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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1978
Page
1
The Wichita police strike ends after courts push a settlement. Strikers face wage deductions and notes in files, with some rehired. A vote in November will decide an added pay raise funded by higher city sales taxes, testing public stance on legality versus dollars.
The GPO distribution section ships east of the Mississippi via United Parcel Service instead of the post office. Officials cite better delivery, fewer damaged or missing shipments, and cost savings exceeding a quarter of a million dollars. Critics warn higher future postal rates will burden taxpayers.
Grand plot pits Senator Joe Kellay against a crooked land developer to save the grandson’s Little League field. TV listings describe games, films, and documentaries including Opium series, Little Women, Carrie, Fumping Iron, and classic shows like Star Trek and The Tonight Show.
Horton Presley details pervasive security in Hong Kong as a new arrival encounters a late night police check. Guards at elevators, locked doors, and a nearby security police station frame daily life. A startled 1:30 a.m. doorbell confrontation with Cantonese speaking officers underscores the tension between safety and unease. The apartment manager later calls it a random security check, leaving the narrator wary.
AP television column previews fall 20 new series predicting which will last or flop. Highlights include ABC Apple Pie with Dabney Coleman, CBS American Girls, NBC Sword of Justice, Battlestar Galactica at risk if budget or effects fail, and CBS Mary with Mary Tyler Moore expected to endure two years.
Medical Q and A covers sinus care using steam and antihistamines, plus caveats on antibiotics and surgeries for carpal tunnel. The column blends TV ratings forecasts for CBS ABC NBC and NBCs Waverly Wonders, Eddie Capra, and Who's Watching the Kids with satire on network fortunes.
AP report notes the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Work Life closed after three years. It left its studies behind while urging policymakers to better address lagging productivity. Executive director George Kuper advocates renewed focus on innovation, investment, and cooperation.
Ottawa Herald lists daily circulation notes and subscription pricing for local and out of area readers. It shows in state and out of state rates with monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual options, plus tax policy and Associated Press credit.
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