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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1982
Page
1
Local ECEAN remains awaiting its cheese allotment while the Ottawa school district receives related positive news. The item appears in a local sports roundup across pages 3 to 5, highlighting area basketball coverage.
Washington reports a new era of dual Senior Officials who privately shape U.S. foreign policy. One resembles Kissinger, another Haig and Weinberger, fueling confusion in Washington and among Israeli leaders. A Knesset resolution condemns arms talks while Reagan reassures Begin of U.S. commitment to Israel's security. The split may widen tensions in U.S. Israel relations.
Five days of rain and a major thaw have left highways flooded and at least 15 dead across California and the Pacific Northwest. The storm spurred avalanches on the TransCanada Highway stranding about 500 motorists in British Columbia and prompted ice jam destruction in Idaho. In Kentucky, a twin engine plane crashed in fog near Lebanon Airport, killing two children and six adults, with several identities not yet confirmed. Elsewhere, rock and mud slides near Watsonville forced evacuations, San Francisco and Pacifica residents fled homes, and a Sierra runoff swelled rivers while dense fog reduced visibility from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast.
Franklin County officials debate which decrepit bridge to replace first amid 60 to 80 candidates. County Engineer Larry Larson outlines costs for a site near Centropolis, totaling about 34 500 dollars, while weighing county versus state funded options and managing limited funds.
New York AP report shows leading banks including Chase Manhattan Manufacturers Hanover Morgan Guaranty Chemical Continental Illinois and First National Bank of Chicago lifting the prime lending rate to 17 percent from 16.5 percent. Other large banks such as Irving Trust Bank of New York and National Bank of Detroit matched the increase as rates in government securities CDs and federal funds rose. The move follows a trend of higher costs for bank funds and a drop from last July's 20.5 percent peak to 15.5 percent in late November.
The National Weather Service reporting station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 37 and a high of 46 Tuesday morning and afternoon with a trace of rain. Locally dense fog is forecast tonight with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the low to mid 60s. Light and variable winds expected tonight.
The library board heard that remodeling to meet a state fire inspector safety orders could cost about 89000 dollars. Architect Earl Devore presented an item by item plan, grouping projects into four bidable groups, with emphasis on prioritizing roof and structural needs while considering preservation rules and budgeted funds of 11125 for 1982 building maintenance.
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