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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1980
Page
2
In October 1980 report from Ottawa Herald, Iran and Iraq clash as the White House orders radar warning aircraft to Saudi Arabia and redeploys U S ships to secure shipping lanes. The piece questions President Carter’s pursuit of peace amid warnings of past Vietnam-style escalation.
From Our Readers recalls a Pony Express poster at the Pioneer Village in Minden Nebraska claiming a letter mailed from St. Joseph Missouri would reach San Francisco in ten days. A letter mailed in Ottawa on September 12 arrived in downtown Kansas City on September 18, prompting thoughts of faster mail with more postage.
A collection of medical questions and answers covering blood pressure management and medication adherence, arthritis in the brain clarification, floaters in the eye and when to seek care, ringworm causes and treatments, and safe use of mentholatum and petrolatum for illness.
Reagan leads in electoral votes and polls as election day nears. Carter fights a potential comeback amid economic worries and a looming October surprise. States like California New York Michigan and Florida shape the contest with Anderson siphoning votes in several tipping points.
AP analysis argues inflation stems from structural policy since the 1930s, not solely the Vietnam era. Courtney Brown cites rising averages from 1947 to 1965 at 2.5 percent, 1965 to 1971 at 4.5, and 1972 to 1978 at 7.7 percent, noting ongoing double-digit inflation since. He links labor and corporate power, insisting promises long made contribute to excess demand fueling inflation.
The Clayton Act aimed to empower labor by exempting the right to organize from antitrust law while the Wagner and Full Employment Acts supported collective action. A historian argues that over 30 years wage growth outpaced productivity, signaling weak resistance to rising wage settlements.
American TV is flooded by British humor led by Benny Hill. The show’s off color gags and sexual innuendo draw viewers, while Hill’s success spurs other British acts like Dave Allen at Large and the Morecambe and Wise duo. Time-Life syndicates Morecambe and Wise in America, a move Wise questions.
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