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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1981
Page
7
The page items note Royals star Willie Wilson guiding play in a throwback style. Page references imply a feature on the team’s approach and past parallels. Subsequent notes mention school pupils greeted by striking teachers and a political angle with Democrats seeking economic grievance leverage.
Four heavily armed Kansas State Prison escapees stole a 1977 tan Cougar with sunroof from a Springfield area resident after hitchhiking Monday. They drove four miles west to the home, tied him, then freed him around 4 30 a m. He identified them from photos as the four suspects who debated whether to head north to Kansas City or south to Arkansas.
Traffic deaths across the nation reached 463 over the three day Labor Day period, slightly below the National Safety Council’s low forecast of 480 to 580. The holiday spanned from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, with 521 deaths the previous year and 688 the all time high for 1968.
National Weather Service notes early Friday and Saturday lows around 65 degrees with high 4. Sunday saw 64 degree low and 82 high. Monday posted 67 degree low and 78 high with .21 inches rainfall. County forecast calls for clear tonight, low to mid 50s, and partly cloudy Wednesday with highs in the upper 80s, winds light and variable tonight.
President Reagan faced union anger during Labor Day events as 100th anniversary observances unfolded across the nation. He visited New York to present an $85 million Westway check to Mayor Koch, pledged to march with workers next year, and sparked criticism from AFL CIO leaders and PATCO union reps amid broader labor tensions.
Washington AP Congress watches a Treasury review of tax-raising ideas as the Reagan administration weighs cracking down on tax evasion, higher tobacco and alcohol excise taxes, and limits on income tax interest deductions. A revenue-raiser bill may go to Congress this fall to help trim the deficit while pursuing new user fees on private aircraft and boats.
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