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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1983
Page
6
Inside highlights profiles George Brett and the Kansas City Royals who prevail in the pine tar saga protest. The local roundup notes emphasis on near home recruiting boosting Oklahoma Sooners football numbers.
National coverage notes Sen. Dole anxious to hear proposed 1984 wheat program. Page 8.
Timothy L. Toumberlin 29 Ottawa RFD 4 was killed when his 1978 Ford tractor trailer left the county road west of Lane, flipped onto its side and burned. The crash, the sixth in Franklin County in 14 days, left him entrapped as gasoline tanks ignited. a passerby failed to free him. Funeral at Calvary Baptist Church with burial at Wood lawn Cemetery. Survived by Patricia Foster Toumberlin, children Timothy Jr and Tanya, sister Kendra, parents, and grandparents. Memorials to Toumberlin Children’s Educational Fund.
The House passed a compromise bill to end the withholding on savings interest and dividends, sending it to the Senate for final action. The plan would repeal the July 1 start date, now aimed for Aug 5, and faces a Senate vote before possible presidential signature.
The first half of 1983 marked the auto industry’s strongest six months since 1979 as demand rose. Ford posted 2Q profit of 542.2 million and 1H earnings at 2.78 billion, GM earned 1.04 billion in 2Q, Chrysler 310.3 million, while steel firms Bethlehem and U.S. Steel reported second-quarter losses, despite some recovery. Volcker won a second term as Fed chair 84 to 16, amid criticism. Also Mobil profits rose, energy firms Phillips and Sun up, dollar strengthened, gold unchanged.
An audit of 1500 dealer license plates at 94 Kansas dealerships found 60 clear abuses including use by spouses, friends, and a state university coach. Examples included cars at a Colorado condo and an Arkansas lake. The report urges tighter plate allocation and regular dealer inspections while noting travel-cutback limits and a potential million-dollar loss in tax revenues.
Charles J. Hanley reports rising tension as Brazil accepts a $411 million IMF loan amid anger over austerity and wage caps. With $700 billion owed by developing and Soviet-bloc nations, debt woes deepen globally as nations balk at further loans and consider moratoriums.
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