24 Sep 1986
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1986
Page
1
A broken storm drain near Ottawa Herald at First and Cedar prompts a fixed deadline of November 3 to satisfy OSHA. The agency has adopted a new accident prevention tag standard requiring a readable signal word and a major hazard message, with red for danger and yellow for caution.
Julie Mettenburg of Princeton argues Ottawa High School should stay in the East Kansas League rather than move to the Southeast Kansas League. She notes Ottawa’s strong cross country track and state basketball runs, plus other activities, and warns longer travel could hurt academics budgets and participation.
A dense channel guide fragment lists programs across networks including Sanford and Son, Mork and Mindy, Cheers, and classic movies. It mentions HBO features, CBS specials, and notable actors such as John Heard, Sophia Loren, and Chuck Norris, with dates circa 1986 and multiple showtimes.
In Atlanta, Georgia candidates Mack Mattingly and Wyche Fowler clash over votes and Social Security. The piece frames the Georgia economy as shifting from agriculture and textiles to banking and services, warning that national leaders must address competitiveness to maintain living standards. It predicts the issue will dominate the 1988 campaign while noting Democratic governors often spearhead economic development.
A Morgan Guaranty Trust analysis challenges the Commerce Department’s personal savings measure, arguing that durable goods purchases inflate current consumption and that government workers’ life insurance and pension reserves are miscounted as personal savings. The piece notes biases in the widely cited savings rate and suggests Fed flow-of-funds data as an alternative.
The letter explains that Hepatitis A is acquired from contaminated food or water, not a carrier state after recovery, and is usually a one time infection. It notes transmission via shellfish and sewage contaminated water, and distinguishes Hepatitis B spread by blood or body fluids. Jaundice results from liver damage and pigment buildup in the blood.
Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa and surrounding area Franklin County and out of state. Carrier and motor routes price 4.00 per month 11.00 for three months 21.05 for six months 40.00 per year. Franklin County mail 4.50 per month 13.00 for three months 25.00 for six months 48.00 per year. Outside Franklin County mail 5.50 per month 16.00 for three months 31.00 for six months 60.00 per year. Out of state subscribers pay 5.5 percent sales tax.
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