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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1971
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald recalls a Missouri editor letter about free obituaries, a niece's marriage clipping, and stray cat ads. It recounts reader complaints, a Kansas Legislature quip, Easter prep, and new computer installations delaying uniform typefaces as the Herald nears a print upgrade.
A young teen girl writing to Dr. Thosteson expresses self-consciousness about her muscular build. She is active in sports, watches weight, and calls herself Miss Charlie Atlas, noting she can outpace boys in arm wrestling and track events. The letter seeks input on body image and sports confidence.
A reader asks about losing weight to look more feminine and whether muscle weighs more than fat. Advice notes bone structure and natural muscle, suggests if fat exists to check with a doctor via skin-fold testing, and rejects removing solid muscle. Additional letters discuss stretch marks, pregnancy worry, and a prayer.
AP report from Topeka that Gov. Docking's veto of a welfare bill limiting cash aid to 277 dollars monthly was sustained by the Kansas House. The measure would tie payments to the federal minimum wage for a 40 hour week, with a separate provision paying 80 dollars to mothers using contraceptive devices implanted by a physician. Docking called the bill cruel and fiscally questionable, warning it would hurt thousands of children and affect about 4,750 families and 22,500 children. No override vote was taken after the veto message.
AFL-CIO President Meany accuses the Nixon administration of a double standard in economic policy, skewing aid toward big business while labor bears the costs. House Speaker Albert calls for immediate action, urging wage cuts and broader relief. Former CEA head Heller presses for tax cuts and a public works push as unemployment rises and factory idle capacity grows. Supreme Court blocks commercial banks from mutual funds, signaling a fight that may move to Congress.
A dense television log lists programs from noon through midnight including news, movies, and sports plus a Washington AP note on the Agriculture Department reportedly weighing a modest increase in storage rates for government grain. The piece notes an announcement forthcoming and mentions Encounter Across The Fence and several religious programs.
A dense listing mixes farm price notes with a long TV and movie schedule. It discusses a potential farm storage rate increase tied to government price support and notes storage cost rises, plus USDA figures on farm labor trends.
Nathan Lee Robertson of Charleston attempts to drag a four foot by eight foot store display 20 miles to his home in Sod West Virginia after the Mountain Mission store could not deliver it promptly. Residents of Alum Creek expect he may reach home tonight though aid from neighbors could come.
Publication details list subscription prices for local and out of area readers, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual rates. The notice notes tax handling and that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news publication and AP dispatches.
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