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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1981
Page
1
In Garden City the local American Legion showcased a Veterans Day program but attendance was under 100. The Ottawa editor argued the holiday costs taxpayers and suggested a one hour closure at 11 a.m. to honor veterans of all wars.
An interim committee proposes a three year plan to raise state aid to 50 percent. A penalty tied to pupil teacher ratios below district medians could force consolidations, a hot issue in rural areas, reflecting boards and teachers' resistance to state interference.
The column reflects on a seminar about news coverage of undeveloped countries and the Third World. It argues most criticisms stem from local boosters, not a political plot, and notes Western press distortions persist while world leaders advocate nation building. Reagan's Washington remarks echo this concern.
John Bedrosian argues that many voluntary hospitals are mismanaged and can be fixed quickly by targeting cost components and tightening controls. He notes National Medical Enterprises, a major for profit operator, earned $1.24 a share in 1981, reflecting rising profitability as the sector expands.
A reader asks if irregular periods are normal at 56 and if pregnancy is possible after menopause. Dr Donahue notes menopause typically by mid fifties, irregular cycles, and advises contraception for a year after cycles stop. The column also covers teenage pregnancy questions and opinions on profit hospitals and management.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with Roberts Wellington as editor and publisher. Rates within the Ottawa trade area include one month three dollars twenty five cents six months seventeen fifty and one year thirty four fifty. Out-of-state subscribers incur a three point five percent sales tax.
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