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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1987

Page

7

Second Thoughts On Franchise Tax Hike Surface

City commissioners consider advising against a higher franchise tax for industries paid to KPL Gas Service while keeping domestic rates at 5 percent. The plan would raise roughly $9,300, with total 1986 franchise tax receipts at $127,882, and staff aims to keep revenue stable without hurting business.

Herald Itawn City Kpl-Gas Lyle Dresher The Dan Fogle Fogle Dresher T.A. Mindrup Kpl-Gas Service Lawrence Mindrup KPL Kansas Corporation Commission Street Department

Kansas Dramatic Population Shifts Across Northern Counties

An HNS News Analysis details a 24 percent 22 year population decline across 13 northern Kansas counties from Cheyenne to Doniphan, shrinking from 123 222 in 1965 to 93 800 by 1986. Other regions show varying gains, losses, and steady growth, notably Johnson, Douglas and Wyandotte Shawnee Jefferson.

John Marshall HNS Kansas Cheyenne Doniphan U.S. Census Bureau Census Bureau Bureau Osborne Mitchell Cloud Clay Lincoln Ottawa Ellsworth Rice Greenwood Chautauqua Cherokee Linn Coffey Hamilton Morton Hodgeman Clark Finney Ford Kearney Meade Johnson Douglas Leavenworth Wyandotte Shawnee Jefferson

Pact on new arms treaty may barely curb race

AP analysis notes the U S Soviet arms control pact will scrap only about 6 percent of their arsenals by eliminating intermediate range missiles and cruise missiles in Europe and the Soviet Union. Major strategic weapons remain on alert as talks focus on Star Wars and the 808 heavy missiles.

Washington Europe Soviet Union George P. Shultz Eduard A. Shevardnadze Shultz U.S United States Reagan Mikhail S. Gorbachev Geneva Gorbachev Shevardnadze Senate

Reenacted Reading of Constitution At Independence Hall

Pennsylvania lawmakers gathered under overcast skies at Independence Pavilion to reenact the 1787 first public reading of the U S Constitution. Benjamin Franklin’s actor explained ratification as Jesse Jackson and Ramsey Clark addressed race class and gender issues at a Friday forum.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Independence Mall Pennsylvania Statehouse Independence Hall Benjamin Franklin W. Wilson Goode Jesse Jackson U.S Ramsey Clark Reagan Warren Burger

Pope John Paul I Dims Clint Eastwood Day in Carmel

ARMEL Calif AP Eastwood says the pope did not recognize him as Dirty Harry when introduced at Monterey airport. He met the pontiff again at Mission San Carlos Borromeo for a prayer service attended by parochial school children wearing shirts bearing both leaders and the inscription Thouath Made My Day.

ARMEL Calif John Paul I Clint Eastwood Monterey Eastwood Carmel Dirty Harry Father Junipero Serra Mission San Carlos Borromeo John Paul and

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