Fire Destroys County Home Near Princeton
A daytime blaze consumed a two story wooden home three miles east of Princeton, owned by Lamar Forrer. Michael Finch and Virginia Finch were away. their son Melvin, a sixth grader, was with police at the scene. Lightning was suspected as the likely cause with limited water and no insurance to cover losses.
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Bob Burtch
Melvin Finch
Michael Finch
Rex Bowling
Larry Skeet
Virginia
Princeton
John Brown Highway
Finches
Lamar Forrer
Princeton Rfd
Georgia Forrer
Gene Maxwell
Ottawa
Harrison Township
Jim Ferguson
Maxwell
Forrers
Lamar
Finch
Ottawa Middle School
Finch’s Drilling
Gubernatorial Candidate Signals Tax Vetoflex in Different Form
Sam Hardage, running for governor, suggests he might not veto a severance tax if proposed in a different form. The note appears on page 3, with other coverage pointing to policy nuance and campaign stance. Page 6 reports Poland’s government banning Solidarity and adopting anti union measures.
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Sam Hardage
Solidarity
Wellsville Undefeated Streak Ends at Baldwin in Loss
Wellsville’s perfect season halts as they fall to archrival Baldwin Bulldogs. The game showcased Baldwin’s defense and scoring run to seal a 4 year old’s unlikely involvement, underscoring a surprising twist in the rivalry.
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Wellsville
Teral
Baldwin Bulldogs
Unemployment Ranks Swell To 10.1 Percent
Washington AP reports unemployment rose to 10.1 percent in September the worst since the Great Depression with 11.3 million unemployed 120000 new jobs lost and 330000 seeking work for the first time. A record 1.6 million discouraged workers and 6.6 million part time workers highlight the crisis. Reagan pledges job creation measures while officials call the numbers a social tragedy and acknowledge uncertainty about when relief will come.
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Washington
Painful Recovery Predicted By Reagan Era Leaders
In Hot Springs Virginia the Business Council and President Reagan's chief economist forecast a painful slow recovery with unemployment around 9 percent a year from now. Feldstein backs the council’s gloomy forecast while noting no shift in anti inflation policy.
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Labor
Raymond J. Donovan
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Hot Springs
Reagan
Martin Feldstein
The
Business Council
Martin S. Feldstein
White House
Lice problem grows in Ottawa USD 290 schools
Ottawa USD 290 faces a rising lice problem with about 100 of its 2,138 students sent home across Hawthorne Lincoln Eisenhower and Ottawa Middle School. Superintendent Roger Nelson plans targeted treatment rather than school closures. A district letter outlining treatment and disinfestation methods was distributed to families. The school board meets Monday at 7 30 p m in the Ottawa Middle School Library to discuss teacher evaluations in service dates policy updates and other items.
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Ottawa
U.S.D
Roger Nelson
Emporia
Hawthorne School
Lincoln School
Eisenhower and
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa Board of Education
Fifth
Main Streets
Teachers’ Association
North Central Association
Board of Education
City Officials Wary Of Natural Gas Rate Hike in Ottawa
Ottawa officials express concern over Cities Service Gas Co. rate increases, with City Manager Dave Watkins noting the cost would raise electricity fuel costs and consumer bills. The Kansas Corporation Commission and Gov. Carlin protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, while Ottawa contemplates limited action due to prohibitive costs.
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Ottawa
Cities Service Gas Co
Dave Watkins
Kansas Corporation Commission
Watkins
KCC
John Carlin
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Kansas
The
Gas Service Co
Cities Service
Oklahoma City
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Wes Wilson
Long Beach
Calif
U.S
By Bob Burtch
Kansas City
Kan
Board of Public Utilities
Down Hill
DPS
Dave Brooks
Warren McGill
Eisenhower
Garfield
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