Out of Balance on Tax Equity in Kansas
A Kansas Livestock Association speaker calls personal property tax on livestock owners a total injustice after lawmakers exempted farm machinery and corporate airplanes. The piece urges tax equity through broader sales and income taxes, criticizing local reliance on property taxes and calling for removal of last session exemptions. It argues for spreading income needs more equitably via state taxes.
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Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas Press Association
Kansas
Readers dispute Kansas teacher tenure myth
Nancy Pearler, President of Sunflower Uni-Serv District, Kansas NEA, argues that Kansas teachers are governed by the 1974 Teacher Due Process Act, not tenure rules. She asserts districts must provide written reasons for non renewal in year three, require hearings, and file evaluation policies with the State Department of Education to improve personnel and education, and to replace underperforming staff.
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Kansas
State Department of Education
Nancy Pearler
Sunflower Uni-Serv District
NEA
TV Grid Catchy Night with Classic Movies and Specials
A dense TV schedule features HBO movies and specials including Zorro the Gay Blade and The French Lieutenant's Woman, plus NFL Theatre and Mystery showcases. NBC and ABC air classic series like Laverne and Shirley, Three's Company, and The Tonight Show, with Barbara Walters interviewing Dolly Parton and Joan Rivers.
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Arce
MacNeil-Lahrer
Espn SportaCenter
Andy Griffitl
Laverne
Shirley
Heather
Santa
Fonz
Ashley
HBO
Zorro
Texas
Cliff DeYoung
Barbara Hershey
Eileen Heckart
Shirley Laverne
Three
Gavilan
Barbara Walters
Barbara
Dolly Parton
Joan Rivers
Goldia Hawn
Gene Wilder
Richard Pryor
St. Elsewhere
Wastphall
Melissa
NFL Theatre
Tas
Evanina Nawa
Costs Putting Americans In A Pinch Health Care At Crossroads
AP Business Analyst outlines rising health care costs from 1960 to 1980 and beyond, noting personal spending, hospital charges, and the burden on families. Cites Dr. William Fifer and industry figures to illustrate the strain as health care consumes a growing share of GNP and individual budgets. Includes sample daily charges in private rooms and ICUs across several regions.
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John Cunniff
New York
American Hospital Association
U.S
Health Insurance Association of America
Insurance Company
Equitable Life Assurance
District of Columbia
Stanford, Calif
Seek Ban On House Tapes In Ads By TOM RAUM
House minority leader Robert Michel urges a ban or gentlemans agreement on using House floor tapes in political ads. He cites examples against him in 1980 and 1979 and proposes changing rules to forbid incumbents from using tapes. Senate counterpart Howard Baker plans to renew broadcasting efforts next year.
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Tom Raum
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Robert H. Michel
R-Ill
Michel
G. Douglas Stephens
House
John Burton
D-Calif
GOP
Guy Vander Jagt
Rmich
Senate
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Bicuspid Valve Most Common Heart Ailment
Dear Dr Donahue the grandson has bicuspid aortic valve two cusps instead of three it is the common heart abnormality present in about 2 percent of newborns comments on symptoms surgery possible infection prevention and future valve changes are discussed along with orchitis overview and Vibramycin treatment noted.
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Dr. Donahue
M.M
I Was a Mail Order Bride TV farce lacks sharp wit
CBS airs the Valerie Bertinelli and Ted Wass film about a fake marriage that turns real as romance blooms while a legal battle and courtroom scenes replace clarity. The piece notes weak premise, aimless plotting, and a clunky ending, with Cary Grant comparisons and a dismissive view of the finale.
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Valerie Bartinalli
Ted Wass
Kenneth Kimming
Nova
Melissa
To & Judy
Doralee
Iolat
Fred Rothenberg
NEW York
CBS
Valerie Bertinelli
Cary Grant
Rock Hudson
Doris Day
Kate Toscani
Miss Bertinelli
Federal Express
Kate
Robert Fitzgerald
Wass
Los Angeles
Robert
Chicago
Stephen Vito
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Notice
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with subscription prices for local and trade area readers, including monthly, quarterly, half yearly, and yearly rates, tax notes, and out of state tax adjustments. Editor Robert B. Wellington oversees publication.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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