL project faces rate impact considerations.
Franklin County faces a tax hold due to a federal lawsuit involving 11 railroads. A preliminary injunction lets railroads withhold 60 percent of property taxes, depositing 60 percent in escrow while 40 percent is due by Dec. 20. Local officials warn of budget strain and possible statewide reappraisal if courts order changes.
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of tax exemptions for industrial development. The decision involved the Kansas City Port Authority and tax free bonds for a General Motors auto plant in Wyandotte County, a project now postponed. The ruling follows earlier Port Authority decisions and expands the legal scope to industrial tax exemptions.
The mid November sales slump hits the auto sector with a 30.4 percent drop from a year earlier. GM down 33 percent Ford 23.6 Chrysler 24.5 Volkswagen 46.8 American Motors 41.1. Ottawa Weather Station reports 0 to 4 degrees with no rain. county forecast calls for cloudy, windy, colder weather with highs in the 40s.
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