Saturday Notebook on Reagan and World Watch
The column critiques Reagan’s hands‑on style and leaks on Haig, hints at Tillson facing dismissal for talking to reporters, debates who started daylight saving time, and muses on baseball changes and Tug McGraw’s comment about the ball’s shape. It notes the Pentagon’s budget secrecy and public skepticism about military reporting.
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Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Haig
John Tillson
Defense Department
Washington
Tillson
Soviet Union
Kremlin
U.S
Pentagon
Britain
Tug McGraw
Legislative Report by Rep. Dorothy Nichols 14th District
Rep Dorothy Nichols reflects on the 1982 Legislature finish at 2 30 a m noting close votes on the gasoline tax bill and a defeated measure. She touts tax changes including farm machinery exemption and business airplanes, predicting a $40 million revenue shift and a statewide sales tax goal. Nichols invites constituents to share concerns at home.
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Senate
Johnson County
Us-59
Rome
Lee's
Simple tests for athletic flexibility and running in place
A reader asks how to test hip and back flexibility. Use a yardstick for reach from knees and a raised pole for shoulder flexibility, both averaged over two trials. Another asks if running in place burns similar calories to jogging. advice notes higher energy cost on forward running and suggests rope jumping as a stronger burn when appropriate.
Kansan tax shift ends busy session with 450 new laws
Kansas lawmakers adjourned the 1982 session at 2:20 a.m. after overtime, leaving a tax reform mosaic. Property taxes rise to fund school finance while exemptions shift burdens. farm machinery and aircraft gains. intangibles tax possible by June 15. farmers gain machinery exemption in 1983 with revenue shifts. Officers and employees gain modest pay bumps. top officials seek 10 percent raises but fall short.
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Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Legislatue
Board of Agriculture
Senate
Ft. Hays State University
Emporia and
Pittsburg State University
Mike Hayden
R-Atwood
Bill Muir
Martin Hawver
Topeka Capital-Journal
Fred Weaver
Baxter Springs
Keith Henley
Bill
Richard Taylor
Mike Johnston
D-Parsons
Mary Turkington
David Heinemann
Garden City
Rail Rates Drop and Grain Prices Rise Across Grain Markets
Roderick Turnbull of the Kansas City Board of Trade reports rail freight cuts since the Staggers Act cut transport costs for grain exports. Lower rates boosted farm prices by 5 to 15 cents per bushel as unit trains moved large lots to Gulf and West Coast terminals, with varied city to city rates triggering price differences.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gulf
Kansas City
J.C. Hansen
Gulf and West Coast
Santa Fe Railroad
Abilene
Kan
Hutchinson
Garden City
Burlington Northern Railroad—Alliance
Neb
Omaha
Kearney
Pacific Northwest
Red Cloud
The
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and details
Ottawa Herald lists subscription pricing for trade area including Ottawa and surrounding towns, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options. Rates vary by in area and outside trade area. out-of-state subscribers face a 3.5 percent sales tax deduction. Associated Press member.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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REP
Dorothy Nichols
Paul G. Donohue
By Lynn Byczynski
Missouri Pacific
Arkansas City
Concordia
Salina
Union Pacific Railroad
Brookville
Ellsworth
Hays
Union Pacific
West Coast
Harris News Service
Ross Doyen
Bob Frey
Liberal
John Carlin
Carlin
Donald Schnake
Oil and Gas Lobby
Robert Talkington
Roger Myers
Oen
V.F.W
N. 59 Highway
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Associated Press
Porkys
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