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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1971
Page
1
The Kansas board of social welfare warns that legislative cuts of 5.2 million dollars may cost 6 to 7 million in federal matching funds, totaling about 12 million. It plans reductions first to medical payments for providers and then to welfare recipients, prompting debate over whether the cuts hit the right areas.
A speaker urges the state welfare board to cut administrative expenses before cutting benefits. Nearly one fifth of welfare dollars cover handling costs, paperwork, transportation, office space, and personnel. True austerity should begin in Topeka and Kansas counties to protect the needy.
The article notes dwindling passenger service through Ottawa with freight still using the lines. It argues Ottawa should engage Railpak Amtrak and Santa Fe officials to plan future relocation to reduce tax, crossing dangers, and land-use changes, warning abandonment could come in a decade but urging early planning.
Television log lists syndicated and network programs across channels including The Munsters Dick Van Dyke Petticoat Junction Brady Bunch High Chaparral The Partridge Family Andy Griffith Show That Girl and a feature movie with times and channel codes.
A senior woman writes that doctors say she is in perfect health but suffers a rapid heart and nervousness. She seeks practical advice to overcome palpitations and anxiety and asks for guidance beyond prior medical reassurances.
Readers ask about belching after meals and a possible air swallowing habit. The doctor suggests slow eating and hydration, plus tests for thyroid function as a common, treatable issue. Other letters discuss tinnitus, conjunctival hemorrhage, coffee’s heart effects, and a TV schedule snippet ending with a banking-robbery note.
A bank security officer laments a decline in criminal quality recalling older, skilled heists. He contrasts crafty era criminals with today’s amateur, rude, and timid thieves willing only to grab small sums. A teller recounts a robbery note rejected for officer approval.
State editors scrutinize Kansas Republicans. They argue the GOP ignored education and welfare while fixating on taxes and infighting. They warn voters will punish the party as costs rise and progress stalls. The Hutchinson and Parsons papers echo calls for broader tax reform and responsible budgeting.
The AP report describes an Educational Broadcasting Foundation Biography segment about Beethoven amid Napoleon era ideals. It highlights the deaf composer’s turmoil and inventive moment of listening to vibrations from a fallen piano, with period-accurate costs and costumes. The piece contrasts with Nixon’s live news conference aired concurrently.
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays in Ottawa Kansas editor Robert B Wellington announces subscription rates by mail. Local trade ore rates show monthly and yearly options with taxes and discounts for out of state readers.
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