Black boxes recovered from Air Florida crash
Two critical recorders from the Air Florida jet recovered from the Potomac River. Officials said the flight data recorder was in excellent shape and the cockpit voice recorder appeared to be in good condition though drying was needed. An NTSB lab near the crash site will examine them, with initial findings possible later today. The search follows the seven day recovery from the river after the Boeing 737 crash at National Airport.
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Washington
Air Florida
Potomac River
National Transportation Safety Board
Rudolph Kapustin
NTSB
Board
Robert Buckhorn
National Airport
Auto Talks In Disarray In GM UAW Bargaining
Talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers collapsed as UAW president Douglas Fraser announced no agreement on concessions. The bargaining council will decide whether talks resume, with current contracts due to expire September 14. Ford GM negotiations began amid the industry slump, with wage and benefit concessions sought to bolster competitiveness.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Fraser
Washington
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Roy Pask
Owen Bieber
U.S
Ottawa area weather forecast details and temps
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 17 and a high of 42 on Tuesday. Cloudy conditions persist into Thursday with a chance of snow tonight, lows near 20 and Thursday highs in the low to mid 30s.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
City Compromises To Settle Burning Ban
Ottawa city commissioners approve a limited burning ban allowing trash burning in approved containers on Monday and Thursday mornings from sunrise to noon with approval from the Department of Public Safety for other times. The ban excludes garbage and noxious wastes. The measure follows public input and will take effect around February 1 after legal publication and code printing.
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Bob Burtch
Ottawa
Department of Public Safety
City Hall
O.W
Pete’ Smith
Local Ottawa Library Highlights and Sports Briefs
Inside Highlights from the Ottawa library report on page 3 outlines a sports note about the OU basketball skid hitting a three year low. Page 4 notes both Super Bowl teams featuring rookies basking in the limelight. Page 12 revisits the KC Hyatt Regency.
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Ottawa Library Report
KC Hyatt Regency Revisited
Missing District Court funds sparks audit probe in Franklin County
A countywide audit shows 39834.47 dollars unaccounted for in District Court traffic fines and criminal fees from January 1980 to August 1981. KBI investigates with Mark Bennett Jr. as special prosecutor. Linda Mallory suspended. Arnold Lemmon prepared the report. details show monthly gaps averaging 2096.55 dollars.
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Jay Bemis
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Franklin County Commission
Mark Bennett Jr
Topeka
Bennett
Kay Falley
Fourth Judicial District
Linda Mallory
Williamsburg
KBI
Maple Hill
The
County Commission
Lemman
District Court
Wendell Barker
Barker
Economy Ends 1981 With Sharp Recession Drop
Washington AP reports the Commerce Department confirms a 5.2 percent annual drop in real GNP for October December 1981, deepest since 1980. Inflation surged 9.1 percent. total GNP stood at 2.985 trillion dollars, with analysts forecasting further decline early 1982 and a possible second quarter recovery. President Reagan urged that policies would bring a recovery soon, calling the year’s downturn bothersome.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Reagan
Steam Explosion Fatal To Six In Oklahoma School
An internal steam explosion in a 75 gallon water heater at Star Elementary School Spencer Oklahoma killed five children and a teacher. The blast tore through the kitchen wall raining debris on the cafeteria as 35 others were injured. Authorities say a faulty safety mechanism caused the deadly incident after a maintenance repair.
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Oklahoma
Star
Oklahoma City
Tom Payzant
Spencer
Cooksey
IRS Adopts Harder Line in Audits and Appeals
Los Angeles AP report shows IRS Commissioner Roscoe L. Egger Jr announces a shift toward more court-based appeals and a redesign giving regional offices more power. He says audits of high income filers with adjusted gross income of 50 dollars or more could rise from 8 percent to about 35 percent, though manpower limits remain.
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Los Angeles
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
California Society of Certified Public Accountants
Roscoe L. Egger Jr
Egger
Reagan
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