31 Dec 1979
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1979
Page
1
Editorial critiques the Treasury Department’s Series EE bonds sold as Energy Savings Bonds. The piece notes a 7 percent return with a 11 year term, tax on return, inflation above 7 percent, and better options for big spenders, arguing the program harms credibility and harms small investors.
The Kansas Legislature will confront financing the highway system as funds shrink for maintenance and construction. Proposals include new revenue sources, such as gasoline taxes or added sales taxes, with California cited as a cautionary example of layered taxes. Kansas reportedly has a fat surplus in banks, making further taxes questionable.
A chaotic TV guide fragment lists programs and airings from Laverne and Shirley to The Tonight Show and New Year’s Eve specials. It notes film titles with partial casts, live events, and regional subscription rates, reflecting a bustling local listings page.
A reader asks about persistent breast pain and thickening with possible benign causes and sneaker pain from ill fitting bras. Dr Donohue notes many harmless thickening conditions, suggests proper bra fit, and urges self exams and physician reevaluation. Also offered steps for Graves disease guidance and advocating endocrinology input for a young patient, with general blood pressure notes tied to pain.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff analyzes how wage gains in 1980 may be wiped out by high inflation. COLA pressures rise as contracts lift wages, prompting price hikes and a self defeating inflation loop. Families, facing squeezed budgets, explore alternatives while debt and labor force participation grow.
AP Television writer Peter J. Boyer notes that All in the Family redefined 1970s television. The CBS gamble, Archie Bunker’s confrontational humor, and the show’s hard edged topics—death, abortion, crime—helped shape prime time and signal a shift in network storytelling.
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