09 Nov 1979
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1979
Page
1
The article cites FBI data showing an 18 percent rise in suburban crime in the first quarter, with farm machinery thefts and horse thefts increasing. It urges stronger local law enforcement and detection, higher spending on security, and improved court handling of burglars to reverse the trend.
Barbara Page of Ottawa RFD 3 urges preserving the library’s function while reusing downtown spaces. She suggests relocating fiction and records to a separate building to free the current library for a research and storage role, avoiding empty structures.
TV tonight features an all star Family Feud with familiar casts from eighties shows, several movie titles including The Passage, Devil Bat, Covert Action, Easy Rider and Last Man on Earth. Cable listings include The Dukes of Hazzard and Winston Churchill The Valiant with hourlong dramas and news blocks.
AP Business Analyst discusses shifts in life insurance sales with more buyer price information and clearer terms. The article notes past buyer confusion over term versus whole life, and contrasts faith based decisions with now striving for understandable, comparably priced options.
AP Television review notes Act of Violence on CBS fails to resolve its heavy themes of street crime racism and social justice. The film centers on reporter Tony Benelli and producer Catherine McSweeney as tensions rise between white middle class watchers and poor minority communities, ending without a clear resolution.
Horton Presley profiles Mrs Elsie Elliot a Hong Kong city council member who challenges housing inequities faced by Chinese residents. She cites squatter demolitions and underworld ties, recounts mass transit relocations displacing workers, and notes a recent protest prompting government concessions as a waterfront site fetches $450 per square foot.
The Ottawa Herald lists mailing and carrier subscription prices for the trade area and outside, with varying monthly and annual rates. Rates include sales tax for in area and out of state subs receive a 3.5 percent tax adjustment. The publisher is Robert B. Wellington.
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