19 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1977
Page
1
Ottawa Herald argues Gov. Bennett budget proposals give only modest relief. Increasing personal exemption to 750 and removing sales tax from prescription drugs are small gains while a 13 million revenue gap shifts burden to cities counties and schools. Local taxes may rise, defeating relief.
Warning of pressure from the press and unnamed Senators surrounds Ted Sorensen, President elect Carter's CIA nomination. Sorensen bows out amid bitterness from supporters and concerns over Senate confirmation, with broader signals Congress will not roll over despite a Democratic majority.
William H Howe notes in Our Readers that opossums are marsupials not rodents. He points out the North American or Virginia opossum is native to eastern Kansas and is the sole North American marsupial, with kangaroos in Australia as other marsupials.
A mother reports her 11 year old son had mono after a mild fever and cold like illness. She asks how the disease got the nickname kissing disease and whether an outbreak on a college campus led to warnings about intimate contact.
Readers discuss infectious mononucleosis symptoms, course, and recovery with rest diet and monitoring. Questions cover sudden blackouts potential epilepsy or stroke warning signs and heterochromia eye color in a child with reassurance about prognosis and non hereditary nature. Practical medical guidance is provided along with a prayer excerpt.
AP Farm writer Don Kendall reports an Agriculture Department study calls the long term grain agreement with the Soviet Union a good solution to a ticklish trade problem but says farmers should have had a voice in the decisions. Signed Oct 20, 1975, the pact would have the USSR buy six to eight million metric tons of U S corn and wheat annually over five years. Deliveries began last Oct 1. The Young Executives Committee notes the deal followed sizeable erratic Soviet purchases in the 1975 summer and credits the climate for dominant personalities with shaping the outcome.
AP notes Walter Cronkite covers his eighth presidential inauguration on CBS while veteran reporter Robert Trout of ABC News works his 12th on radio. Trout began reporting inaugurations as far back as 1933, when he joined the coverage.
A compact guide lists TV highlights for Wednesday featuring The Bionic Woman Doomsday in Tomorrow Part One and related films and specials. Highlights include NOVA What Price Coal and various network movies and events with stars such as James Caan and Doris Day era items.
AP Business Analyst Glen Johnson notes Federated Tax-Free Income Fund marking rapid growth with 40 interviews in 10 days across multiple cities. Johnson, president of four funds, says sales approach $600 million with aim for $4 billion this year, while skeptics demand track records before judging legitimacy.
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays in Ottawa Kansas subscription prices listed for trade area and outside trade area by mail with monthly and yearly options. Out of state subscribers taxed 3 percent. Associated Press rights noted for local news and AP dispatches.
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