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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1987
Page
2
The Wall Street Journal notes forecasts that the personal savings rate will fall to 3.6 percent in 1987, the lowest since 1947, as Americans continue to rely on consumer credit and mortgage interest deductions. Forecasters see tax policy changes and new loopholes affecting saving behavior, urging Congress to close them.
Two public health groups urge federal OSHA to ban smoking in indoor workplaces highlighting regulatory irony. They note OSHA targets carcinogens in manufacturing and argue tobacco smoke harms non-smokers, a hazard EPA already treats as serious. They call for OSHA to live up to its name and act.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editors and staff and shows subscription prices effective July 1 1986. Local carrier rates for Ottawa area range from four dollars monthly to forty dollars yearly with motor routes and mail options. Franklin and adjacent counties pricing is higher, all other areas higher, with out-of-state subscribers taxed at 5.5 percent.
A weekly column reveals what the newsroom skipped. Highlights include asset disclosure gaps among Congress figures with Kassebaum Danforth Heinz Rockefeller noted. Dole and Kennedy wealth left out. Quirky items follow: Uri Geller’s meatless mind tricks, fox-socks dispersing critters in Fairfield, Ohio, the Challenger widow Jane Smith dispute over a $1.5 billion suit, and a Texas A&M study claiming men more often say I love you first, amid a light, humorous tone.
The Kansas School Unification Act took effect May 15 1963 as courts pushed for equal education. Kansas moved from 1848 districts in 1963 toward unified districts including Sharon Springs and Dighton. Debate centers on one public vote per district and equal representation across counties and school boards amid ongoing reform requests.
In this bicentennial reflection David Dellinger critiques the Constitution's legacy. He argues that while the Bill of Rights protects civil liberties, the document historically excluded people of color, women, and the poor, and enabled slavery and native displacement. He calls for a broader charter of economic rights ensuring work, adequate food, housing, and healthcare for all.
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