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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1977
Page
1
The new Ottawa Junior High activity room serves most students but lacks a ramp to the adjacent north building, leaving a wheelchair user unable to transfer between the two facilities. Officials had urged a ramp during planning. federal codes did not require one, but the design fails handicapped accessibility and could burden taxpayers if corrected.
The Senate Finance committee backs tax increases on employers and workers to bolster the Social Security Trust Fund, with employers shouldering most of the burden. The House approves a stepped rise in the national minimum wage to 2.65 next year and 3.05 in 1980, with teenagers receiving the same rate as adults. The piece notes job cuts and higher unemployment among teens, and calls for reform of Social Security funding a needed but unaddressed political issue.
AP previews CBS Lou Grant with Ed Asner returning to TV as a weary former news executive seeking work. Cast includes Robert Walden Rebecca Balding Mason Adams Nancy Marchand. tone shifts from MTM comedy to sober, hard-edged newsroom storytelling. The premiere opens with Asner's ego bruising job search.
A TV script summary follows Adams and a veteran journalist as they pursue a city editor job. Miss Marchand holds the final say while internal office politics, police coverage, and personal struggles unfold. The night showcases newsroom dynamics and a hopeful career move amid tensions.
AP analysis notes Bert Lance affair widens focus beyond personal issues to banking practices and corporate governance. It highlights overdrafts as a debated business tool, investor concerns, and rising scrutiny by IRS and SEC. Executives fear shareholder suits and management perquisites amid calls for stronger rules.
A reader asks about knee cartilage tears and return to running after possible cartilage removal. The surgeon notes mixed outcomes, longer rehab with both knees affected, and cautions in cases of mild tears.
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