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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1979
Page
1
Gov. John Carlin signed a bill removing the sales tax from residential utilities. The measure, expected to cut state revenue by 22 million dollars and reduce individual bills by 15 to 25 dollars annually, faces criticism for shifting costs to cities and placing the burden on consumers while sparing businesses.
A former Army officer sues CBS for 44.7 million over a 60 Minutes story. The court allows inquiry into reporters and editors' state of mind and process to prove malice by public figures, signaling gradual narrowing of press immunity while urging caution about broad rulings on freedom.
A mixed TV guide list features Buddy and Zack plot threads, a banner demolition derby, and various film showings. Highlights include a Rod Taylor guest appearance, a Corinne Tate storyline, and a Baretta pursuit of a killer, with additional features from 1970s thrillers and comedies.
A TV film on ABC titled Friendly Fire portrays the Mullen family in Iowa confronting their son Mike's death from friendly fire in Vietnam. The drama connects a single family's grief to America's broader disillusionment, portraying pacifism rising from sorrow and national questioning of the war.
AP reports that since the 1973-75 recession about 10 million U.S. jobs were created with 3.6 million added last year. By March 1979 unemployment fell to 5.7 percent, a four-year low, though structural unemployment and skilled labor shortages loom.
A reader asks what male climacteric or male menopause means. The inquiry notes a belief in a male counterpart to female menopause and seeks a medical explanation from Dr. Ruble.
The article discusses menopause and the climacteric in men, noting similarities mainly in timing and differences in causes. It cites studies on male hormonal changes, psychology of midlife, and a jokey take on husbands versus wives, plus reader questions on temperature readings, contraception, and fibroid tumors with practical medical guidance.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and subscription prices for trade area and out of state readers. Rates cover by mail and by carrier options with varying monthly, quarterly, and yearly terms and tax adjustments.
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