Brezhnev Dies at 75 in Moscow After Heart Attack
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, who steered detente and nuclear parity with the United States, died of a heart attack at age 75. Western experts foresee a brief power vacuum with possible collective leadership including Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko. burial set for Red Square with three days of state mourning.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
West
United States
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Tass
KGB
Yuri V. Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Andropov
House of Soviets
Red Square
Washington
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Ford
Inside Highlights Sports Ottawa High 1982 stepping stone
Ottawa High's grid program marks a 1982 stepping stone amid a season of transition. Royals focus on Mariners' talent as baseball free agents shift the roster landscape. A national Vietnam War Memorial stands out uniquely across pages 2 and 10.
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Ottawa High Grid
Royals
Mariners
Wintry Assault On The Horizon
A storm moving from the Rockies targets Kansas with heavy snow and strong winds. Northwest Kansas could see up to 4 inches of snow with gusts to 35 mph, while the rest of the state faces frigid temperatures and possible weather advisories. A tornado watch covers eastern Kansas, parts of Missouri, and southeast Nebraska from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. CST, with a wide warning area defined by a line near Wichita and St. Joseph.
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Topeka
Kan
Rockies
Kansas
National Weather Service
Weather Service
The
Northwest Kansas
Northwest
Northcentral
Kansas City
National
Area Weather Forecast From Ottawa Water Plant Readings
The National Weather Service station at Ottawa Water Plant logged early Wednesday temperature of 56 degrees and a high of 67. Rain totaling .21 inches. Tonight, cloudy and windy with 70 percent chance of rain possibly changing to snow toward morning. Lows near 30 with NW winds 20 to 35 mph and gusts. Friday, windy and very cold with a 30 percent chance of light snow or flurries. Highs in the mid 30s and NW winds 20 to 35 mph gusting.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
Stock Market Slips Amid Fears and Rate Hikes
Uncertainty over interest rates weighed on stocks in volatile trading as the Dow Jones index fell from a November high to close at 1,044.52. Retail sales remained sluggish, though initial jobless claims fell, and Manufacturers Hanover announced mortgage rate cuts effective Friday.
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Associated Press
Labor Department
U.S
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
New York
Dow
Federal Reserve
Commerce Department
Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia Lifts Off for First Cargo Run
Cape Canaveral AP Columbia, the space truck, carries four men and two satellites on its first cargo mission. Commander Vance Brand, Pilot Robert Overmyer, and Mission Specialist William Lenoir join Joseph Allen on the largest crew yet. The launch, on time at 7:19 a.m. EST, drew hundreds of thousands of spectators as it climbed skyward with a flawless countdown and President Reagan greeting via radio.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Mission Control
Vance Brand
Robert Overmyer
William Lenoir
Joseph Allen
Reagan
Brand
America
NASA
Cape
Kennedy Space Center
Overmyer
Lenoir
Allen
Carlin Ponders Plan To Shore Up Finances
Gov John Carlin plans a general outline of steps to address Kansas fiscal woes with a Saturday public statement. A 13 member consensus group will release revenue projections Friday, guiding potential belt tightening or funding allotments if deficits loom.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Carlin
Mike Swenson
Capitol
Swenson
Countywide Sales Tax Brought Back For 1983 Vote
Franklin County commissioners vote unanimously to resubmit a one cent sales tax question in the spring 1983 election to fund roads, bridges and general operations. The measure failed recently by about 32 votes with many ballots blank. Ottawa would back a half cent sales tax if the county moves ahead. Charles Mavity Jr. elected to county commission, to take office in January.
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Bob Burtch
Franklin County
Ottawa
Franklin Township
Roger Keith
Franklin
Ottawa City Commission
Keith
Charles
Mavity Jr
Carmen Peffly
Mavity
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Poland
Leonid Brezhnev
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Lynn Muchmore
Wichita
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Robert Epp
Henderson
Neb
Epp
Bethel College
North Newton
Kendal Lée Warkentine
U.S. District Court
John Wooley
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