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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1978
Page
5
Washington AP reports cattle prices likely to rise in 1979 with fed cattle in Q1 averaging 55 to 57 dollars per hundredweight and Q2 58 to 60, while hogs edge up to 50 to 62 and poultry production expands. beef output may drop slightly in early 1979 as egg supplies stay tight.
CBS's 60 Minutes led the week ending Nov 26 as the most watched prime time show, yielding a 29.6 rating. ABC claimed five of the top 10 with 19.9 overall. NBC followed with several strong titles and miniseries, while CBS and NBC tied for runner-up overall. The Top 10 included All in the Family, Alice, Three's Company, Laverne and Shirley, and Charlie's Angels.
Three Kansas Senate Republicans led by Senate President Ross Doyen proposed exempting natural gas electricity and water from sales tax with coal and wood for heating. The plan echoes Gov elect John Carlin's stance and aims to relieve utility bills for residents, signaling a likely 1979 session passage.
Tokyo dispatch reports more than 10 000 demonstrators in Tiananmen Square urging democracy and unity with the Communist Party. Kyodo notes chants in support of Hua Kuo-feng and Teng Hsiao-ping while posters attack Mao Tsetung. The central committee sessions run through November with no purges promised.
Howard Jarvis, architect of California's Proposition 13, urges tax cuts but distrusts politicians. He denounces promises to curb spending, calls for a nationwide campaign via the American Tax Reduction Movement, seeks a $100 million federal cutting plan and $50 million tax cut over four years, and links property rights to constitutional protection.
Due to the death of Lloyd Robbins Sr. a public auction will sell land located 4 miles north and 1144 E of Pomona and other described parcels near Appanoose and Ottawa. The sale spans routes to Scott's Corner then six west and one north with additional direction details.
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