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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1981
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald argues the Reagan administration should curb the it's-only money attitude in government. It cites Social Security paying billions overseas to dead or unentitled individuals and to felons, while Veterans Affairs seeks to recover about 600 million dollars, calling it part of improving financial management and acknowledging past missteps.
The Kansas Corporation Commission faces a Gas Service Company request for higher rates driven by rising natural gas costs. The company highlights its employee benefits, including 10 holidays, a retirement plan costing over 4.2 million yearly, five weeks vacation after 25 years, and other fringes. In 1980 fringes topped 19 million, averaging 7,545 per employee, raising questions about how much of utility bills cover staffing costs.
TV guide style page lists a mix of film titles, actors, and program notes. Highlights include The American Hero, Friday The Rabbit Late, and Being There. Entries mention Errol Flynn, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Peter Sellers among others with showtimes and brief plot hints.
John McCormally argues the world treats nuclear weapons as minor disputes over MX missiles and neutron bombs. He risks catastrophe by imagining mass TNT and a town full of warheads, noting UN figures and rising global spending as disarmament fades and fear grows.
The July consumer price index rose 1.2 percent, signaling inflationary pressure yet offering nuance for buyers. Housing costs push the CPI to a 15.2 percent annual rate, benefiting homeowners and those with indexed incomes like Social Security recipients, while rents rise and new housing starts lag behind demand. Existing home sales cooled to about 2.65 million annually in June, with 1978 at 3.86 million, and housing starts projected at 1.22 million for 1981, well below needs.
A patient describes a severe low platelet count diagnosed as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, following bruising and faint red spots. After prednisone and spleen removal, platelet levels fluctuated, with discussion of additional therapies if counts drop again.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside areas, detailing monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual prices for mail and carrier delivery, plus an out of state tax deduction and sales tax notes. The paper credits Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and notes Associated Press membership.
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