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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1985
Page
1
National study finds children improve reading abilities, yet researchers warn substantial gaps remain. The report highlights persistent disparities across districts and calls for reinforced early literacy programs and sustained support to close achievement gaps over time.
City commissioners back planning staff in denying a re zoning request for the 15th and Main streets parcel. The Osage City Indians face Mid-East power Silver Lake Friday as the Herald features the Week’s team.
Rev. Benjamin Weir, kidnapped in Beirut in 1984, has been freed per President Reagan. No details on how or where, but reports place him in Norfolk naval hospital. VP Bush to meet families of six remaining hostages. Weir, 61, fluent in Arabic, was a Presbyterian missionary who aided Lebanon relief.
Ottawa city officials report a potential problem with a 125000 grant from the Kansas Department of Economic Development for the North American Hotel renovation. A Davis-Bacon wage ruling could raise costs, jeopardizing the 1.85 million project. City approves grant to keep options open.
The Ottawa Water Plant logged a 24 hour high of 85 degrees and a low of 67. Forecast calls for mostly clear skies tonight with lows near 70. Thursday will be partly sunny, windy, and very warm with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and winds 15 to 25 mph and gusts.
The Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce board voted to merge the executive director and economic developer coordinator posts effective Jan 1 1986. The move, supported by OFCED and city funding proposals, will eliminate the current executive director role held by Larry Powell as Ottawa aims to boost local economic development.
President Reagan declares plans to attend the Geneva summit with Mikhail Gorbachev for serious talks to reduce nuclear threat while insisting space based defense research is not a bargaining chip. He denies negotiating limits on Star Wars tech and says no personal friendship is required for talks.
Franklin County faced questions over a levee built to stop Eight Mile Creek from washing Vern Link's land. Attorney Wendell Barker argued the county had no permit and no legal obligation to construct the dike, saying the upstream versus downstream bridge changes hid liability. He noted the new bridge restored natural flow, while county officials debated whether to continue or halt the project as a possible misstep by commissioners.
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