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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1982
Page
1
President Reagan argues a balanced federal budget amendment may profoundly accelerate the economic recovery. He notes Congress talks of restraint but adds pork barrel projects worth nearly 296 million were inserted into military spending, with a majority in districts of sponsoring lawmakers.
A reflection on the ideal politician as pure in heart taxpaying churchgoing and well dressed. Debates may be televised yet rarely sway voters. Kansans vote Tuesday for November governor contenders five Republicans and two Democrats, with voter apathy obscuring candidates.
TV listing notes HBO Theatre: The Deadly Game where three retired criminal lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting unsuspecting house guests. Entries show guest Leona Mitchell, various films, sports, and news programs across the schedule.
AP Business Analyst Jotn Conniff notes a two tier economy as luxury car and housing demand, high income employment gains, and rising prices favor wealthier households. Lower income groups face job losses, higher necessities, and greater impact from inflation and tax cuts, with discretionary items rising slowly.
President Reagan pressed a national TV news conference for a constitutional balanced budget amendment to curb deficits, arguing it could spur economic recovery. He noted a forecast deficit of 110 to 114 billion dollars, while the CBO expects 141 to 151 billion, underscoring irony in his own push against spending. The piece blends policy rhetoric with fiscal numbers and a reader letter on mastocytosis.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editor Robert B. Wellington. It outlines trade area rates for Ottawa and surrounding towns, monthly and yearly prices, and out of state tax deductions.
AP writer Fred Rothenberg surveys Saturday night TV options. ABC’s Love Boat and Fantasy Island attract a broad, mostly unmarried and teen audience with escapist romantic adventures. CBS Disney cartoons NBC crime dramas compete, while nostalgia for 1970s CBS comedies lingers.
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