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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1978
Page
1
Trustees report full coffers due to tax hikes on workers and employers. Medical expenses fund is dangerously low and future projections rely on Congress not cutting planned increases. House panel kept increases intact, but debate persists about funding medical costs from the general fund.
Voters who rejected a gay rights ordinance spark a recall move against commissioners who approved it. The piece argues officials on the local level face pressure from single issues like dogs, zoning, and meters, and urges citizens to judge public service as a whole rather than dwelling on one controversy.
TV listings show chaos at Buchanan High as Sweathogs face a prank by Carvelli and a threat of beings from space. The schedule includes The Waltons, Once Upon a Classic, American 2Night, Joker's Wild, Barn ey Miller, Festival of the Stars, and Masterpiece Theatre among others with genre shifts from drama to comedy and music programs.
EPA officials open a probe after two Thompson Hayward workers allege the plant dumped vats of herbicide 2 4 5 T with excess dioxin into a drain leading to the Kansas River. Plant officials deny drains to the river and say any dumping would be unknown to executives.
A reader asks about hypothyroidism and Graves disease with treatment and duration. The doctor notes Graves is thyroid overactivity, often treatable with medicine, but long-term use varies and requires frequent checkups. Graves is more common in women.
Television producer Bob Stivers outlines a foreign country themed variety special featuring John Ritter Suzanne Somers and Ricardo Montalban. The Mexico edition includes Roy Clark with the Mexico State Symphony and mariachi bands from Guadalajara. He aims for a circus like concept with cultural taps but cites bureaucratic hurdles and future location scouting including Greece Tahiti and China.
AP analyst notes housing starts rose 31 percent in March and 6 percent in April to 2.19 million, with existing home purchases at 3.77 million. Homes seen as escape from penury drive buyers, aided by inflation, with 1977 to 1979 price and loan cost comparisons illustrating potential gains or losses from delaying purchase.
The Ottawa Herald notes that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all Inca news printed in the paper as well as AP news dispatches. The AP informs readers of its exclusive entitlement to use its news content.
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