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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1981
Page
1
Inside Highlights notes Williamsburg siblings aiming for a national cross country appearance. Page 4 previews their training and goals as part of a broader sports feature.
Ottawa Board of Education approved moving all sixth graders to Ottawa Middle School for 1982 83 with a 7 0 vote after a years long study. The meeting appointed three new administrators including Dorothy Snyder as Eugene Field principal and Harold Wallace and Dale Fox to half time roles at OMS and OHS.
U S officials warn that suspending new food aid to Poland could become permanent if the Solidarity movement is crushed. Haig cites a $200 million Poland food package held until the situation clarifies. NATO sanctions and potential Soviet involvement loom as Poland tightens martial law and arrests Solidarity leaders.
Ottawa officials await the final R.W. Beck engineering report and a contract proposal that would bind the city to 40 years in the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency. The plan includes bond funds around 450 million to acquire shares in Wolf Creek and LaCygne power plants and requires cities to decide by March.
Israeli settlers cleaned bomb shelters on the Golan Heights as military leaders warn of possible Syrian troop movements and guerrilla attacks following the annexation. Damascus calls the move a provocation amid a regional spike in rhetoric. UN chief Perez de Cuellar is elected secretary general by acclamation, becoming the first Latin American in the role. Weather warnings predict snow chances with cold temperatures across the region.
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