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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1973
Page
1
The Santa Fe railroad shows a profit in its latest quarterly printout, higher than the prior quarter, while pursuing higher freight rates. Much of the profit comes from non-transportation business activities.
The discussion notes profit growth outside railroads but declines in the railroad business. It argues for freight rate increases to fund equipment and improvements, while questioning whether higher rates will boost revenue or reduce demand and noting concerns about diminishing returns.
A dated column argues the U S pullout from Vietnam has not improved its image as North Vietnam presses on in Laos and Cambodia while U S allies face renewed clashes. The piece critiques wartime and postwar portrayals and suggests U S actions remain scrutinized amid lingering conflict. It also cites Kansas legislative reluctance to pursue county government reforms and questions the influence of county officials and lobbyists on lawmaking.
A reader asks if shoulder length hair causes baldness. the doctor says there is no evidence linking long hair to baldness, noting fashion history and advising against repeating fatherly claims. The column also covers sinusitis prevention, brewer’s yeast myths, toe fissures likely due to fungal infection, and a closing prayer.
A dense hour by hour TV schedule lists numerous programs across networks including News Weather Sports Mayberry RFD Lost In Space Hogan's Heroes World News and classic films. It enumerates prime time blocks from 5 PM through 1 AM with game shows, westerns, soaps, cartoons and movies.
Inflation surges raise pressure for tighter wage price controls as GNP shows 6 percent annual inflation in early 1972. Nixon resists new mandates though advisers warn voluntary Phase 3 may falter amid boomlike demand. Congress weighs extending control authority, with Shultz urging cautious tightening.
New York AP piece humorously laments life without a cat as the writer, homesick for feline companionship, recalls the cat’s antics and the daughter's return to Windham College. The narrator admits missing the cat’s presence despite earlier relief from chores.
Washington AP with Agriculture Department survey shows fattened cattle sales to slaughter plants rose 3 percent January through March 1973 from a year earlier, totaling 6,651,000 head, with April-June forecast at 7,037,000 head up 5 percent. Severe weather slowed gains, and North Central regions posted modest increases while the West and Texas led in on feed totals. At April 1, 24-state feedlot inventory exceeded 13.4 million head, with Texas at 2,259,000 on feed, up 22 percent from a year earlier. California held 1,046,000, up 3 percent.
Ottawa Herald lists W S Cedar as editor and publisher and provides subscription prices for in and out of trade areas. Rates include by mail as $1.44 monthly, $4.12 quarterly, $7.21 half year, $13.39 yearly, with a 3 percent state tax adjustment for out-of-state readers. carrier 1.80 per month. The paper notes Associated Press rights and daily publication schedule with holidays.
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