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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1985
Page
7
The sports section notes ongoing drug trial coverage with mentions of major baseball figures, reflecting a high-profile case. It hints at emphasis on star names and the trial’s impact on the sport and fans, as reported on page eight.
Milwaukee reports 31 fatalities after Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 from Madison to Atlanta crashed in a wooded area near Mitchell Field minutes after takeoff. Witnesses described a nose-first dive in clear skies. investigators from the NTSB began an on-site probe.
President Reagan said he used careless language last month and did not believe apartheid had been eliminated. He defended the white-ruled system as an improvement and said his policy favors engagement over sanctions while pressing for an end to violence and negotiations toward ending apartheid. A forecast followed: hot, sunny highs mid to upper 90s, with clear nights and similar Sunday conditions.
The East Coast and Plains baked in a third day of record heat while snow and storms struck the Rockies and Midwest. Cities from Norfolk to New York tied heat records as air conditioning stressed power grids. Schools closed or dismissed early. Oklahoma issued a heart alert as heat index tops 105. Heavy storms and flooding hit Michigan, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Texas, with evacuations and damage but no injuries reported.
The Ottawa Board of Education will convene at 7:30 p.m. in the USD 290 office to discuss a project on local secondary school quality, substitute teacher pay, a readopted 1080 hour term policy, and a special education van bid review. Also on tap are the annual comprehensive plan for special education, a personnel report, and executive session on personnel.
Florida officials ordered an immediate shipping quarantine on all citrus nurseries to stop the spread of citrus canker. The ban excludes fruit shipments from the state's 600,000 acre citrus belt. Canker is a bacterial disease that harms trees and blemishes fruit but does not affect people.
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