Ottawa considers middle school move for district grades
The Ottawa Board of Education meets at 7:45 pm to decide next year’s plan to shift sixth through eighth graders into a middle school, move ninth graders to the high school, and assess space and readiness concerns. Officials cite space and prep worries, while Abilene and Blue Valley districts report successful middle school transitions and fewer internal issues, with drugs not exceeding typical levels in junior highs.
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Ottawa Board of Education
the Herald
Ottawa
Eugene Percy
State Department of Education
Kansas
Percy
Herald
Abilene
McVicker
Dean Rouse
Blue Valley
James C. Thompson
Thompson
Skiles
Syria and Israel clash in Lebanon dogfight over Beirut
Israeli F-15s and Syrian MiGs fought south of Beirut with four Syrians shot down. Two Syrian pilots parachuted to safety as two Israeli jets reported hit but returned to base. The clash followed earlier air activity over Beirut's Sabra camp and Beqaa Valley deployments amid Western criticism of Israeli Lebanon operations.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sabra
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beqaa
Ottawa area weekend temperatures and forecast notes
National Weather Service station at Ottawa Power Plant logged Friday highs 77 and lows 57, Saturday 41 and 17, Sunday 84 and 50 with no rain. County forecast calls for cloudy skies with scattered storms tonight, lows mid 50s, partly cloudy Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 50s, winds southeast 5 to 15 mph, rain chance 20 percent tonight.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
Dollar Slips Against Mark on European Revaluation
The dollar fell to its lowest afternoon level in 11 months against the West German mark after Europe revalued the currency. In Frankfurt the fixing stood at 1.7653 marks per dollar, from 1.7697 earlier, while gold prices jumped about $7 an ounce in early trading.
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London
Europe
Frankfurt
Carter
Zurich
Administration Pushes Synthetic Fuels Plan
Energy Secretary Charles Duncan urges swift passage of President Carter's synthetic fuels program as an insurance policy against higher future energy costs. Senate committee weighs a proposed $20-22 billion bill, with Carter backing a broader $88 billion target, while Congress debates budget, defense spending, pay raises, and Canal treaties amid looming deadlines.
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Washington
Charles W. Duncan
Carter
Duncan
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
House
Richard L. Ottinger
D-N.y
Congress
Ottinger
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Energy Committee
DNC Backing Kennedy Across Nation Except Carter’s South
U S News and World Report surveys 105 Democratic National Committee members across 50 states showing 53 percent expect Edward Kennedy to clinch the 1980 nomination if held today, while Carter leads only in the South and the rest are unsettled. Kennedy dominates Northeast and Midwest, with tighter results in the West.
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Democratic National Committee
Carter
South
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S. News & World Report
DNC
Kennedy
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Dmass
Northeast
Midwest
Carlin Promises Housing Push in Kansas Initiatives
Gov. John Carlin told the 69th League of Kansas Municipalities conference in Topeka he will announce housing initiatives to spur construction and protect local tax bases. He stressed using general revenues alongside highway user fees for roads and said timing will be set after consulting his staff.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Kansas
Carlin
League of Kansas Municipalities
Department of Economic Development
Governor comments on potential repeal of property tax lid
In a Q and A after Carlin's remarks the governor was asked if a state law capping local property taxes could be repealed. He said he would be shocked if it were repealed and noted short term strain for local officials but long term benefits in improving ties with constituents.
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