01 Dec 1979
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1979
Page
1
A breezy editorial round of reflections on problem solving in government and daily life. Jokes about printing $100 bills to curb narcotics, silent electric cars, high interest rates, and odd ad lines mix with quips about Gov. Jerry Brown and a tongue in cheek take on news phrasing and language guardians.
James Kilpatrick reviews two EEOC failures cost taxpayers $106,000 and $88,000, detailing the Datapoint and Suffolk bank cases. He notes repeated warnings, judge’s scathing criticism, and the commission’s appeal while urging private sector resistance to federal agency overreach.
Kansas City January comment on the government's November crop report cites a 1979 corn crop estimate above 7.5 billion bushels. Roderick Turnbull notes nostalgia in farm circles as older farmers remember past figures and trends.
A reader asks about conceiving a second child while the husband has a very low sperm count. Dr Donahue suggests thorough medical workup for treatable causes, timing intercourse around ovulation, possible drug trials, and fertility clinics. adoption offered as an option. The column covers other reader questions on thyroid nodules, brewer's yeast, Fordyce glands, potato nutrition, post colostomy care, hidradenitis suppurativa, and a long fall farming memory.
The piece recalls oldtime corn shucking days with mittens, hooks, and cold fields, then contrasts hand shucking with modern machines capable of 3000 bushels an hour. It adds census data on farms, work animals, setting hens, and 1979 broiler production projections.
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