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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1980
Page
6
State section page ten reports a surprising shake up involving Herzog and the Cardinals, with details expected in the news roundup.
About 165 Cuban refugees forced onto Braniff flight 920 bound for California at Lima Airport, took 14 hostage, and demanded U.S. entry. Police fired, ramp removed, 168 aboard, three wounded. Diplomatic talks led by Peru’s Interior Minister and U.S. envoy continue as a transfer plan is considered.
A study by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations finds Americans dislike the federal income tax more than state or local levies, though they feel Washington provides more for their money. The 2,025-person survey tracks rising discontent since 1972 and notes perceptions of value across federal, state, and local levels.
In a televised Alma Ata address Brezhnev denounced United States nuclear strategy as dangerous while praising a peace policy. He demanded new talks on arms limits and warned Washington over Afghanistan, Poland, and NATO missile deployments, asserting Soviet rights and offering no policy ground gains.
A sweeping wave of strikes across Poland halts transit and dozens of industries in 11 major cities. Gdansk shipyards serve as the strike hub with demands for independent unions under worker control. Public transport collapse hits millions while Szczecin reports shortages and a rising black market.
President Carter rejected the pay board’s 13.5 percent recommendation and approved a 9.1 percent increase for 1.4 million civilian employees effective Oct 1 unless Congress disapproves. Inflation concerns frame the decision, with unions viewing 9.1 percent as the minimum acceptable under current conditions.
The Agriculture Department reports August farm prices jumped 3.6 percent, with the overall index up 7.6 percent from a year ago. Increases occurred in hogs, cattle, corn, eggs, potatoes, and soybeans, while cotton and rice fell. Livestock and poultry prices climbed, and meat prices rose 5.2 percent from July. The department projects retail food prices to rise through 1980, potentially up to 10 percent.
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