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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1981
Page
1
A 1981 Ottawa Herald column reviews the Twinkie defense used to argue diminished capacity in a California manslaughter case. It cites a Paola murder trial with insanity claims linked to an unhappy childhood and alleged parental pressure. Edwin Meese advocates banning insanity pleas, urging guilt or innocence be decided on crime facts and confinement decided later.
Sharon Lyman argues the Kansas severance tax would burden out of state buyers and misspend energy profits. She notes exemptions, higher oil profits, and suggests using the severance tax as a stopgap while preserving potential sales tax options.
A compact TV section lists Friday night programs including Dynasty and various dramas. It notes show titles, brief descriptors, and channel listings along with local advertising and a prayer excerpt. The piece also includes publication details for the Ottawa Kansas newspaper and its carrier rates.
A scrambled OCR page lists films and TV shows including Big Red One Frankenstein Horror Odd Angry Shot and comedies with line items for news programs and a Kentucky Derby special. It references actors Lee Marvin Mark Hamill Barbara Bach and Gerry Spelan and notes arrivals at ABC Nightline Gunsmoke Bonanza and Braves play by midafternoon.
Roving editor John McCormally recalls meeting Jimmy Carter and his wife in 1974, endorsing Carter for president, and later visiting him in Atlanta. The piece reflects on symbolism of the New and old South, the ex presidency, and Carter’s measured optimism amid press frictions and civil rights history.
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