Editorial Overview on Page Two of Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald's Tuesday September 9 1980 Page Two presents opinions and feature items reflecting local views and editorial themes. The section profiles writers, examines community issues, and frames current events through the paper's perspective.
Kansas governor under fire as GOP attacks Carlin on flip flops
Kansas politics shift as Republican chairman Morris Kay criticizes Governor John Carlin over capital punishment, open versus closed Democratic convention, and backing of the Carter grain embargo. The piece notes intra party splits, Carlin's electoral calculus, and modest GOP challenge prospects two years ahead.
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Kansas
Republican Party In
Morris Kay
John Carlin
Carlin
Kay
Repeal of 55 mph limit fades among GOP planks
A top union official notes political platforms fade like disappearing ink and the GOP speed limit plank to repeal the 55 mph national limit is weakening. The plan aimed to save fuel, though deaths have dropped and smaller cars rise on the road. supporters argue it reduces costs in lives and assets, while critics say it signals over-regulation.
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GOP
Medical Qs on ASHD Angina and Cosmetic Surgery
Readers seek clarity on arteriosclerotic heart disease and angina decubitus explaining chest pain during exertion or lying down. A second query links rectal bleeding with menstruation to endometriosis and possible hemorrhoids. Additional items discuss facelifts, wen cysts, and signs of menopause, with concise clinical guidance and clinician contacts.
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Dr. Donohue
S.H
R.W.L
County Medical Society
Conservative View Trouble Down South
James J. Kilpatrick analyzes Carter's South strategy, noting the region remains pivotal to his reelection hopes. He recalls historic party shifts in the Dixie Ten and warns that Southern Pride, once a Carter advantage, could falter again if the current trend reverses. He also outlines four to five target states for Republican gains and questions the durability of Catholic solidarity as a parallel lesson.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Atlanta
Carter
Dixie
South
Georgia
Arkansas
Alabama
Confederacy
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Appomattox
White House
Solid South
Harding
Hoover
GOP
McGovern
North Carolina
Carolinas
U.S
John Kennedy
Carter gaffe stays in Congressional Record as Byrd leaves slip
Washington AP report notes that Senate Majority Leader Byrd left Carter’s misquote in the Congressional Record. Carter referred to Hubert Horatio Hornblower Humphrey during his acceptance speech, a line not in the prepared text and likely a spoken slip. Byrd defended the inclusion as unintentional.
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Washington
House
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
President Carter
West Virginia
Carter
Hubert Horatio Hornblower
Humphrey
Byrd
Hornblower
U.S. Postal Rates and Wright Abscam Quip Feature
The Ottawa newspaper lists subscription rates for local and out of area readers with taxes noted and carrier options in Ottawa Kansas. A columnist notes Congressman Jim Wright's reflections on the demands of the House majority leader post and jokes about Richard Kelley of Florida and the Abscam affair.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
THE
Associated Press
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Wright
Betty
Bill Purvis
Richard Kelley
Florida
Kelly
Abscam
Purvis
Congressman Kelley
Today Show to sharpen edge against GMA in morning ratings
NBCs Today in 1990 eyes audience growth amid GMA competition. Executive producer Steve Friedman says Today draws about 5.7 million viewers per minute, up 25 percent from 1975, with plans to refresh the format. New hires include Rona Barrett and reporters on economics science and lifestyle, plus co anchors Brokaw and Pauley.
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Tom Jory
Associated Press
NEW York
NBC
Good Morning America
ABC
Steve Friedman
Today
Friedman
CBS
Rona Barrett
Ms. Barrett
Mike Jensen
Bob Bazelle
Nancy Foreman
Bryant Gumbel
Tom Brokaw
Jane Pauley
Willard Scott
Gene
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