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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1978
Page
5
The Whippoorwill paddlewheeler resumed tours Friday night with 24 paying passengers after a tornado capsized earlier, killing 16. A steering malfunction cut the run short. owner Bruce Rogers and his wife Veda plan repairs to run again tonight.
The June unemployment rate drops to 5.7 percent, the lowest in nearly four years, boosting President Carter's chances to focus on inflation. Wholesale prices rose 0.7 percent in June, with food up 1.1 percent, signaling potential higher consumer prices. The midyear outlook lowers inflation forecasts to 7.2 percent this year and 6.5 percent in 1979, while experts question if those targets are reachable. A Ottawa businessman Dave Mudrick, 415 Elm, Kansas City, MO, died this morning at St. Luke's Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Moscow to try Anatoly Shcharansky for treason and Alexander Ginzburg for anti Soviet agitation, moves Western diplomats say will strain relations with the United States amid ongoing SALT discussions. Shcharansky faces possible death. Ginzburg could get up to 10 years. The cases draw protests from the U.S. and Israeli leaders, who warn against using dissidents as leverage.
Ottawa faces a cement shortage impacting the $5 million water treatment plant. Shorty Hughes of Carrouthers Construction said inputs have been enough so far as workers planned to pour the floor of the clear water well, but future supplies remain doubtful.
Severe weather struck southeast Kansas with a damaging tornado near Oren French farm between Montgomery and Labette counties. The tornado destroyed a hay barn uprooted trees and damaged power lines. No injuries reported as the French family sought shelter.
In Vienna Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said peace talks are at a turning point and left open a possible summit with President Carter next week in Europe. He stressed settling the Palestinian issue as central and met with Austrian Chancellor Kreisky and Shimon Peres. In Rome Sandro Pertini was elected Italy's seventh President on the 16th ballot by an electoral college of 1011.
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