15 Apr 1976
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1976
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald reviews a three year effort to develop a middle school program at Ottawa Junior High. Teachers accepted responsibility for student needs, the board funded a program, and teachers currently finalize the details amid some reluctance to change.
The passage discusses teachers and students aiming to excite participation in an education plan. It stresses collaboration, teaching what students need, and resisting a few teachers’ negativism. The community backs the program and seeks pride in its implementation.
A steel frame display building rises at Franklin County Fairgrounds to serve both the fair association and the public. Faced with dwindling space at the National Guard Armory, officials chose to build with $25,000 from revenue sharing, followed by $4,000 from the 4 H Council for air conditioning and kitchen equipment from Extension Homemaker units. The project still lacks funds for tables and chairs, requiring ongoing fundraising to repay the loan, yet the community effort is celebrated with thanks.
A letter asks how to stop an uncle from giving beer or cocktails to a 10 month old, warning of harm and dependency risks. The column urges a stern ultimatum against spirits and notes the baby’s delicate digestive system. A second reader requests Connecticut stroke support groups, with guidance to contact hospitals or the American Heart Association. The piece closes with a prayer and biblical verse.
A dense OCR log lists a day's prime time airings with numerous titles, times, and channel notes including Hogan's Heroes Sesame Street Brady Bunch The Waltons Gunsmoke Mary Hartman Mary Hartman Love Story Rookies Rockford Files Masterpiece Theatre David And Bathsheba The Body Snatcher and Midnight Special with multiple repeats and special programs.
AP examines 1976-77 TV lineups noting a shift toward more sitcoms and fewer crime shows compared with the previous season CBS leads with 14 half hour comedies and six crime programs NBC and ABC trim crime fare to five each while NBC and ABC boost the number of comedies CBS schedules most sitcoms on Saturdays and Mondays with remaining slots on Tuesdays and Wednesdays The piece highlights hopes for more adult humor after the family viewing block and points to eight CBS comedies and additional NBC ABC titles airing after the family hour ends for the 1976-77 season
A historical sketch recounts the Liberty Bell from its 1752 casting in London to Philadelphia. It details recastings, inscriptions, pivotal uses in proclaiming independence, wartime moves for safety, and its 1975 relocation to the Liberty Bell Pavilion where visitors view and hear its tale through guides and audio.
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports USDA will release new prospective plantings figures for 1976 covering corn spring wheat soybeans and other crops. Officials expect normal weather could yield a record total grain harvest with a large corn crop and drought could raise feeding costs.
Ottawa Kansas newspaper lists Lenar publication details daily except Sunday and holidays. Rates shown for trade area and out of state subscriptions, including taxes and durations. editor named Wellington. note on Associated Press usage rights and dispatch exclusivity.
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