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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1981
Page
6
Ottawa Middle School debuts a new season with Inside Highlights as part of its first year coverage. Secretary of State Alexander Haig embarks on an overseas tour including a mystery trip to Saudi Arabia to meet the Crown Prince.
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin offered the United States use of Israeli air and naval bases to deter Soviet expansion in the Middle East. He proposed storing U S tanks in Israel and providing Mediterranean air cover for U S transports, while Israel would not deploy American troops. Begin pressed for pace with the USSR and criticized the Saudi arms deal, warning it could expose Israeli towns to U S jets. He said Syria would withdraw missiles from Lebanon and reaffirmed overflight commitments. He spoke at Blair House and met Jerry Falwell before heading to New York for further talks with Christian leaders.
Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O'Connor refused to endorse parental consent for teen abortions and urged voluntary parental consultation. She stated a personal antiabortion view but offered no voting predictions, apologizing for not being more specific. Senator Denton pressed for clear answers as Chairman Thurmond stressed fitness for the job.
After eight months the city sells its IBM Systems 32 computer for 10000. City Manager Dave Watkins says the unit had about 30000 tied up and was replaced by an IBM Systems 34 costing 76000 with far larger capacity. The city now uses the new machine for sewer water and electrical service billing payroll budgeting and bookkeeping.
Kansas farmers expect record soybeans and sorghum this fall after drought losses last year. Sorghum to 251.60 million bushels, up 61 percent. soybeans 45.24 million, up 69 percent. soybean yield 29 bushels per acre. corn yield UD8 bushels per acre, production 153.40 million. Wheat forecast 305 million. sugar beet production 276000 tons, up 4 percent.
Rep Larry Winn's office announced Ottawa Truck division of Gulf and Western won a 5 million dollar contract to build 97 tractor trucks for the Army. A secretary at the plant confirmed the agreement but said Burt Nisbet, vice-president and general manager, was not available for comment until Monday. The contract’s exact value is 5 028 852 dollars.
Three convicts described as armed and crazy fled a Kansas penitentiary breakout, eluding 20 to 30 officers across McDonald County. One forced driver Daugherty to transport them toward Oklahoma and Texas before officers stopped the car in Noel. Two convicts were later captured. three remain at large, with charges filed in Greene County for abduction and armed robbery.
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