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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1982
Page
6
Local Richmond results feature at the Free Fair with page 5 coverage. A gubernatorial and Second District primary dominates the political brief on Tuesday, page 6 notes. A health scare forces Panama's 42 year old leader to resign or adjust plans, page 6.
Ottawa officials report a sewer pipe break near Seventh and Willow causing a large cavern under Cedar Street. A three foot hole on Willow leads to a 12 foot wide void. Cedar Street traffic is diverted with a temporary gravel strip while a backhoe is secured to repair and refill.
Farm leaders and lawmakers tempered praise for President Reagan's plan to extend the current Soviet grain pact for one year. Economists warned it would address little market uncertainty while noting the United States remains a limited supplier as state suspicions about long term sales linger.
Washington AP. The Federal Reserve Board cut its discount rate to 11 percent effective Monday, the second cut in two weeks. The move, the lowest since 1980, followed a prior 12 percent reduction and aimed to mirror market rates while not immediately lowering private rates. Directors from 10 of 12 regional banks voted for the reduction. Cleveland and Richmond did not join.
Israeli jets gunboats and artillery struck guerrilla targets in west Beirut for three hours breaching a halt in fighting. U S envoy Habib arranged a new cease-fire at 9 p m, with shells hitting the Moslem sector and civilians affected as fires and ambulances filled the streets.
County forecast calls for sunny and warmer conditions Saturday with a high in the upper 80s to low 90s and westerly to southwesterly winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear with a low in the mid to upper 60s, followed by mostly sunny conditions Sunday and a high in the low 90s.
Topeka reports a university professor says the Kansas tourism slogan Kansas the Land of Ah s contains an unnecessary apostrophe. Officials defend the phrase as catchy and effective, noting bumper stickers billboards ads and a tour guidebook.
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