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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1981
Page
2
Ottawa Herald notes Kansans will toast 1982 with champagne while ring tabs disappear. After more than a decade the tabs caused litter and safety issues from scattering across beaches and parks. They’re replaced by weak tabs that break off, pushing readers back to the old church key opening method.
Statistics show Japan produced 9.3 million motor vehicles this year while the United States reached 6.9 million. Dealers hold excess inventories as demand slows due to high interest rates, prompting plant cutbacks. An economist notes wage gaps affect U.S. car buying by workers earning far less than automaker pay.
From Our Readers notes low rural support for United Way of Franklin County. As of Nov 30 the total pledged or donated was 976 dollars, with a 10 dollar monthly pledge over a year comprising over 12 percent of the total. The writer urges further contributions by residents.
A chaotic OCR page outlines TV schedules for channels, including movies, news, and comedy shows. It mentions Magnum P.I. style plots, The Hogan Family, Hogan's Heroes, and Dancing segments, plus sports and news programs, with multiple actor names and dates.
AP analysis cites a Commerce Department report showing deep losses in 1980 for the U.S. auto industry and daunting questions about future competitiveness. Consultant James Harbour argues Japanese plants outperform U.S. facilities in costs, productivity, and efficiency, calling management to blame and urging better cooperation with labor and suppliers to raise output and quality.
NBC tried a sequel to Skyward featuring paraplegic pilot Julie Ward but critics say Skyward Christmas is a contrived hour long film. writer Craig Buck introduces a phobia plot with Koup and a failed generator, leading to a shaky 8 9 p m EST airing as NBC reshuffles schedules.
The piece explains five mechanical and health factors behind bedsores: pressure from a bed surface, skin stretching, friction from movement, moisture causing maceration, and nutrition, with emphasis that pressure and shear are the primary immediate causes and that proper nutrition supports skin health.
Ottawa Kansas newspaper outlines daily publication with mail and carrier options. Rates listed for within trade area including Ottawa and surrounding towns: one month 3.25, three months 9.00, six months 17.50, one year 34.50. outside trade area 4.25 monthly, 11.10 for three months, 21.10 for six months, 38.75 for a year. Sales tax details noted.
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