24 Mar 1979
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1979
Page
1
An Ottawa writer laments gas company repairs harming historic brick streets. Cast iron pipes, white concrete replacements, and frequent patches create a checkerboard block. The writer cites city ordinance delays, disputes brick ownership, and notes a 7 percent rate hike for the Gas Service Company.
In the 14th district legislative report, House actions on fiscal 1980 include debates on school finance, wealth equalization, and a proposed 100 percent income tax measure. The House approved $8.1 million for capital improvements at Regents institutions split among Kansas State, Kansas, and Wichita State. HB2163 on capital punishment remains, with life imprisonment as an option after Senate amendment. A judiciary bill seeks government immunity limits, setting negligence liability to $300,000 per occurrence. The reappraisal bill SB27 moves slowly amid property tax concerns. An elections bill SB385 faces repeal to avoid a presidential preference primary in April 1980.
A humorous reminiscence about the awkward first talk on where babies come from. Shawn and dad swap tall tales involving oysters, strawberry patches, Racquel Welch dolls, and department store catalogs, while mom challenges the old lore and jokes about where such stories originate from fathers.
The USDA projects total farm exports for 1978 79 to exceed 30 billion dollars, a new record, with volume around 122 million metric tons. Growth driven by rising world demand, income, and population, plus currency effects and export boosts in hogs and poultry.
A reader reports passing a bead-like object during urination and wonders if it was a gallstone. The doctor explains gallstones do not enter the urinary tract and advises saving the object for analysis, with potential tests for uric acid and calcium and kidney x rays.
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