06 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1983
Page
1
The piece argues hosting the 1984 Olympics would harm U S foreign goodwill. It cites State Department visa practices barring East Germans for crimes infections or Communist Party ties, causing friction and resentment among athletes and officials. It urges a more cordial, welcoming approach if the U S is to be host.
A congressional inquiry exposed a $436 price tag for a hammer in a repair kit for a flight simulator, detailing line items from direct material at $7 to facilities capital cost of money at $7. Other items include tools priced up to $768 and $449 for pliers and wrenches. The White House urged caution over defense spending.
TV listings fragments feature HBO programs including Rich Little and a Christmas special, plus CBS and NBC lineups with sports, movies, talk shows, and dramatic titles. Notable items include The A Team movie plots and several historic specials.
A personal essay traces a slide into media obsession and piracy ethics sparked by TV and Olivia Newton-John. It weighs fair pay for creators against easy at home recording, pros and cons of video cassettes, and the rise of compact discs in music listening.
In a New York AP piece, Albert Lowry compares 1990s real estate to the 1970s, detailing 100 percent financing, balloon notes, and rising payments. The article notes distressed property purchases, warnings about mismanagement, and Lowry's belief in careful, detail-focused property upkeep alongside his faith-based reflections.
A parent asks how to reduce dust exposure in a nine year old with asthma. Advice covers removing carpeting, vinyl covers on bedding, damp-mopped floors, closing ducts, and heating with an electric heater to test improvement before considering allergy testing.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editor Robert B. Wellington. Rates shown for trade area including Ottawa and nearby towns: one month 3.55 dollars, three months 9.85, six months 18.95, one year 36.35, plus sales tax. Outside trade area: one month 4.55, three months 12.00, six months 22.75, one year 41.40, plus sales tax. Out-of-state deducts 4.5 percent tax.
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