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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1985
Page
6
A Page 10 feature warns that indoor air may pose greater health risks than outdoor air. It highlights pollutants, ventilation issues, and potential health impacts, urging readers to assess filtration, humidity, and sources of indoor contaminants in homes.
Charlie Leibrandt stars as Kansas City Royals win at home with solid pitching and timely hitting. Local sports coverage highlights Royals performance and key plays while noting team morale and fan support amid a busy sports section.
Education researchers Powell Farrar and Cohen say high schools resemble a consumer mall offering many courses and little push to academic mastery. They visited schools in multiple cities in 1981 82, noting lush course catalogs and lax student engagement, while citing both rigorous tracks and widespread passivity.
The divided House Agriculture Committee advanced a large 1985 farm bill to the full House, adding a provision for wheat and corn farmers to vote on higher price-support levels. It also cut $11.5 billion from earlier drafts, while the Reagan administration criticized the cuts as smoke and mirrors. The Senate panel reviewed farm credit provisions, but completion remained days away as the Sept. 30 deadline nears and a conference fight looms. The measure covers price supports subsidies food stamps foreign aid and agricultural research with a $42.8 billion three year price tag per CBO.
The Kansas Corporation Commission maintained a hard line against 508.9 million dollar Wolf Creek rate requests. Commissioner Margalee Wright led opposition to high rates, proposing coal plant level costs and lower reserve margins. Interim rates will be set pending a six month review, with ongoing talks among Kansas Gas and Electric, Kansas City Power and Light, and Kansas Electric Power Cooperative.
Kansas could add about 1 million people and 545,000 jobs by 2005, says economist Martin Holdrich of Woods and Poole. He foresees 3.4 million residents, 64,000 manufacturing jobs, and a surge in service sector employment, with overall net gains though some sector declines. Growth hinges on no external shocks like plant openings or base closures.
About 70 leaders gathered at Ottawa University's Mowbray Union to renew Ottawa and Franklin County scouting interest. Harvey Thompson of the Heart of America Council cited 14 percent Cub Scout participation in Ottawa and 25 percent in Boy Scouts, urging action. Seaton urged involvement, recalling scouting memories and lessons, while organizers invited people to join as leaders or volunteers. A School Night for Scouting is planned for Sept 19, with a three day Diamond Jubilee campout set for Oct 11-13 at Shawnee Mission Park.
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