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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1982
Page
7
Inside Highlights notes Farm Safety Week featured with page 12. Local Lawsuits between city and former employees result in a standoff on page 3. Royals hold steady as sports feature on page 4. OHS gridders face Bonner Springs in big-play clash on page 4.
Cambridge AP report notes mixed views on long range winter outlooks. National Weather Service officials caution forecasts six months ahead are as uncertain as coin flips while MIT emeritus Hurd Willett predicts a very cold winter, especially in the eastern United States with January likely the chilliest month.
National Weather Service station at Ottawa Water Plant logs early morning low of 38 and afternoon high of 73 with no rain. Tonight partly cloudy with 20 percent chance of thundershowers and lows in the low 50s. North to northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the low 70s and north winds 10 to 20 mph.
Amin Gemayel was sworn in as Lebanon's president amid a deadly blast that gutted a rocket dump in east Beirut. The explosion followed the massacre at Chatilla and Sabra camps as 800 tons of ammunition detonated, wounding hundreds and prompting rapid redeployment of U.S., French, and Italian peacekeepers.
Governor John Carlin addressed Ottawa Rotarians urging a positive, concerted effort across local and state levels to boost the Kansas economy. He cited 6 percent August unemployment, warned of lean years, and highlighted needs for good schools, rails, highways, and a new statewide tax policy to aid farm and road funding while opposing broad tax increases.
President Reagan ordered striking railroad engineers back to work to protect jobs, while keeping government out of labor talks. Within hours union leaders agreed, ending a four day rail shutdown expected to lift by next shift. The measure compels a settlement but defers wage issues to future negotiations. Congress approved swiftly amid mixed feelings on government intervention.
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