Weekend notes on gadgets politics and taxes in 1986
A column surveys consumer trends with a split screen VCR hint and a drug test kit for kids. It notes Pat Robertson and Roy Rogers amid early presidential chatter, Reagan's tax plan backing, and concerns about nonprofit funding under the proposed bill. A bumper sticker from Ottawa mocks hog farmers and chicken politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Roy Rogers
Pat Robertson
Robertson
Ronald Reagan
Ottawa
Pentagon Loves A Man In Uniforms
Mike Royko argues taxpayers fund Napoleon McCallum’s Naval Academy education then allow him to play pro football for the Raiders. He questions the use of public money for a military officer who earns big NFL pay and suggests a tax rebate, recalling Eisenhower’s stance on midcareer pro footballs for cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Royko
Napoleon McCallum
U.S. Naval Academy
McCallum
Annapolis
Pentagon
Los Angeles Raiders
Navy
John Lehman
Naval
Naval Academy
White House
Congress
Los Angeles
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Felix “Doc” Blanchard
Glenn Davis
West Point
Ske
Ensign McCallum
Dole and Carlson Shape Tax Reform Legacy
Kansas figures loom in federal tax reform as Bob Dole drives new changes while Frank Carlson, the former Kansas governor and longtime congressman, shaped the pay as you go plan. The Carlson-Ruml effort led to withholding and sweeping tax adjustments in 1943, affecting payrolls nationwide and funding wartime bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carlson
Carlson
United States
Frank Sinatra
Henry Kaiser
America
Beardsley
Concordia
Kansas
U.S. House
United States Senate
Bob Dole
Russell
Ways and Means
Tee
Franklin Roosevelt
Don
Ruml
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Sthe
Exercise guidelines for emphysema and sports fitness
Reader asks about safe jogging for emphysema. Expert says exercise to tolerance, avoid breathlessness, gradual progress, and that lung damage cannot be reversed though muscles learn to cope with less oxygen. Additional letters discuss basketball training limits, cooling down after workouts, and how TENS devices may relieve pain by stimulating nerves.
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R.P
DR. Donohue
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1986
Ottawa Herald lists 1986 subscription rates for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier and mail. Prices cover one month to one year, with separate Franklin County and out-of-state figures and a 5.5 percent sales tax deduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Franklin County
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Washington
Accountants and Lawyers Retirement
Qairs
Dole
John Marshall
Harris News Service
U.S. Senate
B.S
S.H
Paul G. Donohue
Ottawa Herald
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