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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1982
Page
10
Inside Highlights report that local 4 H youth earned state fair honors with top ribbons and recognitions across multiple divisions. The feature emphasizes community youth achievement and the county’s active 4 H program.
Israeli forces crushed the last major Lebanese militia resistance in west Beirut defying U S demands to withdraw. Talks with Lebanon’s army on Lebanese forces taking over the Moslem half were proposed by Israel with no date set. Russians and Soviets reported embassy occupation while a shooting incident at the U S Embassy drew a diplomatic protest. Militant Mourabitoun group, allied with PLO, faced a three hour battle as Israel tightens grip on central Beirut.
East side merchants on South Main prepare for Ottawa downtown revitalization starting Monday. City and contractor officials answered questions at a Thursday City Hall meeting called by Central Business District Inc. about lớp blocks 300 and 400 renovations and a November completion target.
The National Weather Service station at the Ottawa Water Plant logged a low of 14 degrees and a high of 73 with no rainfall on Thursday. County forecast: partly cloudy with 30 percent thunderstorm chance and lows in the 50s. Saturday will be mostly sunny with mid 50s highs and extended outlook through Tuesday for dry, mostly sunny weather with highs in the 70s.
Jim Grogan 702 S Poplar was elected chair at the annual reorganization, replacing Jim Peckham. Kenneth Edwards becomes vice chairman, while Pete Nicholson will serve as recording secretary though not a board member. The board discusses zoning regulation transfers, Mylar map digitization, and public hearings, with several positions and potential secretary replacements still unresolved.
Governor John Carlin, once opposed to a new maximum prison, headlines a groundbreaking for a $14.2 million medium security facility beside the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing. Corrections leaders and rival Sam Hardage rebut the political clash as construction begins amid debate over security levels.
A car with Israeli diplomatic plates exploded near the Arch of Triumph in Paris injuring four seriously and wounding 43 others, many students from Lycee Carnot. An embassy source said an employee of its military purchasing office was the target, with his aunt and uncle in the car. Police hunted a Paris-registered BMW seen nearby as fire crews pried passengers from the wreck.
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