Editorial: Another Battle Looms Over Small Kansas High Schools
The Kansas House committee led by Rep. Raymond King proposes closing high schools with fewer than 100 students by July 1, 1975. Critics argue small schools are expensive, mismanaged, and kept alive by basketball, threatening small towns and local taxpayers. Residents must decide future school funding amid tax concerns.
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Kansas
Raymond King
Hesston
Education Committee
House
Melvin Neely
Kansas State Teachers Association
Franklin County
Strange Situation on Taxpayer Costs and Congress Pay
A rumbling critique notes Congress voted itself a pay raise while opposing a $600 increase for a single dependent deduction. It contrasts government costs for inmates, Social Security, VISTA trainees, and soldiers with stagnant taxpayer aid, urging parents to oppose rising living costs and fight back.
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VISTA
Congress
Taking Drugs Dear Dr. Thosteson
A reader asks why phenobarbital, taken nightly over years to aid sleep, is considered habit forming and why sleep cannot occur without it. The note notes the drug’s calming use during caregiver stress and questions the doctor’s claim of non habit forming.
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Thosteson
To Your Good Health and Medical Advice Column
A reader seeks guidance on continuing a barbiturate at night while another pills question arises about mandelic acid use for urinary infections. Dr Thosteson cautions about doctor oversight and minimal risk if used sparingly. A separate query about pumpkin and sunflower seeds for prostate issues prompts a cautious stance and advice to pause and observe digestive effects. The page ends with a biblical prayer.
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Dr. Thesteson
A.W
Berman Plans Retirement After 112th Film Move
Hollywood AP reports producer Pandro Berman announces retirement after 47 years in film. He says Move, completed last week, will be his last project and he has no scripts planned, seeking relaxation.
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Hollywood
Pandro Berman
Berman
Senators See No Rush to Tighten Ethics Code After Haynsworth Vote
WASHINGTON AP The Senate shows little appetite to expand its ethics rules after rejecting Judge Clement Haynsworth Jr. only a handful push for broader disclosures. Senator Williams says current rules suffice for now, while Senator Percy remains hopeful that full public financial disclosure is near.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Sen
John J. Williams
Delaware
Haynsworth
Williams
Sen B. Jordan
Ridalio
Congress
Jordan
John Stennis
D-Mis
Wallace F. Bennett
R-Utah
Charles H. Percy
R-Sil
Percy
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
GOP
TV Guide Manifold Mix of Music and Ice in Sunday Shows
NBC and CBS faced scheduling clash as Peggie Fleming’s ice show and Simon and Garfunkel’s hourlong TV concert aired simultaneously. Fleming dazzled with a lavish skating spectacle while Simon and Garfunkel offered a cinematic musical treatment about youth, war, and direction. CBS Playhouse presents Sadbird, a brisk comedy about a hippie leader forced into industrial espionage, featuring Robert Foxworth and Jack Weston.
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Peggy Fleming
Miss Fleming
George Bellak
Robert Foxworth
Jack Albertson
Jack Weston
Rock Takes Over Music Scene In Growing Market
New York AP reports rock music shows a booming influence as former youths become paying fans. Record sales surpass $1 billion last year with rock claiming up to 60 percent of the market. Live acts draw thousands, with ticket prices up to $8. Cassette tapes boost taped music sales.
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New York
Marty Ostrow
Cash Box Magazine
Guilt Arises Over Traveler's Check In Gibraltar
A traveler's check prompts guilt and tension in a crowded shop in Gibraltar as a buyer frets over matching signatures and potential scrutiny. The scene plays with international intrigue and fear of detection, while staff react with varying fear or suspicion under harsh lighting and watchful eyes.
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Gibraltar
Justice
Mercury
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Bonnie and Clyde
Interpol
Post and Telegraph Office
Alex Guinness
Television Log From Monday Night to Tuesday Morning
A dense electronic schedule lists daytime and prime time programming across channels, including News Weather Sports, daytime soap operas such as General Hospital and Edge Of Night, game shows like The Price Is Right style entries, and a slate of movies and public broadcasts. Names of programs and hosts appear, with repeated blocks for News and weather and numerous time slots through late night. Removed are broken fragments and unclear items, leaving a continuous log of TV offerings with occasional film titles like The Castilian and The Spy With A Cold Nose.
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Flintstones
Kansas
Pepper Rodgers
Mayberry Rfc
CBS Playhouse
Billy Graham
Merv Griffin
Guiding Light
General Hospital
One Life To Live
Dark Shadows
Dennis Whaley
Maine
Gomer Pyle
Mike Douglas
Jeannie
National Geographic Special
Debbie Reynolds
Julia
Red Skelton
Eels
J. J
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and Details
Ottawa Herald lists subscription options for in area and outside trade area with monthly and multi month rates. Editor Robert B. Wellington and publisher details are given along with mailing and postage notes. The item references Associated Press content and usage rights.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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