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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1979
Page
5
Ottawa university soccer renaissance featured while Bert Chaney criticizes the system. National smoking reports reveal a monster habit still hard to beat with ongoing health concerns.
Thai helicopters evacuated former Cambodian Deputy Premier Teng Sary from Cambodia to Bangkok and then to Hong Kong while reports said Khieu Samphan Ieng Sary and about 500 associates sought entry to Thailand en route to China. Border reporters noted Poipet helicopter landings across the frontier.
George Marstall appointed to fill Ottawa vacancy after Fred Zook resignation filed Wednesday to seek election on April 3. He submitted a petition with 75 signatures to City Clerk Pete Smith, then to County Clerk Laura Sutton for voter verification. Marshall, Park, and Reusch seats are open on the city commission.
In Shiraz a mob burned the American flag and toppled shah statues before storming the SAVAK HQ during a four hour riot that left multiple dead and many wounded. Bakhtiar, presenting a civilian cabinet, urged Parliament to back a new government and to halt oil sales to South Africa and Israel. The United States backed Bakhtiar and signaled continued engagement with the shah.
Federal inspector questions utility explanation for concrete base mat test failures at Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant. Kansas Gas & Electric cites storage shed handling as原因, while NRC inspector doubts the claim. Reactor vessel prepared for transport amid protests and threats to disrupt meetings.
The Labor Department reported December wholesale prices rose 0.8 percent as inflation momentum continued. For 1978 overall, prices climbed 9.1 percent, the largest annual gain since 1974, with food, machinery, and gasoline driving the rise.
In Topeka the Kansas House introduced 23 new Republican bills including removing sales tax on groceries and utilities, capping state spending, limiting local property taxes, and expanding the Kansas Corporation Commission to five members. Energy bills seek greater utility plant oversight. Senate moves on reapportionment guidelines and a tort claims bill to allow suits against state entities.
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