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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1987
Page
1
The article notes a White House meeting between Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan to sign a medium range nuclear weapons treaty. It frames the moment as a potential first giant step toward peace and a possible second summit in Moscow.
The text argues for state subsidized jobs that lead to permanent employment, noting welfare costs rise yearly and many recipients need more than subsistence aid. It questions spending patterns, emphasizes belief in work, and calls for practical help beyond handouts, led by interim committee head State A. David Miller of Eudora.
Ottawa Herald advertises subscription rates effective October 1 1987 for Ottawa area Franklin County and surrounding counties with monthly quarterly and yearly plans. It lists staff roles editor publisher managing editor advertising director circulation manager office manager and press foreman. Out of state subscribers are subject to 5.5 percent sales tax.
A long personal column laments pervasive left-handed discrimination. It catalogs daily frictions from sports gear to scissors, desks, writing, and dining, noting family experiences and cultural attitudes that marginalize southpaws. The writer mocks right-hand dominance and recalls school bias and practical annoyances.
A columnist urges Congress to lower the capital gains tax arguing that a reduction would boost tax receipts, improve market efficiency, and foster investor participation. The piece cites past cuts in 1978 and 1981, notes Greenspan support, and warns that higher rates worsened the 1987 crash, calling for an immediate cut to 15 percent.
A letter urges voters to consider the impact of approving a mill levy increase to fund county services. It notes declining revenues from assessed value and state assistance, warns that a no vote could trigger service cuts to the sheriff, county attorney, and district court, and highlights long term costs of potential borrowing.
Franklin County voters face a Tuesday referendum on a new mill levy ceiling for the general fund. The county commission warns a no vote risks law enforcement cuts and potential budget turmoil, while a yes vote could trigger higher taxes or reallocation of funds.
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