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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1978
Page
1
Editorial notes Proposition 13 limits property taxes to 1 percent of real value, delivering substantial reductions for homeowners and many businesses. The piece blames the Democratic legislature and Gov Jerry Brown for the tax shift, accusing them of caving to public payroll interests and overreliance on dishonest assessments.
The piece argues tax caps can force local governments to seek state aid as property tax income halves. It questions whether Kansas can follow West Coast patterns, noting Kansas counties cities and schools rely on property tax and seek funds from Topeka despite a growing state surplus. It calls on the governor and Legislature to heed the issue.
Rep. Larry Winn announced plans to seek re election for a seventh term in the U S House. He faces no primary opposition and is unchallenged in the November election. Winn attributes his ease to serving citizens by guiding them through the federal bureaucracy and responding to letters and calls.
Prime time items include Marty Robbins Name That Tune and Family Feud at 8, with The Jeffersons, Marcus Allen Love American Style, and a live WBC boxing card headed to Caesars Palace featuring Norton Holmes. Also NFL and crime drama reruns fill the schedule across ABC CBS and NBC with movies The Glass House and Hitler: The Last Days highlighted.
AP critic Jay Sharbutt weighs ABC News’ new show 20 20 as fast paced and uneven. Geraldo Rivera reports on greyhound coursing while Flip Wilson and co host Harold Hayes provide lighter banter. The piece notes Freddie Silverman’s move to NBC and calls for sharper editorial vision.
A reader asks about gout diet and relief after a failed probenecid session. The doctor explains uric acid production, recommends allopurinol, cautions on aspirin, and notes purine-rich foods and alcohol can trigger attacks.
Washington reports approval likely for a foreign trade zone in Mount Olive Morris County New Jersey bringing total to 37 sites in the United States Imported components for electronics watches textiles and farm machinery could be stored processed assembled and exhibited without immediate duties The zones offer a cheaper duty path for importers while creating local jobs and economic benefits John DaPonte Jr of the Foreign Trade Zones Board predicts more than 40 zones by year end The system lets components be imported without duties if reshipped abroad and taxed at finished goods rate if shipped within the United States The piece ends with a brief Bible quotation and prayer note
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editor Robert Wellington and subscription rates for trade area and outside areas, including monthly and yearly prices and out of state tax deduction. It notes Associated Press rights and exclusive local news publication.
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