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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1981
Page
2
The piece notes air controllers strike effects ripple through union labor nationwide. It argues union bosses oppose their own controllers overreach, cite timing with the Davis Bacon Act fight, and claim Reagan era cost cuts push repeal aims to save about a billion dollars yearly in wages.
The piece discusses prison overcrowding and proposes Edwin Meese III’s idea to turn over jails on unused military bases to state and local governments. It suggests selling or leasing federal land for new correction centers while noting constitutional and interstate division issues. The plan is framed as a partial solution worth embracing.
A feature profile traces the story of a man cub among Indian jungle animals and shifts to adoption in America, spotlighting special needs children awaiting homes. The program includes brief TV listings and guest segments on related themes.
Roving Harris News Service editor John McCormally writes of quitting smoking after years of attempts, the social pressures, and the personal struggle. He details the eight years without a full day without a cigarette, the camping trip that finally spurred a quit, and the three months since stopping with improvements in sleep and mood, plus a saved $20. He offers no quit guidance, only two resolutions to never start again and not harass others who quit.
AP writer Fred Rothenberg reviews the end of Charlie's Angels and the era of sexy female crime-fighters. He notes networks overestimated audience intelligence, recalls initial misfires, and explains how Farrah Fawcett’s star power helped launch a flood of imitators while shifting taste toward younger shows and different formats.
A reader describes a calf injury with a loud pop while playing tennis and learns the plantaris tendon tear mimics an Achilles tear, with rest and ice aiding healing. The reply clarifies tendon roles, outlines possible surgical repair for Achilles, and cautions on prevention and pre-sport limb loosening.
Ottawa Herald publishes subscription pricing for in county and out of state readers with monthly, quarterly, semi annual and yearly options. Rates include sales tax for in area and note 3.5 percent tax deduction for out of state subscribers.
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