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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1980
Page
3
AP analyzes government data showing food spending as a share of after/before tax income stayed near 14-15 percent from 1960 to 1979. It compares wage growth and aid, notes eggs and milk cost still require fewer minutes to earn, while prices for ham coffee and sugar rose faster than wages. Projections warn of a potential 15 percent jump in next year's food bills.
Kansas Board of Regents moves toward teacher competency by urging state universities to assess literacy and teaching skills for certification, continue basic competency tests, and study common basic skills tests. Regents also consider higher residence rates at KU and Emporia State, funding for a KU medical library, and Nichols Gymnasium reconstruction at K State. Marshall P. Reeve commended for four years of service as he retires.
Poland announced new austerity measures after debt rose to 23 billion dollars since summer strikes. Meat and butter will be rationed for January to March 1981, government payroll cuts, vehicle limits, and reduced investments accompany talks with Solidarity over meat shortages. The government says 1981 will see a deficit budget and seeks debt repayment, while Soviet troops mass on borders amid Warsaw Pact tension.
At the United Nations Security Council the United States voted with 14 others to urge Israel to allow two Palestinian mayors to return to Halhou and Hebron. The mayors Mohammed Milhem and Fawd Qawasmeh said they would begin a hunger strike at UN headquarters. Israel accused the council of hypocrisy and had deported the mayors to Lebanon after Arab attacks on Jewish settlers.
IRA political arm claims prisoners won political recognition after 33 days of hunger strike in Northern Ireland. The government denies concessions while Gerry Adams warns of renewed protests if authorities stay inflexible. The dispute centers on 40 inmates ending their blanket protest and prison conditions.
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