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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1973
Page
1
From Central Kansas job fairs to North Central Kansas plant openings the piece highlights 775 job seekers 150 vacancies and 40 to 50 machinist and welder posts. It argues for state backed vocational training and business led job training to reduce unemployment costs and aid workers.
Trustees suspend the school's basketball program due to money shortages. Declining recruiting led to poorer quality and attendance, with a loss record over 40 games. The piece questions a Kansas junior college trend and calls for returning to basics as athletic costs rise.
Columnist Russell Baker jokes that replacing the dollar bill with a coin kept in a man’s pocket would reduce the burden of inflated prices. The piece satirizes government action and the choking pace of inflation that wears out pants seats and stretches wallets.
A girlfriend and I discuss gagging after large meals or rich pastries to prevent calorie intake from affecting our figures. The note, addressed to Dr Thosteson, outlines repeated self-induced gagging to control weight.
Letters warn of the risks of an extreme vomiting weight-reduction method with stomach and esophagus damage. A reader reports blood in vomit, urges others to quit, and advises showing the article to dorm mates.
New York AP reports that consumer surveys show a worsening economic outlook as rising living costs erode optimism. University of Michigan and SEC studies indicate more families feel worse off and fear inflation and unemployment will rise, influencing savings and spending behavior amid price pressures.
AP reviews The Lie on CBS as a mature Bergman written morality play about a successful American couple in a troubled marriage. George Segal and Shirley Knight Hopkins star with Robert Culp. warnings precede scenes of affair and domestic violence. critics praise the show’s realism and quality.
NEW YORK AP Aimed at authors over 60 the Institute for Retired Professionals part of the New School will publish IRP Review a glossy magazine produced by volunteer staff including a retired New York Daily News fashion editor and former reporters The project seeks to give senior voices parity with younger writers amid fears of inflation and rising prices. Analysts Sindlinger and Co. warn of hoarding gasoline and aggressive buying of durable goods as fears of future price hikes grow while many households report declining purchasing power and rising tax refunds fueling consumer optimism but underlying financial strain.
The Ottawa Kansas daily TV grid lists a full day of daytime and evening programs from 5:00 to 2:00, featuring Sesame Street, Mayberry R.F.D., Lost In Space, Hogan’s Heroes, The Beverly Hillbillies, Dragnet, Perry Mason, Jeopardy, News and Weather, various movies, game shows, and public affairs. The schedule includes multiple channels and recurrent show blocks with numerous interleaved titles and times.
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