Ottawa Herald Opinions and Features Page Two Editorial
Editorial notes and column style pieces appear in this 1980 Ottawa Herald page two section. Commentary reflects local civic issues and community perspectives from June 4, 1980.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1980
Page
1
Editorial notes and column style pieces appear in this 1980 Ottawa Herald page two section. Commentary reflects local civic issues and community perspectives from June 4, 1980.
A columnist argues Congress misunderstands economics using figures 400 479 and 615 to show a high national debt of 879 billion dollars and a spending plan of 615 billion with tax receipts matching that amount. The piece claims ignorance in lawmakers and lack of debt reduction despite rising deficits.
The piece surveys President Carter and Ronald Reagan as leads with Ted Kennedy and Gerald Ford in key supporting roles. It notes Carter’s nomination certainty, Kennedy’s factional impact yet loyalty to Carter, Reagan’s past sulkiness and current position, and Ford’s shift toward backing Reagan, labeling Ford the man with the most character in this ensemble.
A report by the U S League of Savings Associations shows housing costs rising 37 percent to about 550 a month and two paychecks often needed to buy a home. Many buyers put down less than 20 percent while 80 percent mortgages predominate, signaling inflation's damaging impact on homeownership and savings.
A reader asks about a fast heart rate 180 with a history of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Dr Donohue notes most cases have no other heart disease, may improve or persist, and can be managed with propranolol and digitalis. Pregnancy is possible with monitoring. caffeine and alcohol may trigger attacks in some.
TV Tonight presents a mix of programs including Camel races in a drum and mantled impersonators, a Secrets vial plot line with Eva Rogers, and a 9 year old mystery. The schedule lists repeats and a dramatic crime plot involving a nurse who disappeared amid a murder.
AP writer Peter J. Boyer reviews The Eye of the Storm, a DuPont-Columbia study of broadcast journalism. It argues TV shaped public knowledge, notes scant Iran coverage before 1979, cites six major interviews with Khomeini, and questions TV bias toward entertainment over international news.
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