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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1982
Page
5
Local reports note a gubernatorial contender visiting Ottawa with campaign stops highlighted on page 4. Also previewed are a busy weekend for local athletes in baseball and track and field with coverage on page 3. Page 6 discusses the State GOP's consideration of an appeal to a reapportionment ruling.
A thunderstorm swept across west central Franklin County causing roof collapse at Skyhook Crane and widespread window damage from two to three inch hail. The Ottawa plant reported water and roof damage with several inches of rainfall in under half an hour, while Skunk Run overflowed and the Marais des Cygnes rose to measure. Insurance adjusters expected today as crews plan rerouting of air lines to restore operations.
Severe thunderstorms roared along the Kansas River Basin with 60 to 80 mph gusts and 78 mph in Topeka. Six injured in Chapman when a trailer overturned. eight mobile homes destroyed at Chapman trailer court with $200,000 damage. Alida Co op grain bins toppled at $250,000. Golfball hail reported in Garnett Lyndon Junction City. River basin damage centered Abilene to Kansas City amid uprooted trees and power outages. Weather station at Lake Perry recorded 90 mph for 30 minutes. County forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with thunderstorms and highs in the 80s.
President Reagan, mid European tour amid Middle East and Falklands tensions, meets Pope John Paul II in the Vatican Library for sixty minutes. The pope urges U S leadership for world peace as Reagan calls for renewed negotiations and an end to martial law in Poland.
The Associated Press reports Israel's army seized Beaufort Castle and pressed into southern Lebanon to within 25 miles of Beirut. PLO says its nerve center in Beirut was hit by air raids while Syria reportedly scrambled Jets. Haig and Habib pursue peace amid fears of wider regional conflict.
British correspondents report a poised advance around Stanley with 7000 Argentine troops inside the town. Weather had hindered operations with gales and rain, but clearer skies allowed leaflets to be dropped and supply flights to resume under difficult conditions.
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