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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1972
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald notes Webster’s view of bankruptcy and explains how Indiana University Bloomington invites students with problems to declare academic bankruptcy as a potential solution to avoid debts and duties related to failed coursework.
A school official argues a new bankruptcy-like plan to humanize higher education by letting students expunge mistakes. Critics say the old aim of preparing youth for a hard world is fading and that mental cop-outs do not train resilience.
A United Nations special committee votes to study Puerto Rico’s status, labeling the commonwealth as a colony and leaving open the possibility of independence. The move follows a push to have Puerto Rico voters decide their future while discussions on UN pay structures and budgets continue.
A major tire company release shows eight people from varied ages and backgrounds declining to help in trouble. The ad asks why the brand’s steel belt tires provide protection while criticizing social indifference and urging readers to remember the commandment to love thy neighbor.
A patient writes that for four years boils appear in the armpits, treated with penicillin and hot compresses. They resolve after about a week but return at least six times a year, causing repeated suffering until they come to a head and drain pus.
Readers seek guidance on recurring boils tied to staph carriers and hygiene. Advice covers antiseptic cleansing, shaving underarms, moisture control with antiperspirants, culture testing for antibiotics, and drainage. A split tongue response notes fissures may be normal and linked to foods, with gentle mouth care. A prostate surgery question reassures sexual function largely remains, then ends with a prayer excerpt.
Sunflowers are grown commercially in Western Illinois as a potential cash crop with oil-rich seeds. The Victoria Feed Co. of Davenport offered grow contracts through farm marketing associations in Illinois and Iowa. University of Illinois extension entomologist Dr. H B Petty notes sunflowers are important in Russia and other European countries.
Kansas consumer protection officials plan a 1973 Legislature bill to license auto mechanics, require proof of trade knowledge, ban unnecessary work, and demand full disclosure of all parts used or installed after a Kansas City woman was duped out of 61 dollars and nearly killed in a crash. The effort follows reports of dozens of complaints about unregulated mechanics.
In a Colorado College scene long before Festus character on Gunsmoke, Ken Curtis shows early acting flair. Curtis, then Curt Gates from a Colo ranch, boxed, sang, and helped stage a fraternity night turning into a singing showcase that launched his show business path.
National Farmers Union says the Agriculture Department used vest pocket secrecy and allowed conflicts of interest in recent wheat sales to the Soviet Union by large exporting companies. NFU president Tony Dechant asked President Nixon and Secretary Earl Butz to halt the practices. A department spokesman said no investigation is planned at this time.
A dense daily TV grid lists programs from News and Weather through to late night shows. The schedule includes News, sports, and features on Sesame Street, Hogan's Heroes, Mister Rogers, Summer Olympics, and numerous dramas, comedies, and talk programs with numerous time slots and channel markers.
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