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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1989
Page
1
In western Kansas drought fears rise as Hays proposes a 100 dollar rebate to residents who replace old toilets with water saving models. Each toilet could cut about seven gallons to three, saving roughly 9,000 gallons per home per year and billions overall if adopted nationwide.
Two former teen idols from the 1971 Coca Cola commercial reunite for a new ad. Linda Higson, then 19, earned 50 dollars with no residuals. now the former singers will receive residuals each time the spot airs. The campaign aims to evoke love and forgiveness while broadening market reach.
The page promotes reader letters as encouraged and asks writers to sign with their address. It emphasizes that letters should include the writer's address and cautions against unsigned or anonymous submissions. The tone is instructional for community engagement in local discourse.
Readers are informed that signed letters will appear in the newspaper. A telephone number is enclosed to expedite verification of the contributor’s identity and comments.
The author vents about Christmas nostalgia for It’s a Wonderful Life and pokes fun at the IRS chief’s tax woes. He then reviews Kansas City’s Swope Park Zoo, calling it disappointing, costly, poorly run, and hints at longing for saner zoo priorities amid aging facilities and crowded trains.
Lyle Koerper, manager for corporate communications at Kansas Gas and Electric, defends KG&E’s handling of Wolf Creek waste. He notes waste generation, investments in decommissioning funds, and adherence to federal efforts for safe storage, while urging informed critical decisions and openness to information.
The article notes that Congress increased salaries in 1990 by eight to nine percent and by 25 percent in 1991, lifting pay from 89,500 in 1989 to 120,800 in 1991. It highlights long-term rises since 1982, inflation comparisons, and tax increases since 1982 that reduced workers’ take-home pay while lawmakers’ earnings climbed.
In a satirical piece, a fictional boardroom mirrors the paper industry’s push to cut roll width and sheet size. It notes past reductions from 1971 to 1988 and questions why consumers tolerate smaller, looser rolled products while advertisers tout softness.
Publication announces updated delivery rates effective July 1 1989 for Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier motor route and mail. Rates cover monthly three month six month and annual options with location based pricing in Franklin County adjacent counties and all other regions.
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