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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1981
Page
8
Sports page notes bowl games provide an important though inconclusive route to national championship status. Other sections mention sanctions against the Soviets and a military coup in Ghana.
Ottawa city officials and airport committee members weighed a $173,587 FAA grant plus $19,287 local match to design and overlay the municipal airport runway. Engineering costs could peak near $48,000 as regulators demand precise overlay work and expanded easements, leaving no alternative to accept FAA requirements.
National Weather Service reports a low of 18 and a high of 51 with no rain. County forecast calls for clearing and very cold tonight with lows 5 to 10 and mostly cloudy skies Friday with highs in the low to mid thirties as winds ease to light and variable later tonight.
The United Way of Franklin County reports total donations of 45,408 dollars, surpassing its 45,400 goal for 1981 after more than two months of campaigning. Key contributors include Goodyear employees and mail donors, with 16 organizations benefiting and funds earmarked for campaign expenses.
Washington reports that average families earning about 20 000 will see a roughly 4 a week tax cut starting Friday but full benefit arrives July as Social Security tax rises 20 cents weekly. Higher earners gain more from income tax cuts yet pay more Social Security. The package includes a marriage penalty deduction, tax deferred IRAs, child care deduction relief, and estate tax cuts. Withholding changes take effect July 3, shifting benefits to the year's second half.
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