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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1980
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald editorial weighs gun control after a Gallup February poll showing 75 percent favor licensing and 65 percent of gun owners agreeing. It notes handgun deaths rising from 8,034 last year to 612 in January this year and urges voters to back strict licensing, praising Sey and Rep. Anders for courage.
Mrs. Frank W. Hanson argues against John Anderson in a March editorial, claiming his pro abortion stance, gun licensing proposals, and opposition to school prayer threaten Christian values. She labels him liberal atheist and urges Christians to resist tax-supported secular schooling.
Listings detail a packed slate across channels with San Francisco and ABC CAPTIONED NEWS. Highlights include Sanford and Son at 10 30 pm The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson guests Erma Bombeck Bert Convy and a 90 minute horror film My Blood Runs Cold.
Harris Enterprises explores how advertisers and subscribers influence news and editorials. The piece argues editors must balance free expression with audience expectations, noting readers cancel subscriptions and advertisers seek influence. It reflects on responsibility to present all views while resisting pressure to alter pages for dollars.
ABC debuts a Friday night comedy adventure about blue collar workers with a rodeo twist. The show features hardhat characters led by Dolph Sweet as a TV surrogate for work ethics, but critics call it a phony celebration of working people and predict it will fail, finishing in the bottom 20 percent for the week.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff argues that ongoing 20 year inflation would require courage and a calculator to shop as prices surge. A current $1 item would cost $27.39, a $60,000 home would be worth about $1,643,580, and a $20,000 income would not keep pace.
A reader describes one year of mucus colitis with weight loss and fears cancer. The doctor explains stress as a trigger, notes mucus in stool is not usually cancer, and suggests a short trial of diphenoxylate if diarrhea persists. Emphasizes reducing anxiety and recognizing lack of serious underlying illness.
The Ottawa Kansas daily paper lists subscription prices for trade area and out of state readers, with mail and carrier options. Rates vary by duration from one month to one year, with tax adjustments and a note that carriers in Ottawa area include sales tax.
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