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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1984
Page
4
President Reagan confirmed cut options for Medicare as part of deficit reduction. Aimed at saving billions, the plan would extend the physician payment freeze and tighten hospital payment formulas, with broader changes to Part B premiums and deductibles over four years.
Hundreds of families queued for candlelight tours of the executive mansion as security checks kept guests from upper rooms. A few hundred gained entry through the East Wing, while others left disappointed as the two hour session stretched beyond its end. Nancy Reagan briefly posed on the Truman Balcony for Time photographer Dirk Halstead prompting a delayed floor closure. The Reagans hosted separate Christmas parties and shook thousands of hands during the holidays.
OPEC ministers in Geneva study a new policing agency to enforce price rules and production quotas amid doubts on stabilizing oil prices. Kuwait's Ali Al-Sabah urged unity and warned nonmembers Britain and Norway against further cuts, while analysts question effectiveness as prices slip from a $29 target.
Kansas shoppers packed Sears in Topeka and JC Penney in Wichita and Topeka for after Christmas sales. Merchants reported half price items on cards and wrapping, 25 to 50 percent on clothing, with many exchanges and self-gift purchases, and steady crowds at Macy's and Dillard's. Managers noted pre Christmas discounts last year and ongoing strong demand for apparel and electronics.
The FTC ruled International Harvester failed to warn buyers about a safety defect in gasoline powered tractors. The problem could eject hot fuel through a loosened cap, causing fires and burns. IH warned in 1980 after years of knowledge, no remedial action required due to a $2.8 million outreach to 630,000 owners.
The Kansas Corporation Commission confirmed most of a 73.5 million dollar electricity rate hike for Kansas Power and Light. About 55 million becomes permanent, with the rest temporary subject to refund. Center Corp. also wins partial permanent status for its 8.5 million increase. LT: The action aims to stabilize investor confidence while pledging no major rate hikes before 1987 and continuing operation of Jeffrey Energy Center units.
An artificial comet was released by a West German satellite 60,000 miles above the Pacific to study solar wind. Clouds hid three of four ground observatories including Kitt Peak Mauna Kea and Haleakala, but White Sands and a Boston University observatory near Boulder reported clear skies and monitored the event.
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