Ottawa Notebook Finds Weather, Politics, and Puns in Spring
In a sunny Ottawa morning, a post office scene unfolds as a carrier jokes about washing his ear to explain mud. Fred Harris, former Ottawan and Kansas House member, reflects on Capitol life and perception. Topeka’s airbase closure rumors clash with plans for new federal offices and a state supreme court building, shaping local economy. Ottawa’s new mayor jokes about grocery shopping after congratulations.
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Fred Harris
Chanute
Fred
The
Kansas House
Capitol
Kansas
State Capitol
Topeka
Supreme Court
Ottawa
Pill And Menopause Ask About Stopping The Pill
Dear Dr Thosteson asks about birth control use during menopause. The letter wonders if normal periods continue while taking the pill and how to decide when to discontinue without risking pregnancy.
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Dr. Thosteson
Does the pill extend normal fertile years or affect menopause
A reader asks if birth control pills prolong fertility past the late 40s. The doctor says periods continue with the pill, which only signals the ovaries not to release an egg, and menopause will end cycles as usual in the late 40s or early 50s. The pill does not extend fertility. some bleeding after menopause may occur with high estrogen pills.
Television Log Highlights From Ottawa Kansas Schedule
A dense TV schedule lists programs and time slots across many networks and local stations in Ottawa Kansas. It includes a mix of news sports movies and religious programs with numerous show titles such as Nashville Music Hee Haw Masterpiece Theatre Gilligan’s Island and The Tonight Show era items.
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Porter Wagoner
Buck Owens
News
Reasoner Reports
Hee Haw
Lawrence Welk
Sportsman’s Friend
Mod Squad
Land of the Giants
Richard
Bridget
Grace
Julie Andrews
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart
Vienna
Carol Burnett
Engelbert Humperdinck
Henry Fonda
Michael
Kansas
Mayberry
TV Weatherman
World News
Hope Helps Write Show Amid Writers Guild Strike
Bob Hope improvised a seventh NBC special with a seven man joke team on strike. Hope wrote parts of the program himself aided by Milton Berle, with Glen Campbell, the Supremes and Joey Heatherton appearing. He noted ad libbed lines and repair work during filming. Hope attends a New York benefit reunion for First Infantry Division veterans on April 28.
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New York
Bob Hope
Hope
Writers Guild
Leav
Milton Berle
Glen Campbell
the Supremes
Joey Heatherton
First Infantry Division
Vicious End To Session By Leroy Towns
Kansas correspondent notes a heated end to the 1973 legislature with leaders trading barbs over the Docting appointees and building purchases. As battles over Brandt and McLain intensified, McLain's fate and Van Cleave's role drew scrutiny while Gaar clashed with Bennett over tax measures and power. A Seaman district strike backdrop and a killed due process bill colored the final hours and set up 1974 tensions.
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Leroy Towns
Kansas
Morris Enterprises
Topeka
Isle
Topeka Building Purchase
Sen
C. Y. Thomas
Robert Docking
Thomas van Cleave
Senate
Docking
Robert Brandt
Kenneth McClain
Thomas
Robert Bennett
Gaar
Frank Hodge
Rhutehingen
Bennett
Johnson County
Seaman
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Lord Jesus Christ
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ABC
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Christ Unlimited
Vy Electric Company
Samson
Bobby Goldsboro
Daniel Boone
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Speedway
Black Beauty
Sportsman's Friend
Target
Survival
Cleophus Rob
Ision
Rex Humbard
Oral Roberts
Insight
Vernon Brothers
Treehouse Club
Kathryn Kuhlman
Dr. Falwell
Herald of Truth
Chaplain of
Bourbon St
Bob Harrington
Public Eye
Day of Discovery
Calvary Temple
NHS
Physician’s Mutual
Perry Mason
Mobie
Jubal
Laurel and Hardy
Howard Cosell
Bob Cousy
Lloyd Bridges
Water World
CBS Sports Illustrated
Zoom
National Geographic
Rick van Dyke
John
Ma.s.h
Hec Ramsey
Mannix
Joan Sutherland
Deadline U.S.A
Masterpiece Theatre
Dick van Dyke
Barnaby Jones
Protectors
Sanford and Son
Ma.s.h. Co
Nashville Music
Maverick
Christopher
Four States
Flintstones
H. R. Pufnstuff
Mathers-In-Law
Grace Crawford
Gambit
Electric Company
Love of Life
Paul Dixon
General Hospital
Peyton Place
Somerset
Andy Griffith
Mike Douglas
Secret Storm
All My Children
Lassie
Mister Rogers
Joker's Wild
Petticoat Junction
Merv Griffin
Bonanza
Munsters
Rocky Underdog
Net Opera Theatre
Eanentons
Wilburn Brothers
Mrs. Blossom
Glenn Gould
Beethoven
Dorian Gray
Johnny Carson
Phoenix
Johnny Dark
Bewitched
Flashback
Dennis the Menace
Bay City
Jeff's Coltie
Star Trek
Sports Today
Hollywood Squares
Beverly Hillbillies
Dragnet
Police Surgeon
Times Square
Maude
Washburn
Hawaii Five-O
Bil Moyer
Black Journal
CBS Playhouse 90
Marcus Welby
Koltanowski
America
TV News
the Alamo
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
Rapid Robert
van Cleave
Brandt
McLain
Ways and Means Committee
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Doyen
Norman Gaar
R Westwood
Kansas National Education Association
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