Ottawa Commission weighs DPS cuts and crime clearance rates
City Commissioner Dan Fogle pushed to eliminate five DPS vacancies to save money and divert funds to the general fund. He withdrew that motion after legal questions, then won a separate motion demanding DPS press releases include part one crime clearance rates. The debate cited a DPS report on department split costs and staffing, with council members differing on its accuracy and implications.
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Melissa Bauman
Ottawa
Dan Fogle
Department of Public Safety
Commission
Lyle Dresher
Fogle
Dresher
Jim McCrea
Jerry Thompson
DPS
Fred Heathman
Marvin Calliham
Thompson
McPherson
Newton
McCrea
Ottawa City Commission passes pit bull ordinance despite protests
The Ottawa City Commission approved a pit bull ordinance modeled on Shawnee rules, banning new pit bulls, mandating six week off-city removal of offspring, confinement, leashing and muzzling, signage, and city insurance of 80 000 with fines up to 1000 dollars and possible jail. Some owners urged narrower rules citing homeowners insurance coverage.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Carol Dobbs
S. Ordé
Lyle Dresher
Dobbs
Ottawa Herald
LaMastres
Opposition Deepens as Bork Nomination Faces Vote
Senate opposition grows after Sen George Mitchell Maine announces he will oppose a formal vote on Robert H Bork, bringing publicly declared opponents to 51. Bork meets at the Justice Department with Attorney General Edwin Meese III as Reagan weighs next steps amid pressure to withdraw remains unlikely.
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Washington
Senate
Robert H. Bork
Supreme Court
Bork
White House
George Mitchell
Maine
Associated Press
Justice Department
Torney
Edwin Meese III
Reagan
Falwell resigns as PTL board quits amid bankruptcy plan
PTL founder Jerry Falwell and the ministry's board and top officers resign after a bankruptcy court judge permits creditors and contributors to file a competing Chapter 11 reorganization plan. The move comes as Jim Bakker, once at the helm, could spearhead a comeback amid the Watergate quote and ongoing sex and money scandal fallout.
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Evangelical Empire
PTL
Jim Bakker
Falwell
U.S
Rufus Reynolds
Iranians Attack Japanese Ship In Gulf
In the Gulf near Saudi Arabia a Iranian gunboat fired a missile at a Japanese owned vessel, setting it ablaze and injuring three crew. Iraq said its warplanes raided a ship near Iran's Kharg island five minutes after the strike. Iran said a U.S. warship pressured an Iranian recon plane but it completed its mission. The Temoe-8 raid followed Japanese shipowners lifting a ban on Gulf sailings.
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Manama
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Kharg Island
Islamic Republic
U.S
Persian Gulf
Kansas official lashes at U S Ecology in waste dump talks
Deputy attorney general John Campbell told an interim committee that negotiations with U S Ecology, under a five state compact, are outrageous due to the firm's demand for high returns. He warned the agreement may falter, risking a host state decision rather than a site plan, as Nebraska edges ahead. The compact includes Nebraska Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana.
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Topeka
Kan
John Campbell
Kansas
Campbell
Energy and Natural Resources
U.S. Ecology
Central
Interstate
Nebraska
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Labor's Specter Looms For KU Faculty
EDITOR'S NOTE The second in a series on Kansas higher education decline links a Kansas University faculty push toward union representation with broader defense against lagging state support. About 1,000 faculty voters will choose NEA or AAUP or neither in November with potential runoffs.
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Kansas
University of Kansas
Fessor
American Association of University Professors
Clifford Griffin
National Education Association
NEA
AAUP
Kansas Board of Regents
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Berlene
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Labor
Specter
Dave Ranney
Harris News Service
Kansas University
Robert Hahn
Board of Regents
Tom Madden
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