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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1982
Page
6
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League showcases rookie all-stars in a weekend tournament with local baseball teams. Readers are directed to pages 4 and 5 for coverage. A separate note on page 7 reports widespread shoplifting affecting National Merchants and other retailers nationwide.
Israeli jets struck west Beirut for a fifth day targeting PLO headquarters while U S Congressmen met Yasser Arafat. McCloskey hailed the Arafat statement as potentially opening negotiations, but officials cautioned over its vagueness and U S recognition prospects.
Prices fluctuated but items sold above base at the Franklin County Fair sale. The grand champion Hereford steer, raised by George Wingert, Ottawa RFC 4, brought 125 dollars per hundredweight at the Franklin County Sale Barn. Base price was 44 dollars per CWT. The reserved champion limousin, owned by Ryan Kile, Ottawa RFD 2, figures noted.
The Ottawa area saw Friday highs near 89 and Saturday 84, with Sunday reaching 92 and no rain. County forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with 20 percent storm chances and Tuesday thunderstorms. Livestock auctions at Franklin Savings and Wellsville Bank set CWT bids, with grand champions earning $104 to $145 CWT. Dairy Queen team won the call-tying event, and Lester Graham won the demolition derby. more fair results to be published Tuesday.
At a Franklin County Commission session Merle Haas pressed the board on whether state law requires a zoning administrator. Commissioners argued the law mentions a zoning administrator but does not compel one, urging clarity and careful budgeting. Officials discussed funding, township notices, and the push to adopt clearer regulations to aid zoning across townships. Separately, JS: Nagasaki rains plague southwest Japan with 230 dead and 133 missing as rescue teams pull bodies from rubble and damaged infrastructure strains residents.
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