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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
2
An editorial notes a Kansas State Industrial Reformatory inmate saved 1700 dollars in five months while in a work release program started last January. The piece defends the inmate, stressing there was no hanky-panky and that inmates may hold full-time jobs in the community. eighteen inmates are now in the program.
The coordinator reports inmates earned 25000 in the first five months of the Prison Life Changes program. Inmates held various skilled jobs from welder to garage mechanic under supervision and near parole. The program boosts morale and provides future security with bank accounts and jobs, marking a rehabilitative shift from past prison practices.
Voters rejected a proposal to merge Emporia police and the county sheriff with related agencies in Lyon County by about four to one. The plan would have funded a $2 million consolidation center via a local sales tax or earnings tax, but residents balked at new taxes amid rising law and order demands.
The piece notes the President’s new car costing 500000 with air conditioning two way radio telephone stereo leather upholstery and rumored television. It features bulletproof tires a hydraulically raiseable plexiglass bubble armor plating and Secret Service run running boards. It warns the model is familiar to dictators and asks the nation to weep and take stock.
A letter to Dr Thosteson asks what a doctor can feel during a physical examination. It discusses abdominal palpation and the possibility of discovering good health, noting the exam may reveal nothing abnormal.
Reading the page shows guidance on abdominal exams noting liver spleen and appendix indicators, plus a letter about a bed wetting issue, then a teen miss cycle query and a prayer segment. The piece blends medical advice with personal questions and a brief Bible quote.
Hollywood reports changing viewer habits threaten the profits from theatrical features. Networks once paid rising prices for films, but the recession lowers averages from the peak to about 700000 with some as low as 650000. Networks now buy more selectively.
AP Education Writer William J. Waugh discusses the large language barrier faced by about five million students with limited English. The federal effort spends roughly 35 million dollars yearly on bilingual programs across 30 states reaching 100,000 children in 213 projects. Spanish speakers are the focus, with 15 million Spanish speakers in the U S and a secondary language group including American Indians.
Government findings show air quality improving nationwide from 1969 to 1970 with two major pollutants down, yet water pollution worsened across major river basins 1965 to 1970. The 450 page report estimates antipollution spending at 287.1 billion dollars next decade and notes crowded national parks may need use restrictions. Nixon urges rapid enactment of over twenty environmental proposals.
Daily listing of programs for Ottawa Kansas with start times from 5:00 to 2:15 including News Weather Sports movies and variety shows. Names of series and stations noted such as Sesame Street Hogan's Heroes Mister Rogers Dragnet Tonight Show and Beverly Hillbillies with credits to Robert B Wellington as editor and publisher and subscription rates listed.
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