22 Jun 1979
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1979
Page
1
Friday, June 22, 1979 page two presents local commentary and feature notes from the Ottawa Herald. It covers editorial reflections, column-style insights, and community viewpoints shaping public discourse.
The piece argues Congress will retaliate against oil companies by upping President Carter's windfall profits tax by about six billion dollars. It criticizes new programs and federal meddling, urging fewer taxes and regulations to let the free market ease energy shortages.
Mrs Frederick Allan of Chauncey Ohio writes about visiting Ottawa to walk for heart health and concerns over burning garbage in the east side trailer court. She urges stronger non-burning laws and enforcement, noting non-residents face bureaucratic hurdles.
A reader, 59, reports very dry itchy skin on arms and legs that scratches until bleeding and scaly patches. They seek medical guidance on which doctor to see for age-related skin issues and relief.
A dense OCR fragment lists TV programs from 7:00 to 12:30 including Seaman Petticoat The Incredible Hulk Welcome Back Kotter and The Rockford Files. It mixes show summaries with unrelated health advice about elderly skin itching and a reader question about NyQuil side effects.
AP Business Analyst examines the 1960s mood shift toward abundant energy and consumption. It notes how cars and advertising celebrated horsepower, all electric homes, and night-lit offices. It traces unemployment and inflation concerns, rising government roles, and growing distrust as prices climbed and products declined in quality.
Horton Presley surveys Hong Kong galleries and markets, praising mainland crafts from ivory carvings to cloisonne, jade, embroidery, Blackwood furniture, and porcelain. He notes supply constraints, high prices, and the allure of a vast art scene with pieces like a $30,000 six-section screen and a $500 chair detail.
NBC develops a film about Commander Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. as hero of the Vietnam era. Hal Holbrook will play Denton and Eva Marie Saint stars as his wife Jane. Denton gained fame in 1966 by signaling "TORTURE" through Morse code during a staged press interview by captors. The program airs this fall and portrays his quiet defiance under torture.
A devotional meditation cites Romans 6 8 RSV and a prayer asking God to grant the privilege to work on earth for the coming kingdom. The prayer asks believers to show love by helping others in grief and ends in the risen Lord’s name.
USPS publication details for the Ottawa Kansas newspaper list daily schedule, editor, and subscription rates. Trade area by mail one month two seventy, three months seven forty five, six months thirteen seventy five, one year twenty three forty five. Outside trade area rates higher, with periodic sales tax considerations and carrier delivery in Ottawa and nearby towns. Associated Press member status noted.
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