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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1980
Page
6
Darrell Porter signs a million dollar pact with expectations high but spirits low about leaving Kansas City. The veteran outfielder contemplates life beyond the Royals and the emotional cost of a major move.
President elect Ronald Reagan named Donald Regan as treasury secretary and Caspar Weinberger William French Smith and William Casey to top posts. Alexander Haig remained a leading contender for secretary of state as debates over past Watergate ties continued.
Poland's largest independent union Solidarity announced an investigation into political detentions while denying chaos and anarchy charges. Meeting in Gdansk, the group demanded the release of 10 jailed dissidents and a moratorium on wage demands, and outlined plans to monitor detentions, despite tensions with the government and Moscow allies.
NATO foreign ministers opened their winter meeting as the United States urged tough retaliation if the Soviet army intervenes in Poland. Secretary Edmund Muskie joined 14 European and Canadian ministers in secret talks on possible reprisals and a staged response, exploring cuts in talks, scrapping key agreements, and strengthening allied military power.
City officials return from a Kansas Department of Transportation meeting with mixed news. The state will fund Main Street improvements from the railroad bridge north to Wilson Street and add detour routes via Davis and Sand Creek roads, but bridge construction won’t start until summer 1982 and will last beyond a year. Costs include an added 112000 for southern approach work and about 50000 for new storm sewers. Local traffic access will be preserved south of the bridge during construction. Delegation included Mills, Dorothy Nichols, Roger Keith, and Vi Reusch.
Franklin County officials and newly elected lawmakers Jim Allen and Dorothy Nichols met to discuss how tax money is earned and distributed, the Wichita lawsuit over interest, property tax exemptions for non profits, and state rules on county expenditures and junior college tuition. The attendees urged restoring prior practices and reducing county paperwork while pledging to keep in contact.
National anti busing supporters, pressured by the Carter administration, pledge to rally behind Ronald Reagan. The newspaper notes political maneuvering as Carter-era positions shift and campaign dynamics unfold.
Tehran Radio quoted Behzad Nabavi, adviser to Prime Minister Rajai, saying Iran will not accept U.S. plans to let courts decide whether the late Shah’s wealth belongs to Iran or his heirs. Nabavi noted Iran has not finished its answer to the four conditions for hostages’ release, with 404 days held by students in Tehran.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 26 and a high of 43 on Wednesday with no precipitation. County forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures through Friday with nightly lows in the mid 30s and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s, westerly winds 5 to 15 mph tonight.
Yoko Ono in New York urges peace and love after John Lennon is murdered. She says the future can blossom if people accept peace in their hearts and keep John's message alive. Gloria Abe Chapman expresses sadness and willingness to forgive, while Lennon’s wife recalls the sudden shooting near the Dakota.
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