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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1972
Page
2
Editorial notes timing in Kansas with incumbent Governor Robert Docking. Docking touts a tax lid that limits property taxes to keep bills down. Tax bills go out around November 1, with thousands of voters affected in the coming days.
A Matter Of Time notes that voters will compare this year with prior ones. The general election is November 7. The county will see slight increases in the total bill due to valuation rises while taxing units must keep the status quo, a policy the governor can claim credit for. future years may reveal that preserving the status quo is costly rather than progressive.
As the summer Olympic Games near, black athletes threaten to withdraw over Rhodesia’s white-ruled policies. In Uganda, President Amin decrees expulsion of all noncitizen Asians, risking chaos. The piece notes rising racial tensions and U S campaign fundraising for Nixon.
I writes to describe a fall from a ladder that bruised my heel. Two weeks have passed and weight bearing remains painful. I have applied heat and liniment but healing is slow.
A reader asks what happens when a bone is bumped creating a bruise. Doctors explain bleeding under bone surface, possible heel bursitis, heat therapy, and pressure relief with a soft heel pad. Another reader requests shingles pamphlet. doctor cites The Facts About Shingles noting virus nature, variable duration, and unlikely repeat attacks. advice on pain itching. Guidance also covers locating a physician and depilatory myths. Prayer segment follows.
New York based AP column reflects on memories that outlast money and offer joy again. It contemplates childhood scenes Milton Berle on TV, first scout hike, a gray father, circus sights, a dog on a bed, measles waves, runaway fantasies, aging talk, and a note on a 50 hour workweek gravy train.
US Department of Agriculture economists privately warn hay prices may jump next winter due to a smaller nationwide crop and storm losses in the Northeast. Production could fall about 2 percent from last year’s 131 million tons with a regional crisis in Pennsylvania and New York. New Holland Division of Sperry Rand notes Agnes last June was a severe blow to northeast farmers and sped calls for a nationwide hay survey.
Washington AP outlines Nixon re election as he claims progress in ending the Vietnam War and stabilizing the economy while facing Democratic resistance in Congress. It notes troop withdrawals, Kissinger talks, and limited success in wage price controls. It covers China and Soviet trips, Supreme Court battles, cabinet shifts, Cambodia actions, and protest waves shaping his tenure.
The Ottawa Kansas daily issue lists an extensive broadcast log with program start times. It covers News Weather Sports daytime and prime time shows such as Sesame Street Leave It To Beaver Mission stories and a long roster including The Brady Bunch The Tonight Show and The Royales schedule along with local ads and subscription rates.
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