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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1980
Page
1
The Kansas Legislature has produced ideas worth watching including a push to let voters decide on measures from a tax lid to the death penalty. The piece warns referendums shift responsibility from legislators to voters and questions voter laziness and dependence on money and media in campaigns.
Rep. Bob Whittaker of Kansas Fifth District discusses federal impact aid and its costs. The program began to support schools with federal presence, expanding from 1,172 to over 4,000 districts and costs from 27 million to 750 million plus. He notes a proposed $286 million cut would reduce district funding by 324 thousand, reflecting shifting priorities and affordability.
At the University of Kansas, Ronald Reagan trails in student preference as Rep. John Anderson leads by about 2 to 1. About two-thirds of 60 KU students surveyed are registered for the April 1 Kansas primary, with Anderson favored over Reagan and Bush third. Carter dominates among Democrats, with Kennedy and Brown largely ignored.
Senator Wint Winter criticizes state energy spending while urging efficiency. He notes Kansas gasoline use, grain surpluses, and a $40,000 study that produced little new knowledge. He cites two Ways and Means recommendations: drill a test gas well at Osawatomie State Hospital and reinvest utility savings at Kansas universities into energy conservation.
A reader writes that the knuckles of the right index and ring fingers have enlarged and fears the condition may spread. They ask Dr Donahue whether this is arthritis and seek guidance on diagnosis and next steps.
A jam packed schedule lists many programs from 9:00 to 12:30 including Lou Grant and big battles on cinema screens. It notes a health column by Dr Donohue answering reader questions on arthritis colds potassium and carpal tunnel, with practical advice and medical tips.
The Ottawa Journal lists mail and carrier subscription prices for trade area and outside areas. In district, monthly rates are two dollars and eighty cents, with longer terms up to twenty seven dollars annually. Out of state subscribers see a three and a half percent tax deduction.
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