Weekend Notebook Reflects Tax Hikes And Political Shifts
The piece laments rising taxes, especially a 68 percent hike in school property taxes in Kansas over five years, and suggests funding reforms. It notes the senate race between Nancy Landon Kassebaum and Bill Roy, with Alf Landon and Ted Kennedy anecdotes and lingering campaign fatigue across the state.
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Kansas
Nancy
Bill Roy
Kassebaum
Robert Dole
Roy
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Carter Proclaims Thanksgiving Day 1978 Proclamation
President Carter issues Thanksgiving Day proclamation urging Thankful Giving. He calls on governors mayors and officials to expand observance and urges donations to combat hunger worldwide. The text frames Thanksgiving as peace sharing and a push to end chronic hunger globally.
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Washington
Carter
Providence
Jimmy Carter
United States of America
Dear Dr Thosteson I am a part time junkie and pregnant
A reader writes to Dr Thosteson confessing daily heroin use amounting to about $50 a day during five months of pregnancy. She fears withdrawal and asks if quitting now will prevent her baby from being born addicted. The letter reveals anxiety about fetal impact and seeks medical guidance.
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G.M
Thosteson
Pregnant addict warns patient to seek help promptly
A letter from a reader urges a addicted pregnant mother to quit for both, noting withdrawal in newborns and hospital clinics addressing addicted mothers. The missives cover medical questions from weight loss gadgets to diverticulosis, pituitary function, mineral oil, anticoagulants, breast cancer cure rates, and fertility testing.
Ottawa Herald pricing and rights notice
Ottawa Herald features subscription rates for in and out of area readers along with tax details. The document notes Wellington Roberts as editor and publisher and states AP rights for local news and dispatches.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Roberts
Wellington
Associated Press
Nancy Kassebaum Tells Of Victory at Kansas City Luncheon
Senator elect Nancy Landon Kassebaum said her tax payment disclosure hurt her opponent Bill Roy but waning criticism helped her win. She criticized polls as plebiscites, noting leaders rely on them yet voters increasingly stay home.
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Kansas City
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Bill Roy
Congressional Forum
Livestock Exchange
Record Rice Crop Shows U S Leads World Wheat Outlook
Kansas City report notes United States and world rice crops reach records. US planting boosted acreage about a third, crop about 138 million hundredweight or 6.2 million metric tons. World rice trade ~8.4 million tons with US exporting ~2.1 million tons. Wheat crop estimate at 420 million tons could set a record.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
USDA
International Wheat Council
London
The
Wheat Council
Europe
Indonesia
Iran
People’s Republic of China
India
Thailand
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
California
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas
Bangladesh
Japan
Angels in Yakima new Christmas display faces change
Yakima city officials plan to paint half the lamp-post cherubs black and brown and replace Santa Clauses with plastic figures. City manager Dick Zais credits Willie White with the idea to adjust ethnicity for holiday figures. The move aims for an administrative change, not a public notice, but media attention followed.
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Yakima
Wash
Equal Angels
Dick Zais
Willie White
Public Works
Zais
Washington
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Prayer on Giving and Reward in Luke Verse
A devotional note urges recalling the law of giving as Jesus taught. It prays for memory of generosity, trusting that the reward surpasses the gift and concludes with Amen.
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Bud Moore
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Huhner
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Ottawa Herald
BOB White Motor Co
Chrysler
OHS Vocal Music Association Presents
Luke
Knox
Christe
Paramount Picture
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