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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1982
Page
1
In a high school basketball matchup Blue Valley defeated OHS 65 42 on Friday night. The scoreline highlights Blue Valley as the league leader extending its win streak while OHS suffers another setback in a tough conference game.
A space heater used to thaw frozen water pipes caused a fire at Barry Kendall's home at 902 Willow Friday around 1:30 p.m. Fire spread from insulation in the rear wall to most damage in the kitchen with an estimated $6,000 loss, including $1,000 for contents. Firefighters from the Department of Public Safety contained the blaze within an hour. several were overcome by smoke but none were treated. Kendall carried $30,000 insurance, $20,000 building and $10,000 contents.
Divers recovered eight bodies from the frozen Potomac River but failed to recover voice and flight recorders that could clarify ice buildup as a factor in the Air Florida jetliner crash that killed 78. NTSB head Francis McAdams discussed de icing timing and possible causes while noting recorders remained missing.
A fast moving Canadian cold wave crippled Midwest travel forcing snowplows off streets and delaying buses. Dry, deep freezes threaten several states and have already claimed 218 lives as temperatures plummet well below zero across the Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin. Authorities urge residents to stock groceries fuel and essentials for up to a week as officials warn of near blizzard conditions and widespread power outages across the Deep South and Northeast. In Georgia North Carolina and Alabama more than 320000 customers lost power while Atlanta set a record low and snow disrupted travel from New York to Boston.
Gov. John Carlin criticized a Republican backed reapportionment plan, saying it risks dividing Sedgwick County and Wyandotte County, while not claiming a veto yet. He urged bipartisan involvement and warned the House vote could influence his final stance.
City officials have started reviewing the long awaited power study from the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency to decide this spring if Ottawa and 32 other cities will join the energy buying cooperative. The study by R W Beck & Associates analyzes current and future needs and options including participation in KMEA with meetings planned and a March 1 deadline for binding commitments.
Poland's military newspaper urged a sweeping purge of the Communist Party government colleges and the press. It blasted officials as chameleons and urged a commissar like removal to ensure discipline as martial law sustains control. The forecast then notes partly cloudy skies with highs around 5C Saturday rising to about 20C Sunday.
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