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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1981
Page
8
Sports return after a brief holiday break with college bowl games pro football playoffs and a big early season college basketball showdown. The world section notes the Pope's Christmas message. Page references indicate continued coverage on pages 3 6 and 10.
Americans gave to others during Christmas with meals for prisoners and free calls for the elderly while church services and candlelight lit the season. Poles faced martial law as Solidarity’s plight drew prayers from leaders and citizens across the United States.
A consumer education piece explains federal and state warranty rules. It outlines full versus limited warranties, implied warranties, and consumer protections, with examples of coverage and exclusions. It notes a broad range of terms and conditions for products over fifteen dollars and the FTC guidance on what constitutes a full warranty. County forecast follows with cloudiness, temperatures, and winds.
A clandestine Warsaw bulletin from Solidarity claimed talks among Roman Catholic bishops and Communist leaders aim for a political solution to Poland’s crisis. It urged expanded protests, called on Party members to resign, and urged Poles to place candles in windows for those killed.
Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon pushes sweeping reforms to merge departments and unify army and ministry functions. Critics say top officials were ousted without consultation as he aims to cut 12,000 jobs and save hundreds of millions. The plan targets arms middlemen and expands U.S. ties while he pursues aggressive action in occupied territories.
About 650 Haitians at the Krome Avenue immigration detention center refused a Christmas turkey meal as a hunger strike entered its second day. Detainees, held behind barbed wire for months awaiting processing, faced dehydration after 74 degree heat while two men fainted and were given liquids. A spokeswoman said the strike showed no sign of abating, though some who claimed to be striking were later suspected of taking vending snacks.
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