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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1973
Page
1
In a wry look at shortages a Kansas writer notes higher paper prices and scarce supplies across sacks newsprint and card stock. He jokes government printing could face a 3 billion ration stamp start and warns of bureau copies collapsing if energy shortages bite, ending with a grimly humorous fear of government chaos.
The piece surveys a nationwide speed limit dispute with 50 to 55 as proposals from the President and Congress, opposing views from trucking and state officials. It notes enforceability concerns and regional practicality, while highlighting a safety advantage: fewer accidents could save about 14,000 lives annually amid a gasoline shortage.
A reader asks about earache linked to dental misalignment and Dr Thosteson explains that malocclusion can cause ear pain and jaw strain. The column also covers leg cramps remedies, bust size myths, basal cell cancer, sun exposure, and a prayer excerpt.
Britain’s Medical Research Council seeks volunteers to catch a cold at the Common Cold Unit in Salisbury Wiltshire staying ten days. Participants will receive about 85 cents daily and live in comfortable flats while taking nose drops containing mild cold and flu viruses to test potential cures. Eligible are men and women aged 18 to 50.
Local newspaper pricing details for Ottawa Herald readers. Lists in area and out of area mail rates, monthly, quarterly, semi annual and yearly options with tax adjustments. Mentions carrier pricing and AP news usage rights.
AP reports South Korean miner Kim Chong-Ho died in a coal mine collapse, leaving a will urging education for his three children. The piece links his death to nationwide student protests against Park Chung-hee's martial law and press freedom crackdown, noting university students' pivotal role in shaping politics since Japanese rule and in current demonstrations demanding free elections and academic liberties.
A dense television log lists evening to midnight airings including Sesame Street Truth Or Consequences Hogan's Heroes Wild Wild West Green Acres Electric Company Beverly Hillbillies Dragnet Ozzie's Girls Maude Hawaii Five-O Perry Mason The Beachcomber and more with News Weather and movie entries.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department plans weekly summaries of the farm fuel crunch, with ASCS as primary data keeper. State surveys show fuel tightness in many regions, delaying field work and prompting calls for agricultural priority amid a diesel allocation program. Senator Talmadge warns fuel limits could force 1974 food rationing if farm outputs are squeezed.
In the 1960s economists tried to smooth cycles by fine tuning policy but recurring forces limited success. Many now doubt they can reliably guide monetary and fiscal policy as global economies rise and fall with differing policies, demand, labor supply, and trade effects.
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