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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1981
Page
1
Ottawa Herald comments that food stamps face a potential hit list under the new administration while arguing the program remains vital. It should be moved from Agriculture to HHS to tighten rules and continue aiding farmers and the needy without expanding bloated budgets.
From Our Readers cites Rep Larry Winn on petroleum use for transport and cites a 1980 Department of Transportation bulletin Bicycle Transportation for Energy Conservation. Davis California Gainesville Florida Madison Wisconsin Gainesville bike lanes prove bike use aids safety and health. Federal grants cover most bike way costs and encourage cycling.
TV listings reveal a mix of dramas, documentaries, and award program airings. Notable items include Great Performances and World of Animal features, alongside news blocks and entertainment segments featuring Starsky and Hutch and The Tonight Show cast.
A reader seeks guidance on venereal disease testing after rape trauma and the need to disclose fears to a physician. The response emphasizes that routine Pap smears do not detect infections, blood tests or cultures may be needed, and confidentiality plus support resources should be pursued. It also highlights reporting rape as a path to justice and healing.
Roving Harris editor lauds Ronald Reagan for keeping Mike Mansfield as U S ambassador to Japan. The decide is praised as good sense and good diplomacy, noting Mansfield’s stature and Japan’s warm regard. The piece calls it a political coup and a sign of stable foreign policy amid transition.
New York AP reports the president elect faces shrinking the federal government while lowering deficits amid rising inflation, a growing debt likely to top $1 trillion next year, and pressure from constituencies to keep spending programs alive. Stockman calls tax cuts essential to balance, forecasting deficits of $60 billion in 1981 and as much as $80 billion in 1982.
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