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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1989
Page
6
The living nativity features shepherd Lloyd May tending sheep with a cast recreating the manger scene of Jesus birth. Live animals participate as area residents perform in the 14th annual living nativity in Vinland, running today from 6 to 9.
Dana Hinrichs won the $25 first prize for decorations featuring bells candles and the word Noel. Robert Fleming took second prize of $15, with Ponciano and Juanita Blanco earning third. Rev Earl Zimmerman noted only seven entries, a decline from last year’s threefold increase.
The Associated Press reports every Kansas reading hit sub zero Friday with 32 below at Colby and Brewster and many towns posting record lows. Temperatures will edge up over the weekend with highs in the teens to 40s by midweek, while schools close and gas utilities urge lowering thermostats to conserve energy amid scattered power outages.
In Bucharest outraged Romanians and rebel soldiers toppled President Nicolae Ceausescu amid fierce battles with loyalist troops. Hundreds reportedly killed as fighting spread to Timisoara where parachute commandos reportedly landed and opened fire, signaling a broad revolt in the crisis.
Debora Silveira, 15, from Rio de Janeiro, spends her first Ottawa Christmas with the Abel family through the American Intercultural Student Exchange. She recalls snow for the first time, describes Brazilian traditions such as midnigh presents, beach trips, and Papai Noel, and notes wrapping gifts for oneself before placing them under the tree.
The Pentagon ordered 2,000 additional Army soldiers airlifted to Panama as President Bush vowed the troops would stay to do what is necessary. With about 24,000 U.S. troops already in the country, renewed resistance in Panama City prompted a new estimate of up to ten more days to seize control. Lt. Gen. Tom Kelly said more troops were being brought in and the police force could be reestablished.
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