Army closes in on city in Iran Saqqez forces clash
Helicopter gunships swept Saqqez firing on rebels as government troops and guardsmen shelled the city. At least eight Kurds were killed and 15 wounded. a school became an emergency hospital. Rebels downed a Cobra gunship. government jets roared overhead as fighting intensified.
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Saqqez
Iran
Saqqqez
Kermanshah
Paveh
Pars
Iranian Armed Forces
Hossein Shaker
Kurdistan
Sanandaj
Tehran
26Th Army
Saggez
City votes to re-bid power plant project as light plans advance
Ottawa officials rejected all bids for the two generator building at the power plant and will invite new bids on Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. Contractors blamed the tight schedule for high costs, while the city weighs a Ninth and Main signal light and street overlay projects funded by a Community Development Block Grant.
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawa City Commission
Ninth
Main
Commission
B. J. Kirkwood
Garney Companies, Inc
Kansas City
BRB Contractors, Inc
Topeka
Kirkwood
Kansas City Power and Light
Ninth and Main Streets
Dwight Haworth
Addison
Avon
Brockport
Cleveland
Locust
Wilson
Poplar
Carter Ends River Trip
President Carter wrapped up a weeklong Mississippi River campaigning swing, saying he is not a candidate yet but outlining a strategy that blends big city and small town visits with national advertising. He urged collaboration with Congress to curb the oil lobby while stressing energy conservation and tax on oil company revenues during stops in St. Louis near the Gateway Arch.
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ST. Louis
Carter
Mississippi River
Gateway Arch
U.S. Congress
Inside Highlights The Franklin County Hospital Page 3
The Franklin County community turns attention to Ransom Memorial Hospital in a Page 3 feature. Readers glimpse historical context, local impact, and evolving services shaping the town’s medical landscape.
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Franklin County
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Royals Stadium Sees Long Ball Soaring Skyward
In a standout Page 4 feature at Royals Stadium, hitters powerfully drove baseballs to new heights, highlighting records, crowd energy, and the evolving dynamics of the home park as fans celebrated explosive offense.
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Royals Stadium
California judge rejects bid to sue OPEC over prices
A federal judge in California dismisses a bid to sue OPEC for price fixing. The developing case centers on claims that OPEC actions harmed U.S. consumers and markets. No further defendants or settlements are disclosed in the readable text.
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California
OPEC
Worm selling boy pays state back taxes in Albany
Twelve year old Jody Gerard from Eddyville, New York, was audited for selling worms at 35 cents a dozen. The state collected 64 cents in sales tax, after his mother and the family argued the case. Tax officials say it was routine and the boy was not targeted. The episode prompted help for him to file returns and the family notes his business has grown since.
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New York State
Lynette Gerard
Tax Department
Howard Brock
Jody
State Department of Taxation and Finance
Gerard
Gerards
Albany
Department
Eddyville
Catskill Mountains
New York
Brock
Termites Threaten Aging Ottawa Library Building
Ottawa library faces termite damage across the building including the main entry and basement stair risers. Exterminators estimate a 1100 dollar treatment, with the library asking city managers to fund repairs as structural issues remain unaddressed. City commission may act in early September.
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Library Foundation
Library Board
Sullivan
Inflation Continues Unabated as Prices Rise in July
Washington AP reports American consumers saw food prices level off in July but gasoline and home heating oil costs escalated. Overall consumer prices rose 1 percent, matching June and marking seven straight months near or above 1 percent. Real weekly earnings, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.3 percent from June to July, and were 3.9 percent lower year over year. Spendable earnings for a worker with three dependents dropped about 4 percent from July.
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Washington
Labor Department
Salinas district pays 3 cents a mile for bicycle use
Monterey County Office of Education votes 5-1 to reimburse 3 cents per mile for 250 workers using bikes on official business. One employee dismisses the plan as unsafe while city conditions and a warm, dry forecast mix with a 26 percent chance of scattered storms into Saturday.
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Salinas
Calif
Monterey County
District Office of Education
Board of Education
Olivia French
National Weather Service
Ottawa
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Ottawa High
Fred Solis
Dundee
South Poplar
May-Ransom- Sheetz
Safeway
Main Street
State Highway
Page
Albany, N.Y
Jody Gerard
Jay Bemis
Ottawa Library Board
Tim Sullivan
Robert Mills
Salinas, Calif
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