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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1985
Page
7
On page three the local county commission report is summarized with brief notes on sports. The section mentions OHS gridiron players and hints that there is more to winning than just playing. The sports coverage references area football with Pomona Indians and Lyndon Tigers ahead of Friday’s spotlight.
Ottawa residents face a skunk surge driven by abundant grubs and rain. Nurseryman Roger Bell cites Kansas State University findings on a record grub year while Bozworth and Ray explain factors from leash laws to drainage projects. Homeowners can trap or relocate skunks and take steps to remove attractants, with guidance from the Franklin County Extension Office.
Coastal residents from South Carolina to Maryland boarded up homes and moved inland as Hurricane Gloria approached with near 130 mph winds. The National Weather Service warned of hurricane force winds and up to 12 feet of coastal flooding. Gale winds were expected along the North Carolina coast by afternoon, with multiple counties closing schools and supplies and evacuation across the Eastern Seaboard. The storm's eye was about 350 miles south of Cape Hatteras at 9 am EDT, moving north-northwest and threatening Wilmington and Morehead City within hours. The forecast compared the system to Hazel, noting potential devastating tidal surge and high winds. County forecast called for clear tonight and warm, sunny Friday.
Washington AP report on a $141 billion five year farm bill weighing who pays for dairy sugar and peanut subsidies amid rural hardship. Amendments target sugar price supports marketing restrictions peanut program and income support limits as officials warn the bill may blunt aid to stressed farmers.
Mexico's devastating earthquakes push 1985 to a record for natural disaster claims at 1.4 billion, shaking reinsurers and signaling higher quake insurance premiums in the United States. Industry officials warn that rates could jump 50 percent or more as reinsurance tightens.
The Agriculture Department agency ASCS faces criticism for using its state and county offices to promote the Reagan administration's market oriented farm policies. Farmers Union leaders complain the travel restrictions were eased to spread the policy, calling it a bad practice and unacceptable amid claims of budget cuts. A nationwide teleconference on Sept 5 linked John Block with state officials to push the policy.
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