Ottawa Shoppers Seek Wider Selection and Parking Fixes
Ottawa shoppers in the Ottawa Chamber survey of 531 residents express demand for more shoe stores department stores and merchandise variety. Many call for longer hours and more parking with two hour limits to go, plus requests for fast food and better downtown restrooms.
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Ottawa
George
Pyle
Ottawa Retail Association
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Lawrence
Penney’s
McDonald's
Hardee’s
Long John Silver's
Main Street
Chamber
Ottawa High School Basketball Highlights
Ottawa High School basketball offers a brief note on recent action with limited readable detail. The item references page 3 for Inside Highlights and page 4 for more on sports coverage, indicating coverage across multiple pages of the local paper.
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Ottawa High School
State Death Penalty Bill Prepared for Legislature
A death penalty bill is drafted for the upcoming legislative session, outlining capital punishment procedures, eligibility criteria, and appeals process. Lawmakers prepare legal language and stance ahead of committee reviews.
County Forecast Sees Rain Likely Through Christmas
Cloudy with rain and possible thundershowers on Saturday, high mid 50s to 60. Occasional rain Saturday night, low mid 30s. Rain ends early Sunday, then decreasing clouds and cooler with highs in the low 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Rain chances 70 percent Saturday, 60 percent Saturday night, then partly cloudy by Christmas Day with seasonal temperatures.
Airlines Blamed For Crash From 273-Death DC-10 Disaster
The National Transportation Safety Board ruled American Airlines bore major responsibility for the May Chicago DC-10 crash that killed 273. A 10 inch crack in the engine mount, blamed on maintenance practice of removing the engine and pylon as a unit, caused the left engine to detach. FAA and McDonnell Douglas were partly blamed. American questioned maintenance emphasis.
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American
Federal Aviation Administration
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Donald Lloyd-Jones
American Airlines
Carter asks UN sanctions to free 50 hostages from Iran
President Carter labeled Iran's actions arrogant defiance and urged the United Nations to impose economic sanctions to secure the release of 50 Americans held in Tehran since November 4. The plan includes a selective boycott on Iran rather than an oil or food ban, with specifics to be discussed at Security Council meetings after Christmas. The Navy will deploy the nuclear powered carrier group led by the Nimitz to the Arabian Sea in January to demonstrate calm resolve, replacing the Kitty Hawk group.
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Washington
Iran
Carter
United Nations
International Court of Justice
United States
United Nations Security Council
U.S
Navy
Mediterranean
Arabian Sea
Pentagon
Nimitz
California
Texas
Kitty Hawk
Pacific
State Department
Security Council
New York
Donald F. McHenry
Indian Ocean
Western Pacific
Persian Gulf
Midway
Council
Soviet Union
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Kremlin
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Tehran
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Suez Canal
Inflation Will Not Stop Inflation Hits 1 Percent In November
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose 1 percent in November signaling continued inflation with expectations of further gains. Economist Robert Russell warned of persistent high rates and oil price boosts, predicting another 1 percent CPI rise in December and little relief for months.
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Washington
OPEC
Robert Russell
The
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Congress
Labor Department
Federal Reserve Board
Patrick Jackman
Federal Reserve
Russell
Washington Demonstrates Support For Fellows In Tehran Outcry
Thousands of federal workers marched from the State Department to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to show solidarity with the U S diplomats in Tehran. Bruce Laingen, the U S charge d affaires, read a message sending prayers for a peaceful solution as 7 000 participants sang national anthems and prayed.
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U.S
Tehran
State Department
Constitution Avenue
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
America
Marine Corps
Bruce Laingen
Laingen
Michael S. Ryan
U.S. Park
Iran
Foreign Ministry
Harry Barnes
The
Foreign Service
Rhodesian peace pact signed amid election threats
Black Rhodesian leaders signed a peace agreement in London to end a seven year guerrilla war and install a new black government. Abel Muzorewa warned that democracy would end in Rhodesia if rivals who follow murderers and rapists gain power in upcoming elections. Britain will supervise ceasefire and elections with 1200 Commonwealth troops arriving recently.
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London
Abel Muzorewa
Democracy
Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Freedom
Muzorewa
Patriotic Front Guerrilla Alliance
Patriotic Front
Britain
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Ottawa Herald
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Hodding Carter
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Joint Economic Committee
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