26 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1976
Page
1
Editorial argues Congress acts to protect member re elections others oppose costly measures like full employment tax reform stalled six other bills. Calls for constitutional amendment to impose consecutive term limits to realign priorities and reduce self interest at expense of public good.
Topeka announces a seven year highway program led by new highway boss O. D. Turner and an advisory panel. The Parsons editor calls the 3.4 mile Princeton corner project near US 59 south of Ottawa inexplicable and awaits its scheduled 1982 start.
A reader asks about mumps exposure after a hospital visit when many visitors crowded a room. They learned a relative from a mumps household had recently been in contact with the newborn and hospital rules limiting visitors were violated.
The mumps virus mainly spreads via saliva making kissing a risk, but infants up to about a year are usually immune and most adults have prior immunity. Exposure leads to a 2-3 week incubation. hospital visitors and mother’s infection risk are discussed along with suggested precautions.
Verse from Second Timothy affirms inspiration and usefulness for doctrine reproof correction and instruction in righteousness Our Heavenly Father is praised for guidance from the Holy Spirit in daily life Amen.
AP Farm Writer DON KENDALL reports the Agriculture Department notes a record 31.4 million hundredweight of rough rice and 3.9 million of milled rice in storage as the 1976-77 marketing year begins, with exports and world demand shaping outlooks. Turkey production also hits a record pace at 137.9 million birds, led by Minnesota with 24.3 million.
Kansas voters confront a single proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. It would let the Legislature pursue use value appraisal for farmland, valuing land by agricultural income or productivity rather than market sales value, with a rollback tax on land moved from farm use. The plan aims to curb rising local property taxes, but it could shift burden across counties and to sales and income taxes, depending on the final formula.
AP reports Susan Oliver, co winner of the Powder Puff Derby, joins NBC's Amelia Earhart biopic as a flight instructor figure. Oliver, a former Days of Our Lives co star and accomplished pilot with 850 flight hours, discusses her aviation milestones and a hypothetical choice between acting and airline flying.
A dense, OCR style TV schedule fragment lists numerous shows, times, channels, and program notes. It mentions Sesame Street, Hogan's Heroes, The Brady Bunch, The Return Of The World's Greatest Detective, Gunsmoke, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, Johnny Carson, Street details, news blocks, weather, and various movies across late day to midnight.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside areas with monthly and yearly prices. It notes out of state subscribers deduct 3 percent sales tax and credits AP for published news and dispatches.
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