13 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1971
Page
1
Editorial lauds the Apollo style moon mission and the moon buggy. It notes the technical success of landing and returning three astronauts. It calls for better attention to space program spending and taxpayer accountability.
The space agency explains four moon buggies contracted with Boeing, plans for three to the moon and a fourth for tests. The project, initially set at 20 million dollars, now faces cost overruns estimated to double the budget, prompting questions about fiscal discipline in tax dollars.
Kansas City voters rejected a tax levy for education for the second time this week, risking a teacher strike and cuts to educational services. The crisis could push students and costs toward nearby suburbs and place a greater burden on surrounding areas like Franklin County.
A reader age 67 asks if they can switch from insulin to pills for diabetes after a decade on insulin following gallstone surgery. The inquiry notes being mildly diabetic and seeks medical guidance on changing treatment.
Reader questions cover insulin reduction for mild diabetes, tinnitus with possible stapes surgery, smallpox vaccination take and booster guidance, caffeine effects on pulse, plus a prayer verse. Dr Thosteson notes gradual switch possible if under 20-30 units daily, monitor sugar, diet vigilance, and return to insulin if needed. Tinnitus may improve with blood pressure control. no guaranteed cure. Booster reactions vary. a papule indicates take, absence may require repeat vaccine. Caffeine can cause irregular heartbeat. decaf may be safer.
A dense TV schedule lists programs across channels from 5:00 p.m. to 12:20 a.m. including news, weather, sports, and a wide array of fiction, variety and film selections. Notable programs feature The Munsters Dick Van Dyke Show Petticoat Junction Baseball and multiple soap operas, Westerns, and game shows with recurring titles such as Lucy and واش.
A collage of vintage lines features witty exchanges and stories about life, work, family, and romance. The punchy vignettes mix humor with human moments, including a youth offered a junior VP post, a Hawaii prize, and domestic banter with parents.
State editorial writers discuss Gov. Robert Docking and Atty. Gen. Vern Miller plus taxes. Coffeyville Journal notes backstage campaign questions and Docking’s likely moves. IndependenceReporter questions Miller politics. Parsons Sun recalls Hodge’s 1966 tax lid idea and Docking’s 1970 embrace and push to extend it.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show cast rehearses on CBS San Fernando Valley lot during a hot break. Mary Tyler Moore works on a needlepoint as Valerie Harper and Cloris Leachman cue lines. Ed Asner frantically handles a missing envelope incident. Despite the heat, the team rides the momentum of Emmys and a strong season ahead.
Mary Tyler Moore missed an Emmy despite a nomination. The cast ran a full page trade ad praising her role, saying without Moore the show would be just The Show. The program is filmed like a stage production after four days of rehearsal, with an audience and three cameras. Ed Asner praises the technique as artistically beautiful though limited to three sets.
Indiana University professor Dr. Richard N. Farmer suggests color coded license plates identifying drivers as good, average, or dangerous. He argues current plates hide driver ability and would reduce fatalities and credit risk if drivers were pre-identified. He proposes reflective plates with magnets for each motorist.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for local and out of area readers with monthly and annual options and discounts for out of state subscribers. The notice also credits The Associated Press with exclusive local news use and AP dispatches.
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