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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1979
Page
6
Kansas paper notes private colleges receive most state aid for students while Kansas waste dump permit application is sent back for revisions. Page references indicate ongoing coverage across pages 3 and 6. Institutions and procedural updates shape the day’s education and environmental notices.
Clear to partly cloudy through Sunday with warmer temperatures. Saturday highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the 60s. Sunday turns hot with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph Saturday.
President Carter urged firm diplomacy over panic regarding a Soviet combat unit in Cuba noting 2000 to 3000 troops stationed there do not form an assault force. Brzezinski labeled Castro a Soviet puppet and warned Moscow’s aid extends beyond Cuba.
Senator Edward Kennedy said his wife Joan and mother Rose Kennedy told him they would support any decision to run for president. He stressed he is not yet a candidate but noted concern about the country's direction and that he plans no definite decision time.
AP reports three Lebanese Shiite gunmen hijacked an Alitalia DC-8 with 186 aboard after a Beirut stop. They freed 36 passengers and flew toward Iran with 11 crew under a pact, aiming to press a search for Imam Musa Sadr, believed held in Libya.
Iowa investigators probe vandalism tied to the Rock Island strike. State Safety Commissioner Charles Larson warned that several acts could cause death or injury, including a bridge fire near Fernald in Story County and about a dozen other incidents such as tied signal arms and tampered crossing lights and switches. No link found to striking unions.
Banks in New York and across the nation lifted their prime lending rate Friday to a new record, surpassing last week's peak. Analysts expect banks to settle on 12 1/4 or 12 3/4 percent in the coming days as lenders respond to inflation fighting policies. The prior record was 12 1/4 percent.
Rural Quenemo resident Diane Yeamans recounts Big Bird the four month old crow who begs for fried eggs and snacks, follows children to the bus stop, entertains cats and dogs, hides bolts and pennies, and may soon seek freedom as he travels with the farm. The crow wears a leg band numbered 19.
Kansas Supreme Court took under advisement a state request to suspend Shawnee County District Court orders striking down minimum price markups and exclusive liquor franchise rights. The decision, due Monday, will affect the operation of the new franchise system and ongoing open wholesaling.
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