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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1984
Page
7
Kansas laws take effect January 1 including higher registration fees for farm trucks and pickups, uniform fines for minor offenses, and a new Poultry Disease Control Act. The changes cover fees based on truck weight, court costs, and allow mail payments for fines.
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Congress won a commanding majority in the Lok Sabha as counting continued across districts. Projections suggested 375 of 507 seats, with official results by mid-morning showing a strong lead. The win preserves the Gandhi family dynasty and expands influence in northern states and traditional bases. County forecast notes cloudy skies and mild temperatures into New Year's Day.
A Yale group gathers diverse honorees including Prince Harry Reagan Nakajima Tutu and Bruce Springsteen as 1999 millennium organizers prepare for a global New Year’s Eve celebration. More than 3,500 people are expected at the Egypt event with additional parties planned worldwide.
A secret police lieutenant testified in a high profile Poland case that plans existed to kidnap and possibly kill more priests alongside Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko with support from senior officials. Pekala detailed repeated beatings and a pass through checkpoints, saying the operation involved other targets including Rev. Henryk Jankowski and Rev. Stanislaw Malkowski. The four officers face possible death penalties. the trial is a landmark in Poland under Communist rule.
In Washington, Rep. Pat Roberts and Sen. Bob Dole push deficit reduction as the core issue shaping the 1985 farm bill. They argue across-the-board cuts or a budget freeze may define the next four years of U.S. agricultural policy, with mortgage-like stakes for wheat, corn, cotton, and dairy support programs.
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