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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1985
Page
1
Competition accelerates a historic shift as AT&T announces a 24,000 reduction through layoffs transfers early retirements and attrition by 1986 end. Most cuts affect union workers with management roles also downsized, signaling massive industry changes after the breakup and rising competition.
A newspaper visits note a delayed price rise for newsprint, citing foreign mills in Argentina, Scandinavia, and the Far East able to ship at under $480 per ton. The dollar strength is blamed for high U S costs, with mills cutting output and workers taking unpaid vacations to reduce inventories.
TV Tonight 3 lists HBO movies including All the Right Moves and The 300 Spartans with actors Tom Cruise and Richard Egan, plus notes on other programs. It covers ESPN auto racing coverage, Neighbors with John Belushi, and various primetime features across channels with brief descriptions and ratings.
Washington columnist David S. Broder argues that the Tokyo airline resignation after Japan Airlines Flight 123 points to a broader failure of accountability in the United States. He cites leaders like Takagi and Carrington, contrasts with US figures, and urges top-level responsibility to sharpen national competitiveness in a growing U.S.–Japan trade dispute.
A reader asks about gestational diabetes after a 11 pound baby and future risk of becoming permanently diabetic. Dr Donohue explains incidence around one in 100, a three in ten chance within five years, and management through diet, exercise, or insulin with careful monitoring in future pregnancies.
Large firms cut white collar staff and debts, shut old plants, and modernized. They slimmed middle management, lengthened maturities, and adopted new layouts, tech, and robots. Leaders like Figgie and Fuqua questioned big size, while Gulf & Western and ITT began divesting to improve profits and quality. Market research and credible guarantees gained emphasis.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside area with monthly and annual prices and notes a 4.5 percent sales tax for out of state subscribers. The publisher notes shifts in demand and mentions cuts in white collar jobs by AT&T and Ford as part of a broader economic context.
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