Three Judge Panel Redraws Kansas Senate Districts
Ottawa Herald examines a federal panel's second attempt to redraw Kansas senatorial boundaries. Gov vetoes halted two proposals, with the latest plans favoring multi member districts in Sedgwick Wyandotte and Johnson Counties due to shifting populations. The piece notes the need for equal representation and cites the 11th district as an example of changing district lines.
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Kansas
Senate
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Johnson
Remap By Court Boosts 11th District Coverage
The latest plan places all of Franklin and Osage counties in the 11th district and all of Miami County except four southern townships. Baldwin city and two Douglas County townships are added. The court redraw aims to boost district population to match state norms, with numbers taking precedence over campaigning, election logistics, and ballot printing.
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Osage
Franklin
Miami
Baldwin
Douglas County
Untold Costs of Traveling Abroad Stir Debate
The article notes a surge in Americans traveling overseas this summer while new rules require reporting cash or checks over 5,000 and financial institutions to track outbound transfers. It questions whether government aims extend beyond enforcement, suggesting a broader aim to curb foreign spending and correct the dollar deficit.
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Uncle Sam
Customs Bureau
Hopeful Hopes Amid Rising Shoe Prices Next Fall
The breadwinner faces higher footwear costs as prices are projected to rise 8 to 15 percent next fall. Leather costs, dollar devaluation, and a price freeze interact with foreign demand and embargo effects, squeezing families who must budget for shoes while children grow.
Pregnancy Myths Addressed By Dear Dr Thosteson Letter
A reader asks about pregnancy timing and whether conception is limited to the middle of the cycle. The response clarifies that fertility varies, explaining ovulation timing can differ and pregnancy is possible outside a fixed two week window.
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Dr. Thosteson
Pregnancy timing and common menstrual concerns explained
The letter explains that pregnancy can occur within a window around ovulation, which varies with cycle length and other factors. It notes ovulation typically occurs about 14 days before the next period, but cycles vary and multiple ovulations can occur. It also answers questions on bathing during menses and weight gain before periods, advising fluids, reduced salt, possible diuretic use, more exercise, and noting individual variation.
Farmer argues price blame lies in many hands
A Minnesota farmer, 58, retiring due to ill health after 320 acres of soybeans, corn and oats, writes to Price Commission chairman C Jackson Grayson Jr. arguing there is no single middleman behind high food prices. He cites higher wages and storage costs as factors and says farmers are unfairly blamed.
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New York
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Price Commission
Minnesota
Wisconsin Youth Vote Split Shapes Primary Field
Wisconsin voters aged 18 to 24, about 250000 strong, loom large in the Wisconsin presidential primary, a bloc that favored George McGovern and drew mixed reactions to Humphrey Lindsay and Muskie. McCarthy lingers as an alumni favorite, but campus support appears muted this cycle.
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Wisconsin
Muskie
Willie Smith
Milwaukee Veterans Hospital
Kennedy
Madison
Humphrey
Milwaukee
Lindsay
McGovern
Jackson
Peter Greenberg
Johnny Carson
Florida
George McGovern
TV Stars Lose Roles as ABC and CBS Cancel Several
New York AP reports many big names including Fred MacMurray Glenn Ford Glen Campbell Tony Curtis David Janssen James Franciscus Elizabeth Montgomery Don Rickles James Stewart James Garner Shirley MacLaine Anthony Quinn face canceled series as networks announce nine teen fall plans. Networks push 19 new programs led by situation comedies action shows and light variety with ABC CBS NBC deeming material and competition as key factors.
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New York
Fred MacMurray
Glenn Ford
Glen Campbell
Tony Curtis
David Janssen
James Franciscus
Elizabeth Montgomery
Don Rickles
ABC
CBS
James Stewart
James Garner
NBC
Shirley MacLaine
Anthony Quinn
Julie Andrews
Bill Cosby
Flip Wilson
Archie Bunker
Edith
Maude
Archie
The Lockhorns and other shows canceled in scheduling shakeup
The upcoming TV season shrinks with 15 cancellations as old favorites end their runs. My Three Sons and Bewitched faltered against Flip Wilson and All in the Family while The Glen Campbell Show and Cade's County also faced tough opposition. Mod Squad and Alias Smith and Jones face new time slots in the renewed lineup.
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CBS
Bewitched
ABC
NBC
Flip Wilson
Glen Campbell
Glenn Ford
Cade
County
Longstreet
Meat imports rise in early 1972 under voluntary restraint
Washington AP reports January and February meat imports climbed to 167.5 million pounds, within the 1.24 billion pound annual quota set March 9 under voluntary restraint, with officials citing dock and labor uncertainties. The government estimates yearly quota usage and monitors action if needed. Tax and interest costs for farmers remain high, with mid March price indexes at 149 for interest and 155 for taxes since 1967 base.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Department
Television Grid and Listings for Ottawa Daily
Television schedule page lists programs from 5:00 PM to 12:35 AM including news, weather, soaps, comedies, game shows, movies and specials. Multiple networks present titles such as Dream Of Jeannie, Hawaii Five-O, The Tonight Show, Batman, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing, and Denver & Rio Grande with channel blocks, times, and episode notes.
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Jeannie
Kansas
Glen Campbell
Somerset
Lucille Rivers
Cafferty & Company
Guiding Light
Doctors
Another World
Perry Mason
Mike Douglas
Jeff's Collie
Dr. Kildare
Petticoat Junction
Daniel Boone
Medical Center
Denver & Rio Grande
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
George S. McGovern
John V. Lindsay
Cannon
Nichols
Marcus Welby
Public Eye
Captain Kangaroo
Beverly Breckenridge
David Frost
Dinah Shore
Lucille Ball
Cedar
Ottawa
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Wellington
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