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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1989
Page
1
Creditors agreed to 47 percent of claims from Beacon Plastics with 25 percent due in August and 22 percent after 90 days. The firm paid the first portion but not the second and now seeks two 11 percent installments before December 15 and by June 1, 1990. Lawyers label these late partial payments dividends.
Democratic candidate Fred W. Phelps Sr. argues that eliminating property tax is possible if waste is cut, with no need to raise income or sales taxes. He calls for a 10,000 public-employee layoff, hiring freeze, pay-raise moratorium, voter approval for official raises, private-contract bans, bid rules, revenue reallocation, and pension rollbacks, noting government growth despite economic shifts.
Ottawa Herald announces delivery and mail subscription rates effective July 1 1989. Local area carriers charge 5.01 for one month 14.03 for three months 26.82 for six months and 51.37 for a year with motor route options 527 1453 2807 and 5363 respectively. Franklin and adjacent counties rate list includes 5.27 15.33 29.57 56.88 while all other areas are 6.26 18.79 36.08 69.67 per period.
Russell Green a seven year old Ottawa area boy with microtia will undergo left ear reconstruction in San Francisco after a four year wait. Doctors will use his skin and rib cartilage for the live graft. He will need two follow up trips for minor surgeries.
The writer urges festive excess as Christmas arrives, urging readers to indulge, buy gifts, and share joy while acknowledging the season’s commercial rush. He contrasts restraint with revelry, celebrating family, gifts, lights, and the driving urge to spread cheer amid holiday bustle.
A columnist muses on what defines a superstar, contrasting Michael J. Fox with classic stars like Bogart and Hepburn. He questions criteria such as Oscars, money, or fame in gossip columns, suggests sports origins for the term, and calls for national standards while joking that if his wife must explain, the person remains a whosis.
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