09 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
1
Editorial argues for higher taxes citing crime and order. Kansas City Kan voters ousted longtime mayor amid crime concerns. Topeka approved a 0.5 percent sales tax to fund 30 police, 27 firemen and more street lighting. Nearby Lawrence also voted on a related measure.
The sales tax proposal to fund more policemen and firefighters won approval at 62 percent. Voters in Topeka and Lawrence supported a move to fund public safety through a source beyond property taxes, accepting a half percent rate as a bargain for safer streets and stronger enforcement.
President Nixon defended his Vietnam policy in a nation speech on Wednesday outlining a withdrawal of 100,000 troops by December 1 and asserting progress in winding down U.S. involvement while avoiding a fixed removal date. He argued critics should recall his past leadership and highlighted a lack of a clear plan in 1961 to end the war.
A reader asks why hysterectomies are performed and when they are not. The doctor cites fibroid tumors, uncontrolled bleeding, cancer, and disease of ovaries or fallopian tubes as reasons, and explains uterus removal specifics to spare hormones when ovaries are healthy.
A dense chronicle lists hundreds of broadcast slots across channels with programs from Munsters and Dick Van Dyke to Petticoat Junction and The Brady Bunch. It details News Weather Sports and prime time movies such as Tarzan And The Great River and The Private War Of Major Benson alongside cartoons and game shows throughout the day.
Kansas editors assess Governor Docking and the 1971 session. Parsons Sun criticizes GOP excesses and calls for leadership, Lawrence Journal-World notes a desire for significant action, Hutchinson News defends lawmakers’ effort amid bingo chatter, Wichita Eagle-Beacon portrays Docking as a dominant, partisan force.
New York AP notes television entered a quiet phase with awards in mind. CBSs All in the Family is highlighted as the outstanding comedy while The Selling of the Pentagon provoked more commentary than any other actuality program. NBCs World Premiere The Neon Ceiling and Miller adaptations The Price Memory of Two Mondays receive praise alongside Flip Wilson and The Great American Dream Machine. Carol Burnetts CBS hour delivered high comedy moments.
A privately assembled Corn Refiners Association report based on interviews in Illinois Indiana Iowa Nebraska and Minnesota concludes the 1971 corn crop may rise only 3.2 percent in acreage from 1970, contrasting USDA projections of 7.4 percent. The study notes variability by state and cautions it does not cover all corn regions.
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays Ottawa Kansas rates list for trade area and outside area with per month three month six month and yearly prices. Out of state subscribers receive 3 percent tax deduction. Associated Press rights stated for local news and dispatches.
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