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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1984
Page
1
The article notes Ashley Kathleen Howell as the first baby born in 1984 in the local area. It mentions the date and hospital details, and records the newborn’s name and family.
The report notes a surprising victory by Sports Depot over a major college program, reshaping national perceptions of the season. Key players and the dramatic late moments are highlighted as the upset unfolds on the field.
Ottawa city officials plan to designate East Wilson Street and South Main Street as trafficways under state law to allow funding from city at large via general obligation bonds. Public session starts 9:45 a.m. in City Hall with six days of notice followed by a 30 day remonstrance period.
Navy Lt. Robert C. Goodman Jr. left Damascus with Jesse Jackson after Syria released him from a month in captivity. They flew to Rhine-Main near Frankfurt. White House said arrival in Washington would be Wednesday. Jackson called the release a humanitarian gesture and discussed broader Middle East policy with Reagan.
A Saturday 12:30 p.m. two-car crash on a bridge over I-35 near Le Loup left Clement A. Curnan 72 Davenport Iowa in critical condition at KU Medical Center with his wife Vera in fair condition. James Reeder 18 Ottawa RFD 2 in good condition at Olathe Community Hospital. Curnan southbound traffic failed to clear intersection with a county road, cars plunged down an embankment, Life Flight and ambulances transported all three to hospital.
The National Weather Service notes Ottawa water plant readings with frigid lows of 15 below and highs near 2 above Friday, 15 and 30 Saturday, 21 and 37 Sunday, and 13 and 38 Monday. County forecast calls for tonight fair with lows in the low to mid 20s and west winds 5 to 10 mph, then Wednesday mostly sunny with highs in the mid 40s and southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Demand for George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four surges as bookstores nationwide report rapid sales. Dallas stores sold out while Chicago and New York branches run promotions, and some readers misremember release details.
Overnight AT&T completed the largest U.S. corporate breakup by divesting 22 Bell System local companies and creating seven regional firms. Consumers face higher local rates initially and possible new access charges, while industry critics warn of dislocation for 1 million AT&T employees and stockholders.
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