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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1981
Page
6
Poland's Solidarity held a four hour warning strike in Warsaw as transport halted and plants paused to press for a five day work week. Similar walkouts occurred in Walbrzych and Grudziadz as talks continued with the government despite claims not to yield.
Construction begins on a larger Carpet Warehouse, Inc. building at the west side of US-59 north of Sand Creek Road. The move date has been delayed from March as owner Steve Hadle plans more room parking and exposure. The store has operated at 103 S. Walnut for four years selling and installing carpet and vinyl.
A busy local ad roundup lists Wassmer’s clearance, Back Door band nights,space invaders promo from The T Shirt Factory, patent beef and rib specials, Ottawa Municipal Auditorium events including Foggy River Boys and Presley Twins, and a January slate of dinners meetings dances and sales across Ottawa Pomona and Fort Wayne with multiple venues and prices.
United States citizens paid an average of 934 in state and local taxes in fiscal 1979, a rise of 46 from 1978, per the Commerce Clearing House using Census data. Burdens rose in all states except California, with Alaska highest at 2546 and Arkansas lowest at 594. Alaska’s total includes 826 in property taxes on oil and gas.
Legislative highlights show a House resolution marking January 20 as Freedom Day after the Iran hostage return. A Senate committee backed a bill to reimpose capital punishment for premeditated murder and related crimes. Other actions include Sunset Law extension talks, KCC power overhauls, and budget lid projections.
Gov. John Carlin disputed utility estimates on how his 8 percent severance tax on oil gas and coal would affect Kansas households. He argued actual pass through to residential gas bills would be far lower than figures from Kansas Power and Light and Kansas Gas and Electric, with estimates of $0.84 million and $1.09 million respectively versus reported higher amounts.
Wall Street opened with a slight dip as the government reported higher consumer prices for December and double digit inflation for 1980. The Dow Jones average fell 0.85 to 939.59 in early trading while losers led gainers 7 to 6 on the NYSE with Mobil down and Texaco, Gulf showing declines in earnings and price moves.
The Daily Report lists admissions and dismissals across multiple individuals including Esther Christie Joseph Raulston and Jeanne Butts. Births note a girl to William and William Lantis and a boy to Scott Myers. The record also covers burglaries, thefts of baby rings and beef, with livestock, business, and residence details, plus Monday through Friday menu items, and market quotations from Ottawa Co-op and Kansas City.
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