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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1975
Page
1
National party chatter places the 1976 Democratic convention in New York City with a Republican caveat about NYC's viability. Kansas City election turnout shows apathy. A drive in Osawatomie ends with a burger price joke and a burglar theft report. Sharp local quips touch wheat, ads, cars, Bicentennial fever, and Nixon memoirs.
A reader asks about spores from stagnant water and their danger. Medical guidance notes that humidifiers can harbor mold and bacteria if not cleaned regularly, but proper maintenance reduces risk. Recommend following manufacturer cleaning instructions and using distilled water to minimize contaminants.
A reader asks about risks from pans of water by heat sources and spores. Thosteson warns spores can emerge from cooling and heating units and humidifiers, causing lung symptoms. clean and check devices seasonally, change filters, wash after use, and use small amounts of vinegar solution.
Conflicting indicators last week leave the United States torn between a nascent recovery and persistent inflation. GNP rose 1.6 percent in Q2, durable goods orders up 5.3 percent in July, housing starts up 14 percent, while consumer prices climb 14.4 percent annually and the Fed keeps money supply tight. Dow falls 20.88, Edwards & Hanly sells most branches, AT&T launches a 12 million share public offering to raise over 500 million.
Government officials cited a USDA model linking Soviet grain purchases to higher bread prices. With Soviet purchases at 10.3 million tons, traders expect wheat near 4.74 a bushel by next March, while earlier estimates tied a loaf’s rise to shifts in wheat values and farm shares.
Washington AP The Agriculture Department forecast rising prices and production for poultry eggs turkeys and broilers through early autumn with profitability returning for many producers. Turkey prices to stay strong as production remains below 1974 levels. Broiler prices near 50 cents per pound on average in nine-city survey with supply constrained.
A dense list of TV and film programs across multiple channels and time blocks. Notable items include Sesame Street, The Tonight Show era offerings, sports broadcasts, documentaries, movies such as The Legend Of Lizzie Borden, and a mix of music and variety programs featuring Bobby Goldsboro and Lawrence Welk among others. The schedule shows frequent crossovers of children's shows, sports, and prime time entertainment.
Washington AP report says USDA tightened rules on horse protection with immediate removal of weight and size limits on bell boots and ban on show leg medications above the fetlock. Beads and bracelets prohibited. chains allowed under 10 ounces and rollers under 14 ounces. Also notes a separate Texas Panhandle hog cholera quarantine lift after 25 Texas herds and six Oklahoma herds destroyed.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates by mail within trade area at one month to one year totals and outside trade area prices, with out of state subscribers deducting 3 percent sales tax. It also notes Associated Press rights and local news use.
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