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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1984
Page
7
Chinese officials outline three main obstacles blocking détente with the Soviet Union and urge Moscow to drop these issues to improve relations. The move signals Beijing’s firm stance as talks continue and regional tensions persist.
An arbitration panel awarded 500000 postal workers wage raises of 2.7 percent annually for three years plus cost-of-living allowances. The ruling, called the largest arbitration in U.S. history, also creates lower starting wages to spread pay grades and adds a new Martin Luther King birthday holiday starting in 1986.
Investigators say terrorists likely set off a time bomb on a Milan bound holiday express train passing through a long tunnel in Italy. At least 17 killed and more than 100 injured as rescue workers pull wreckage from the tunnel amid snow.
Kansas lawmakers will pursue tougher elderly abuse reporting rules amid a Sedgwick Center case where a non report led to the dismissal of aggravated sexual battery charges. Officials acknowledge authorities had limited power due to no penalties for non reporting and call for accountability across nursing homes and staff.
Snow blankets the Midwest and West as a Christmas travel weekend ends with treacherous highways. By 9 a.m. EST the toll rose to 278 with frigid winds and up to 6 inches of snow in parts of Wyoming. The National Safety Council projects 370 to 470 holiday deaths, versus 238 last year.
President Reagan and Margaret Thatcher spoke at Camp David about allied unity on the Star Wars defense idea. Thatcher backed research while warning against breaking treaties from 1967 and 1972 and promising no deployment without U S Soviet talks. Geneva talks on arms follow next month.
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