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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1983
Page
6
City officials respond to a humane society request while Ottawa High prepares for a Friday football clash with Blue Valley. BOE chairman says Kansans support funding for educational improvements as National coverage follows.
Meadows Construction of Tonganoxie progresses on the Lane sewer project amid early fixes. Jim Wilcox of Bonner Springs detonates dynamite to fracture rock twelve feet underground so digging may start. Rob Crook and Bud Mitchell assemble a mandale housing in a trench while Ed Stillians, Lane city councilman and inspector, says crews are near half completion with mid April target after a decade planned and bond funding approved last spring.
Franklin County commissioners heard a 26-signature anti bridge petition opposing the Fort Scott Crossing replacement over the Marais des Cygnes River. Opponents urged funds go to roads and smaller bridges, while supporters circulate a contrasting petition. The panel also discussed Public Works reorganization, shop expansion, and vehicle maintenance among county departments.
Public hearings on the Wolf Creek nuclear plant operating license are postponed until January due to questions about emergency response plan adequacy. KG&E and NRC officials cite the need for thorough preparation and revisions by state and Coffey County officials while local residents Wanda Christy and Mary Ellen Salava seek intervention, arguing plans are insufficient.
Roving Harris News Service writer John McCormally reflects on the Battle of Stalingrad from Mamayev Hill, detailing the cost, bloodshed, and strategic turning point. He links the Soviet defense to American memory and urges readers to understand the Russian view of war for lasting peace. Continued To Page 8
NATO imposed a flight boycott on Moscow after the downing of a South Korean jetliner. The Soviet minisubmarine was deployed near Moneron Island with buoys, while U.S. search ships stood nearby. Several Western and non NATO nations joined or imposed travel bans, and Aeroflot halted tickets from U.S. airlines.
The House passed a record 187.5 billion defense bill for the coming budget year, 266-152, sending it to President Reagan for signature. The measure, shaped by House and Senate talks, allocates funds for hundreds of weapons programs including MX missiles and B-1 bombers after Senate approval 83-8.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 51 and a high of 79 on Wednesday with 1.45 inches of rain by noon. Tonight a 20 percent chance of evening thunderstorms then clearing, lows 50 to 55, NW winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday mostly sunny, highs mid to upper 70s, northerly winds 5 to 15 mph.
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