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A compact Farm Fall Field Day roundup reviews event highlights and results from the local event, noting standout performances and attendance across activities.
01 Sep 1983
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1983
Page
1
A compact Farm Fall Field Day roundup reviews event highlights and results from the local event, noting standout performances and attendance across activities.
The United States alleges a Soviet fighter shot down a South Korean Air Lines jumbo jet carrying 269 aboard near Sakhalin after an intruding unidentified plane: McDonald among the Americans aboard. Shultz calls it an appalling act, Reagan orders inquiry, while Tass cites intruder plane warnings. Search for survivors underway in cold Far East waters.
Franklin County Commissioners push forward with Barker legal actions over alleged noncompliance in Harrison Township. Dodson Aviation owner accused of using a large outbuilding as a warehouse. Barker warns cases may fail, but board votes to proceed amid heated demand for enforcement. Weather notes follow.
Editor's note by John McCormally reports his reaction to the Soviet response to tensions and the shooting down of a Korean airliner. He notes fear among Soviet citizens for war and questions whether the government and military convey the public mood. He laments hindered communication amid rising global hostility and praises efforts to seek peace.
Roving editor recounts a visit to Moscow to meet Refuseniks via a contact in Des Moines. A taxi pickup by a Beriozka shop worker raises suspicions of KGB surveillance. The narrator notes currency limits, the lure of Western goods, and the perils of embassyless travel while evading authorities.
Franklin County appraiser Charles Clark reports a state oil and gas severance tax loophole uncovered in an inquiry with the Kansas Department of Revenue. At least 40 unreported oil leases could yield over 120000 in additional personal property taxes, with some leaseholders seeking state exemptions while some leases remained unassessed locally. If intentional misreporting is proven, criminal charges may follow. State officials review similar gaps in other counties.
AP reports 24 Christians killed in Emariam village, Upper Metn, as retaliation by leftist Druse militiamen following a west Beirut army sweep. Police note 24 dead. Voice of Lebanon cites 40. In Manila, protests over Benigno Aquino's assassination turn violent with casualties and injuries at the funeral procession.
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