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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1977
Page
1
The piece criticizes ICC rules that force empty return trips by truckers and urges deregulation to curb fuel waste. It notes rivals and shipper fears about deregulation but argues removing the empty haulback rule is sensible policy.
Curt Schneider argues the Kansas property tax lid is a failing law with loopholes that let local governments exempt themselves via charter ordinances. He urges the Legislature to rethink financing, suggesting a higher uniform statewide sales tax and targeted income tax shifts, asking why lawmakers hesitate to act.
An AP report notes U.S. farm exports to Arab nations to reach 1.6 billion dollars this year, though U.S. share remains limited by competition from Europe and others. Saudi Arabia emerges as a major market for consumer ready foods, with imports up 500 percent in four years to about 156 million dollars.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff analyzes mixed economic signals as growth slows from a previously rapid pace. Forecasters see less dramatic expansion into 1978 but remain hopeful, noting strong profits in the second quarter and debate over stock market indicators and interest rate risks.
Schedule highlights include The Primary English Class comedy with Valeria Curtin and Murphy Dunne, Little House on the Prairie episode The Music Box, The Jeffersons dinner intrigue, Grand Prix Tennis finals from Columbus, Gunsmoke and ABC’s Monday Night Baseball, and the 1969 Buona Sera Mrs Campbell at 8 00 with Gina Lollobrigida among others.
A dense schedule features The Lockhorns at 9 and 10 30 with a magic ring plot. The Sonny and Cher Show guests include Graves Meara and Shields Yarnell. News from Yellow Trails and Bacnoga, plus The Streets of San Francisco and Kojak episodes. Also Fernwood Tonight and Wild Wild West with cap news and movies It Started With a Kiss and Matchness.
Dear Dr Thosteson answers fatigue in a 29 year old woman noting possible physical causes such as infection thyroid or glucose issues and suggests psychological factors and counseling if no physical cause is found. It also covers a 51 year old man with impotence advising medical evaluation to rule out physical causes and possible referral to urologist or psychiatrist. A child’s possible dyslexia is discussed with guidance to assess reading and vision, and a prayer closes the column.
A frantic network jockeying for viewers marks the fall season with ABC and NBC stressing sex and violence. ABC debuts Soap and Washington Behind Closed Doors while NBC counters with Sex and the Married Woman and a slate of specials and new series including Mulligan Stew and Clues of 65. CBS premieres Rafferty and other specials as Bionic Woman joins NBC, and the week of Sept 11 17 brings 31 weekly premieres amid heavy scheduling battles.
Ottawa herald lists daily publication details and subscription rates for in area and out of area readers. It notes 3 percent sales tax for out of state subscribers and that Associated Press material is exclusively used for local news and dispatches.
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