23 Feb 1982
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1982
Page
1
The Kansas Legislature considers a resolution to let voters decide a constitutional change permitting pari mutuel wagering on horses. Support comes from the Kansas Quarter Horse Association citing tax relief jobs tourism and recreation gains. Opponents warn of sin and crime, but the paper urges voter choice on the issue.
A reader argues that Washington DC is the high rent district with House barber shops costing the taxpayer about 90000 dollars annually. The piece notes cheaper Ottawa prices and insists Congress perks, including grooming, reflect self serving privileges that should be eliminated. It urges reform and accountability.
A dense TV guide excerpt lists Kris Kristofferson and Anne Murray performing songs, plus a slate of programs such as Muppet Show, Entertainment Tonight, Sports Center, Nightline, and a Bogus movie lineup. It includes sports, news, and classic dramas with several actors named.
Americans embrace debit cards as a new spending method that transfers funds directly from bank accounts at purchase, eliminating float. Visa and MasterCard lead, with local programs like Wilmington Savings in Delaware showing rapid growth and incentives. Experts cite high costs and habit changes as barriers, but banks push cards to cut paperwork and compete with traditional credit.
Julio Laguarta, head of Laguarta Garrel & Kirk Inc. and new president of the National Association of Realtors, warns Reagan may be poorly informed on housing. He supports the President overall but says the White House budget deficit hurts homebuyers, plans to press for action to boost housing and construction.
AP Television writer Fred Rothenberg notes PBS offers the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Death by Own Action When The Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange, 1976 Broadway hit, 90 minutes of intimate poetry on seven Black women. Ivanhoe on CBS is a 12th century tale with Anthony Andrews, seen as a weaker remake. Shange’s work is praised for energy and humanity while Ivanhoe is criticized for dense language and slow swashbuckling.
Reader asks about pilonidal cysts and familial tendency. Dr Donahue explains pilonidal cysts stem from birth tissue near the tailbone, may drain or require surgical removal, and notes no known strong family link. Also covered is retrocalcaneal bursitis in a jogger, with heel anatomy, cause, and advice to rest and adjust footwear.
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