29 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1977
Page
1
Editorial notes inequities in taxation while describing Ways and Means work on a tax credit for homeowners who insulate to conserve heating and cooling energy. It mentions storm windows as another potential improvement considered 15 years ago.
A discussion on energy efficiency and attic insulation followed by a committee proposal to remove a deduction for state and local gasoline taxes from federal returns. The text questions who truly gains equal treatment under law as tax changes could raise bills for many while helping some.
A federal order from the Federal Power Commission restricts adding new gas customers after January 1, affecting about 400 communities including Ottawa. Suburban homes gain value because of existing gas meters while new suburban construction slows or shifts to alternatives, signaling a shift from city to country living.
AP reports Ralph Waite, known as the Waltons patriarch, used earnings to buy a run down LA theater in 1975. He funded Los Angeles Actors' Theater, producing Beckett and other works with PBS and Exxon backing. Waite, a former minister and recovering alcoholic, discusses his shift from church pulpits to the stage and his plans to stay with acting after The Waltons.
The page lists TV options including Good Times, Grizzly Adams, and The Best of Donny and Marie with guests. Other entries feature The Mouse on the Moon film and a health focus program Healers. Baretta and a land dispute plot thread with Florida and Willona appear among the primetime lineup.
A cluttered Sunday through week slate with film and TV items. Highlights include The Stranger 1967 star Glenn Corbette, The Warm December 1973 with Sidney Poitier, Beckett theatre in Kansas City, and network lineup across CBS NBC ABC with movies and series such as The Rookies, Charlie’s Angels, The Tonight Show, and The Fountainhead 1949. A hospital care note tied to an energy shortage and an FPC GM order is included.
A 26 year old with a history of rheumatic fever asks if aortic insufficiency explains dizziness and fainting after flu. The doctor stresses lifelong heart damage risk, annual checks, bedrest, flu protection, and ECG evaluation, noting prognosis uncertain and urging medical follow up.
Cedar newspaper lists daily publication details with pricing by mail for trade area and out of state readers. It notes editor Robert B. Wellington and tax rules, plus AP news rights.
AP Business Analysis by John Cunniff reports Control Data Corp alleging the Carter administration blocked a $13 million computer sale to the Soviet Union, depriving weather data, risking jobs and tech exchange. Executives testified before a House subcommittee claiming they were denied a fair hearing and that safeguards would prevent military diversion.
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