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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1981
Page
1
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warns that traffic deaths rise as small lighter fuel saving cars predominate. In 1979 small cars made up 38 percent of cars and were in 55 percent of fatal crashes. Calls grow for safer small cars, stricter speed enforcement, and holiday truck travel limits.
Supreme Court ruled a Louisiana tax on offshore natural gas ending up in interstate pipelines violated commerce rules. It potentially refunds $250 million yearly and signals broader questions on energy taxes, road charges, and severance taxes across states.
Television schedule features social drama and a film lineup including The Changeling and Madigan. Notable entries include NBC and ABC blocks with Tonight Show and News Tonight, plus late night offerings and a Gunsmoke revival segment.
Roving Harris editor John McCormally discusses Teamster President Roy Williams indicted on 11 counts of mob linked trafficking and bribery to influence trucking law. He questions public tolerance, notes past indictments of Beck and Hoffa, and argues Congress must act to prevent union control over public functions amid reform efforts and FBI concerns.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff notes inflation creates two Americas. Professionals doctors and lawyers raise fees, managers reach peak earnings, retirees cushion pensions, and dual income families expand with low mortgage rates. Entertainment figures and athletes rise too while a borrower lifestyle prospers by second homes and refinancing.
Time-Life Television remains active with 75 scripts in production despite the collapse of a planned sale to Fox and the dissolution of Time-Life Films. Columbia Television is listed as a possible buyer, while Time-Life TV continues projects with CBS including The Princess and the Cabbie, Dream House, and a Kennedy miniseries.
Mrs J S asks about cataract progression and eye surgery. The eye lens clouds with age, often in both eyes at different degrees, usually progressing over years. Removal restores vision, with options including glasses, contacts, or a synthetic intraocular lens. Timing depends on occupation, cloudiness, and remaining lens function.
Subscription rates for Ottawa Herald listed by mail and carrier options for trade area and out of state. Details include one month three months six months and one year terms with varying prices and sales tax adjustments. The notice notes membership in the Associated Press and provides editor information.
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