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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1980
Page
1
Seventh graders at Paola Middle School in Miami County raised funds to buy a $12,611 clock for the courthouse tower after renovations overran costs. Activities included a city square shoot-out, a quilt raffle, a May variety show, a country concert, and donations from local groups and businesses.
The public resists a stated shift to normal buying after weeks of tight credit aimed at cooling inflation. The piece argues the policy hints at deficit spending via credit and would fuel inflation, while consumers fear rising prices and debt.
A cluttered TV guide style page lists movies and programs such as The Avengers Epic, The Return of the Saint, House of Usher, Tower of London, and Sherlock Holmes mysteries alongside God lyrics and public notices. It mixes plot hints, cast names, and running times in a fragmented, stylized broadcast schedule.
The essay laments overconfidence in politics and defense while Mt St Helens erupts. It argues nature outpaces human plans, praises ordinary restraint, and derides endless programs to control fate as a restless warning that man must be humble.
Dear Dr Donahue explains two herpes simplex viruses, transmission, and recurrence. It notes infection can come from either partner and may not reflect promiscuity, advising faithfulness and mutual trust while acknowledging no universal cure. Also brief notes on boils and pagophagia with anemia links.
AP reviews Fridays noting its deliberate imitation of Saturday Night Live. The piece argues SNL's early spark faded, making Fridays look like a pale copy. It cites Melanie Chartoff and cast members Mark Blankfield Maryedith Burrell Larry David Darrel Igus Brandis Kemp Bruce Mahler Michael Richards John Rourke and others as talented yet misdirected by the format.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with subscription prices for trade area, outside trade area and out of state. Rates include by mail one month two dollars eighty cents, three months seven seventy seven, six months fifteen dollars, one year twenty seven dollars, plus carrier options locally.
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