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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1980
Page
5
Cleveland Browns push ahead of chasers as they seek division lead. Classic hosts end Ottawa University streak with their first basketball defeat on page four.
The Associated Press reports 52 American hostages remain with militants since November 4 1979 with Iran’s Nabavi saying they have not been handed to the government amid ongoing negotiations. Tehran sources note political ambiguity about control and location of captives.
In Topeka, Rep. Wendell Lady was reelected speaker of the Kansas House 40 to 32 over Arbuthnot, while Sen. Jack Steineger narrowly won another term as Senate minority leader 97 to Johnston. Ross Doyen was unanimously reelected Senate president and Bob Talkington named majority leader. Lady’s term begins with the Jan. 12 session. Foster named speaker pro tem. Frey reelected majority leader. Norvell chosen assistant minority leader.
George Rogers of South Carolina won the 46th Heisman Trophy as the nation’s outstanding player. The Duluth, Georgia native led NCAA rushers this season with 1,781 yards in 11 games and 6.0 yards per carry, beating Pittsburgh’s defensive end Hugh Green. Herschel Walker of Georgia finished third as a first year player.
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether the male only draft violates the Constitution. A federal court previously struck down the draft excluding women, saying it discriminates, and Congress would need to amend the Military Selective Service Act if the ruling stands. The decision could affect 4 million registrants and future policy on women as draftees.
Fresh tremors in southern Italy force Pompeii to shut indefinitely. Fourteen aftershocks damage hundreds of buildings and undo repairs, while authorities fear further collapse. thousands dead in the eight day quake, with survivors displaced and tensions rising as troops assist evacuation efforts.
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