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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1981
Page
1
Local high school squad OHS faces half of a defending champion squad in a Friday showdown. Royals celebrate with champagne on page 4 as recaps across Farm Local and area news appear on pages 8 and 9. KC Hyatt reopens at dawn on page 10 with national notes.
John Drago in a golf cart navigates Ottawa streets with wife Doris and guide dog Missie. Officially legal under a 1980 state statute for visually impaired drivers, the cart carries no license plate yet holds a liability policy. Driving 15 mph on back roads, Drago avoids main streets, relies on a home charger, and counts police and public safety support as he champions independence for the visually handicapped.
A Kansas Department of Corrections report on the 11 year old Lansing penitentiary cites high staff turnover and outdated communications gear as major security defects. It urges improvements including a new 300000 dollar telephone system and notes calls for political action on retirement systems. Seven inmates escaped September 6. all were recaptured.
Injunction granted in Anderson County blocks major electric line construction by Kansas City Power and Light Co. A permanent injunction was issued to stop the project along Don McGinnis farm on OK Ranch eight miles south of Williamsburg. The ruling halts easement steps, with appeals or a siting permit possible. McGinnis opposes the 250 foot easement across his land, while KCP&L had offered about 5 000 dollars for damages initially assessed at 25 000 dollars. Continued to Page I.
The first Reagan era fiscal year begins with a tax cut aimed at giving Americans more take home pay while budget cuts affect cities welfare recipients and arts funding. Officials note rising deficits and tighter eligibility rules. savers gain new tax exempt certificates and marriage penalty relief. Haig pitches AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia despite Senate reservations.
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