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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
1
Editorial notes Senator James Pearson argues the 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act burdened by bureaucrats. He cites chaotic rules affecting farmers and small businesses, including roll bars on tractors and open-front toilets. He backs legislation to clarify the law and exempt smaller enterprises.
The piece notes that many winners favored crime genre films and that some top awards went to restricted films. It observes rising sex, violence, and language in movies and questions TV's future as it relies on older films or shifts to the newer smut approach, fearing decline.
From Our Readers contends Vern Miller is fulfilling campaign promises and facing criticism for engaging the press. The letter argues officials are elected to serve the people and urges media fairness and support across party lines. Susan Lilly, 825 Tremont.
A reader asks about recurring winter illnesses. A husband aged 29 experiences multiple colds or throat infections each winter and seeks medical insight.
A reader describes a husband’s germ-avoidance, a doctor’s odd beliefs, and personal conflict over kissing. The column answers questions on infections, immunity, and how factors like tonsillitis and smoking affect colds. It also covers ringing in the ears, lactose intolerance, and safe consumption of eggs with blood spots.
Agriculture Department survey finds live stock ranges and pastures generally in better shape on April 1 than a year earlier, with 30 grazing states reporting 78 percent condition versus 70 percent last year and 77 percent average. California stands out as an exception.
Police battle a new wave of gang warfare in New York with seven killings in two weeks. Key figures include Carlo Gambino, Joseph Colombo, and Joey Gallo, whose murder at Umberto's Clam House sparked a broader underworld bloodletting and renewed law enforcement pursuit. The Cosa Nostra leadership faces federal scrutiny and ongoing violence across the city.
New ABC summer segment The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine features Feldman in a half hour of sight gags and spoofs. His best moments come from parodies of TV trends and a dry Orson Welles narration about a famed cameraman.
A dense Ottawa Kansas TV grid lists schedule blocks from 5:00 to 1:00 with many soap operas and features. Programs include Dream Of Jeannie Lassie style comedies and game shows, with News Weather and Sports slotted throughout the day and into the night. Prolific listings mention Lucille Rivers, Days Of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life To Live, and The Touchstones of vintage morning, afternoon, and late-night broadcasts.
The Agriculture Department reports the national milk feed price ratio slipped to 1.84 in March, down from February and 12 points below October’s peak. Milk sold by producers averaged 6.02 dollars per hundredweight while feed costs rose to 3.33 dollars per hundredweight, with total milk production up 2 percent to 10.44 billion pounds and output per cow at 852 pounds, up 3 percent.
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