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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1985
Page
2
A polemic condemns Mengistu regime in Ethiopia for starving northern regions while praising the West’s aid role. It accuses the Ethiopian rulers of hoarding food, punishing rebels, and vast revolutionary expenditures, and denounces Marxists as devoid of humanity.
Columnist Andy Rooney argues that banning television or books is ill advised. He notes Library push to curb TV use in Farmington highlights a need for wiser media use rather than suppression, praising TV’s timely news and memorable dramas while urging responsible consumption.
NBC Today gains in competition as Jane Pauley remains central to NBCs morning lineup while CBS brings Phyllis George and Bill Kurtis to the Morning News. Ed Joyce and Van Gordon Sauter cite Pauleys return and mothers role as boosting Today against ABCs Good Morning America.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and subscription prices. Rates apply to trade area including Ottawa and nearby towns, with monthly, quarterly, half-year, and yearly options for in-state and out-of-state subscribers, plus tax considerations and delivery details.
The piece argues President Reagan seems less in charge in his second term with Congress crafting its own budget under Bob Dole, a surprise White House staff reshuffle led by James Baker and Donald Regan, and an inaugural committee seeking nonpaid actors highlighting a distant president. Ed Asner and Larry Speakes are cited amid union tensions and a growing sense of diminished clout.
George Shultz and Andrei Gromyko steered Geneva talks toward procedure not substance while Moscow and Washington pursued trade, space cooperation, and rescue talks. Soviet orders for 2.75 million tons of U S corn valued at $36 million reflect warming economic ties as arms talks loom. NATO readiness drills and European relief follow optimism about renewed arms control.
Readers note that for macular degeneration a Low Vision Clinic can bolster daily visual tasks and independence. The letter cites a case of patient success with limited vision and urges awareness of state run services for the blind and related support.
A chaotic TV listing fragment highlights films and programs from 1980s through 1987 with titles like Children of the Corn Rivkin Bounty Hunter and Frankenstein, plus sports, talk shows, and Buckeye network notes. The unreadable OCR mixes plot hints with channel tags and cast names across a dense schedule.
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