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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1981
Page
1
In Ottawa Herald’s April 25 1981 Saturday Notebook a malfunctioning circulation computer nicknamed Mumbo and Dumbo, The Monster, and The Junkie creates newsroom humor. A faulty mail-addressing cam follower prompts a costly shaft assembly replacement. An editor’s quips compare rubber vs stainless stoppers in plumbing, plus jokes about Soviet plumbing and catfishing expenses.
Louise H. Dietz urges support for a severance tax taxing nonrenewable mineral wealth. She cites state revenue, calls partisan obstruction harmful, and frames tax equity as essential for Kansans. Dietz names address 1023 S Main and urges broad citizen action toward passage.
The idea of follow through has scientific support as proprioception, the brain’s sense of body position via proprioceptors, guides precise arm and leg placement. Prematurely stopping can disrupt timing, reducing velocity retention and slowing reactions in sports like baseball and tennis. Continuous motion helps maintain spatial certainty and speed after impact.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for trade area and out of state readers with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options. Rates vary by delivery method including carrier and mail, with sales tax applied in Ottawa and nearby towns.
Journalists at a Washington ASNE meeting hear from David Stockman and others on Reaganomics. Stockman touts budget and tax cuts. Meese, Baker present a united White House front. Bush defends the plan amid questions. Economists George Gilder and Lester Thurow clash over long term growth, regulations, and government role, leaving attendees unsure of remedies.
Kansas City board of trade director analyzes world food trends and U.S. wheat capacity. Historical U.S. production milestones from 1914 to 1980 are cited, with projections that producers can meet rising world demand through the 1980s if market incentives exist. The World Wheat Council warns U.S. output is crucial for global food security.
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