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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1982
Page
6
Tempers flare as the Royals push through a tight divisional race. Rising tension echoes in the stands while coaches urge focus and teamwork. Crime rates in Kansas show a downward trend this year, with officials noting improvements and ongoing enforcement efforts.
Clear dry conditions prevail across most of Kansas with warm temperatures and a mixed forecast. Isolated southern thunderstorms occurred overnight, but most areas stay sunny with highs mid 80s to mid 90s and lows from the mid 50s to 60s through the weekend. Ottawa station logged a 74/92 reading with a trace of rain.
Franklin County officials led by Commissioner Carmen Peffly and County Assessor Charles Clark delivered a strongly worded letter to the legislative interim study committee on assessment and taxation. The missive warns of severe budget gaps from farm machinery exemptions and railroad losses, projects mill increases, cites road and bridge funding shortfalls, and urges tax relief and budgetary reform to prevent further cuts and layoffs.
A Kansas study warns property tax levies could rise sharply next year as farm machinery is exempted, shifting 37 million dollars of revenue away from farms to other property. Rural districts face large mill increases while urban districts see smaller effects, with districts urged to cut budgets or boost state aid.
President Reagan moves to have Shultz pursue any favorable response to a self government plan for Palestinians. Israel’s Begin cabinet rejects the proposal as one sided and against Camp David. Washington notes cautious diplomacy with Abu Dhabi ally Jordan and the U.S. push for a West Bank Gaza transition.
Beirut implements a security plan to end the Green Line, remove militiamen from streets, and reopen intersections between Christian and Moslem sectors. Pakistan? No. refers to Lebanon's capital with Palestinian and Syrian withdrawal and reforms under Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan. U.S. Marines to withdraw per Reagan. Yasser Arafat signals possible provisional Palestinian government in exile as PLO fighters relocate to Tunis and Tartus transports complete.
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