Planning A Remedy Buried Under Ballots And Questions
Planning a remedy hidden in the ballots and questions of last Tuesday's primary, Kansas counting slowed due to legal changes and new methods. Franklin County reports a ho-hum counts with minor glitches and all returns by 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. County clerk Bruce Spears organized the election efficiently and deserves re-election for his orderly handling.
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Kansas
Leavenworth County
Franklin County
Bruce Spears
Time To Get Serious About Air Hijacking Threats
The piece calls for urgent global action against air hijackings citing a proposed news blackout, FAA objections, and the need for passenger searches and strict bans on unchecked hand luggage. It urges international agreement to bar sanctuary for hijackers and ensure swift return of planes and funds to prevent a future catastrophe.
Docking On Spot In November Ballot Position
Gov. Robert Docking faces a top line between Sen. George McGovern and George Hart on the ballot. The piece argues his fence sitting weakens the Democratic Party and notes the party’s loss at the Democratic National Convention as a prompt to rethink leadership and talent in Kansas.
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Robert Docking
George McGovern
George Hart
Docking
Food prices rise again threaten shoppers in 1973 notes
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff outlines that wholesale food prices, including meat, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and coffee, are expected to climb. He contrasts food versus other wholesale items in the Wholesale Price Index, links rising prices to a Brazilian coffee crop freeze, and warns of potential recession driven by inflation, deficits, and Fed actions in 1973.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Nature
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
All Right Fellas Lets Try It Again
New York AP describes quirky observations from a columnist reader mail and culture notes. It cites per capita bread consumption and mentions books and coins as topics of interest while offering a playful historical anecdote about the Bastille.
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Fellas
New York
America
U.S
Bastille
Paris
Rising taxes and odd facts in a government critique
A collage of figures and quips on the cost of government and daily life. It cites a 1960s tax burden, hidden taxes per 100 dollars, and a fact sheet noting sweet potato uses by George Washington Carver. It also mentions bicyclists, weight loss, tennis origins, and a quip about alimony.
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Indiana
George Ade
U.S
Sam
Tax Foundation
George Washington Carver
Bugs Baer
Gazette Names Son-in-law as Assistant Publisher
William L. White of the Emporia Gazette announces his son-in-law Paul David Walker will become assistant publisher in a few weeks. White has led the paper since William Allen White’s death in 1944. Walker's background spans business administration and higher education work at Colby, Harvard, Stanford, Elmira College, and Columbia University. He is Barbara White’s husband and the adopted son-in-law relation noted.
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Emporia
Kan
Emporia Gazette
William L. White
Paul David Walker
White
William Allen White
Walker
Colby College
Waterville
Maine
Barbara White
Stanford Uni
Air Force
Harvard University
Stanford
Elmira College
New York
Walkers
New York City
Columbia University
Barbara
London
Canker Sores Cured Dear Dr Thosteson
A reader asks about the cause of canker sores and remedies after increasing from single lesions to multiple in different mouth areas. The expert notes there is no single cause and cites factors such as mouth injury allergy poor health hormonal changes infections and stress as possible contributors.
To Your Good Health Can I have a remedy for canker sores
This reader’s column surveys many home and professional suggestions for canker sores from relatives, friends, and practitioners. It notes varied remedies such as vitamin C, salt water gargles, altered toothbrush use, and even silver nitrate, but none is universally effective. It explains birth control pills prevent ovulation, not kill sperm, and ends with a prayer.
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L.D.H
Imagination Defined by 11 Year Old Student
A Hampshire schoolteacher in Winchester recounts a pupil's clever definition of imagination. The 11-year-old wrote that a bee's stinger is only a fraction of an inch long, while the rest of the 12 inches is imagination.
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Winchester
England
Hampshire
Voters Favor Democrats in Gallup Poll Lead
Princeton AP report shows Gallup poll placing Democrats 53 percent to 47 percent over Republicans on public confidence. About 25 percent name Vietnam as the top issue and 23 percent cite the cost of living. Nixon leads McGovern 19 points in presidential popularity.
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GOP
Gallup
Democratic Party
Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Television Schedule Consolidates Daily City Listings
Daily Ottawa Kansas TV grid lists 5:00 to 1:00 with news weather sports children's programs and multiple classic series including Sesame Street Lassie Rawhide and Morgan titles. Includes late night talk and movies like Hamlet and Kung Fu with NBC ABC and CBS blocks and a published subscription page with local editor Robert Wellington.
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Kansas
Hazel
High Chaparral
Hogan’s Heroes
Mayberry
R.F.D
Lassie
Buck Gwens
Electric Company
Jean Shepherd
America
Dick Cavett
Johnny Carson
Carrie
Peyton
Place
Genevieve
Somerset
Jeff's Collie
Andy Griffith
the Saint
Mike Douglas
Big Valley
Lucille Ball
Johnny Lokke
Mery Griffin
Petticoat Junction
Beverly Hillbillies
Wagon Train
Mod Squad
Ponderosa
John Byner
Forsyte Saga
Laramie
Cannon
Nichols
Ottawa
Robert
Wellington
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Editorial
Air Traffic Controllers Organization
Federal Aviation Administration
the Price Commission
Hal Boyle
Gazette
Princeton
N.J
Republican Party
Mrs. McDuffy
Leroy
Pie Seo Ea
Wnt Scnoo
Captain Ragnaroo
New Zoo Revue
News
Doubledeckers
Mothers-In-Law
da’ Frost
Dinah Shore
Dick van Dyk
Grace Crawford
Vid
Dennis the Meaace
Marcus Welby
Masterpiece Theatre
Chiefs
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