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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1980
Page
7
The upcoming Meet the Candidates Forum is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ottawa Celebration Hall. The item appears in a politics and government roundup directing readers to Pages 8 and 9 for more coverage.
Washingtons Mount St Helens blasted two major steam and ash clouds reaching up to 50,000 feet in a day of activity the sixth and seventh eruptions since the May 18 blast. No injuries were reported as winds carried ash toward Portland.
Reagan and Carter commit to a final period face off in Cleveland on Oct 28. Anderson lingers as a sidelined candidate. Carter stresses flexibility on time place and format while Reagan signals immediate talks with Carter staff. League of Women Voters extends formal invitation for the Cleveland debate.
County forecast calls for mostly clear skies and cool temperatures this weekend. Highs reach 55 to 60 Saturday with Saturday night lows in the 30s, then Sunday highs in the mid to upper 60s. West to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph Saturday.
A Tax Foundation study finds typical American families earned more than double in 10 years, yet after taxes and inflation real income in 1980 was 5 percent below 1970. Inflation averaged 7.7 percent yearly, while Social Security taxes surged, and Congress ran over a billion annually.
Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai told the U.N. Security Council that the United States aids Iraq and warned Iran would pursue a prolonged war to drive Iraqi troops from Iranian soil. He offered no cease-fire, cited American AWACS and Soviet arms flow, and said hostages would not be freed anytime soon. He spoke after meeting U.N. Secretary-General Waldheim, insisting Iran will fight without relying on outside help.
Iraq and Iran traded heavy fighting along a 300 mile front centered on Abadan and Khorramshahr. Baghdad claimed advances near Abadan and 256 Iranian deaths while Iran said defenders forced Iraqi troops back up to 19 miles from the refinery city. Both sides cited air and artillery strikes with no independent verification. Damage to oil facilities could reach billions as oil exports halt.
The Livermore lab, near San Francisco and adjacent to multiple faults, faces both fears of plutonium release after quakes and defense funding debates. Critics urge relocation or shutdown while lab officials insist safety measures suffice and seismic study continues for public hearings next year.
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