Carter Stresses Energy Theme On Delta Queen Campaign Cruise
President Carter refocuses his Mississippi River trip on energy policy as he travels between river locks aboard the Delta Queen. He promotes energy independence and a windfall profits tax while greeting crowds of thousands in Iowa and nearby states.
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Delta Queen
Carter
Dubuque
Iowa
Secret Service
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Wabasha
Minn
White House
Jody Powell
Walter Balzer
Davenport
Minnesota
Guttenberg
Ottawa University court repair after roof leak damages floor
Water damage warped the basketball court at Ottawa University fieldhouse when a roof leak let about an inch of water pool on the wood floor. Charles Van Scoy will spend about a week sanding down the ripples, repairing the site after last spring’s storm.
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Ottawa University
Charles van Scoy
Fred Solis
President Carter to host national call-in radio show
President Carter plans a live two hour White House broadcast on Saturday October 13 to answer questions from ordinary citizens. NPR will produce the program and air it at 1 p.m. EDT on most NPR stations. Citizens send a postcard with name address and phone to Ask the President.
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ST. Louis
Carter
White House
Mississippi
National Public Radio
NPR
P.O
Washington, D.C
Carlin Optimistic On China Trade in Asia Visit
Kansas Governor John Carlin arrived in Hong Kong after a 10 day trade mission to China. He said no contracts were signed but progress was made in promoting trade education and cultural exchanges. He predicted China would become an excellent market for Kansas agricultural products technology light machinery and aircraft. He noted potential oil technology exchanges and announced plans for a sister state link with Henan province.
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Hong Kong
John Carlin
Kansas
China
Carlin
Peking
Shanghai
Canton
San Francisco
Kansas City
Kansas Petroleum
People’s Republic
Henan
Honan
Chinese Welcome Pope Invitation To Reopen Ties
The Chinese Catholic Church welcomed Pope John Paul II's invitation to resume ties with the Vatican, cut since 1949 after the Communist rise to power. It set conditions that are likely to be unacceptable to the Vatican, per ANSA.
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Rome
China
John Paul II
Vatican
ANSA
Area Weather Outlook and Local Temperatures
The Ottawa Power Plant reporting station logged highs of 90 Friday 91 Saturday and 92 Sunday with lows around 76 to 78 and no rainfall in three days. County forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions through Tuesday with scattered thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Locally heavy storms possible tonight. Lows 65 to 70 highs near 90 Tuesday. Southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Rain chances 30 percent tonight 20 percent Tuesday.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
Tides Wash Away Oil From Texas Beaches
In Corpus Christi the weekend tides reduced heavy oil concentrations that had drifted over 50 miles of Texas beaches. Coast Guard Capt. Roger Madson said aerial surveys showed most heavy oil broken up and moved out to sea. Remaining beach oil was light to moderate with 10 to 65 percent coverage. He anticipates two to three days with no new significant arrivals.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Coast Guard
Roger Madson
Padre Island
South Padre Island
Madison
Israeli planes strike Palestinian targets in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes attacked targets in southern Lebanon near Ras el Ain and a camp north of the border. Eyewitnesses reported one Palestinian guerrilla killed and four Lebanese farmers wounded. The raid damaged olive and tobacco crops and livestock. The army called the sites bases for attacks inside Israel.
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Jerusalem
Lebanon
Israel
U.S
Robert Strauss
U.N
Ras el-Ain
Tyre
Mediterranean
Tel Aviv
Nyad completes Florida swim setting endurance record
Diana Nyad, at 60, completes a 60 mile Bahamas to Florida swim in 27 hours 41 minutes, reaching Juno Beach after starting Sunday from North Bimini. She endured jellyfish stings and past failed attempts, noting relief at calmer seas and a break in the weather.
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Juno Beach
Fla
Diana Nyad
Bahamas
Florida
Palm Beach
Ms. Nyad
Bimini
Crowish Airline Heist Strikes Prince George Airport
Travelers at Prince George airport face thefts by a crow that rode with air tanker crews and now steals keys and parking tickets from unattended luggage. Pacific Western Airlines officials say passengers report losing keys left on baggage outside the terminal as staff scramble to curb the crow’s pilfering.
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Prince George
British Columbia
Pacific Western Airlines
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