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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1985
Page
1
Central Kansas city officials settled a race discrimination lawsuit with the former director of human relations for 18000 after firing him during probation. The city avoided a trial citing higher eventual costs, noting the settlement was covered by insurance. Taxpayers face growing insurance costs as discrimination suits rise nationwide.
The Kansas City area school board hired a consultant to aid in selecting a new superintendent. The two day retreat was at a well known city hotel. The district has billed over 5200 for 54 hours at 90 dollars per hour plus expenses and expects total costs between 7500 and 10000 plus expenses.
TV listings show HBO and local channels airing a mix of movies and talk shows through late night. Notable items include Places in the Heart with Sally Field and Danny Glover, Vera Cruz with Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, and Forbidden with Jacqueline Bisset. plus Late Night with David Letterman and The Tonight Show era guests.
Harris News Service critiques Ted Kennedy’s non candidacy as a media beat, arguing Kennedy opposed Carter from 1979 onward. The piece claims Kennedy aimed to undermine Carter to aid Reagan, citing partisan loyalties and the Gramm Rudman bill’s social program cuts in 1985.
In a nostalgic essay, Jim Beasley explains EPROMs and MANIAC, tracing their roles in 1980s computing and media. He links Congress, Sperry, and Kansas voters to rising computer influence, noting both delivery and risk as technology reshapes daily life.
A reader asks if blood pressure medicines Tenormin and Dyazide could cause facial hair growth. Dr Donohue notes no drug signal in adverse literature, mentions menopause changes and testing for hormone tumors, and suggests hair removal or camouflage. Other letters cover sleeplessness remedies, height weight measuring norms, safe hanging upside down, scleroderma awareness, and popcorn calories with butter and salt effects.
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