26 Dec 1986
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1986
Page
1
Local Ottawa TV feature spotlights a festive lights display guiding viewers through the season. Highlights include community participation, illuminated displays, and short profiles of organizers and volunteers.
A concise sports brief notes a drug test achievement by a Sooner foe and hints at broader sports discipline impact. Other pages reference Kansas economy struggles and a Christmas around the world theme, signaling a varied midweek roundup.
A fragmented item notes activity around a Communist community in Page IL. The readable text hints at organized movement or meeting plans with limited details and no clear names or dates. Further context is unavailable from the preserved fragments.
U.S. and Iran press ahead with talks in The Hague on returning a $500 million sum, with Tehran tying release to help for hostages in Lebanon. Tribunal warned of potential settlement if talks stall. escrow keeps funds at NY Fed. Iran’s Rafsanjani tied asset release to hostages, while U.S. notes caution against linking issues.
Governor elect Mike Hayden outlined key 1987 legislative goals in an AP interview. He seeks to expand oil severance tax exemptions from three to five barrels a day, end state income tax on Social Security, and pursue a large highway program linking southeast Kansas, a Wichita to Hutchinson to Hays corridor, and a northeast Wichita bypass, with possible 1988 start. He faces current budget cuts and aims to preserve jobs through private sector growth.
The 24 hour period ending 6 pm Wednesday peaked at 35 with a 27 low. By Thursday 6 pm the high reached 50 with a 23 low. County forecast calls for clear tonight with teens to 20s lows, Saturday mostly sunny and mild with highs about 50.
Christmas day actions showed generosity nationwide with free elder calls, free dinners for the needy, and anonymous gifts to a South Carolina family for 12 days. A Jewish cancer patient prepared to celebrate Hanukkah after 63 years in the Soviet Union, while shoppers anticipated a postholiday rush at Chicago Water Tower Place and Woodfield Mall.
A Saudi report says 62 killed when Iraqi Airways Flight 163 crashed at Arar after attempting to land. Iran denies involvement amid conflicting claims of responsibility by groups. Passengers recall explosions and gunfire. figures of those aboard vary between 91 and 107 across Saudi and Jordan tallies.
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