We Have Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself in 1974
Saturday Notebook laments doom and gloom on TV and in papers while noting 2.4 million unemployed nationally and about 98 percent of Kansas workers employed. It highlights Sen. Pearson praising Kansas as the garden spot, jokes about Army advertising, Mills, Vern Miller, and the explosion of 5146 federal forms since 1967, totaling huge public paperwork burdens.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Baldwin
Pearson
Army
New York
Congress
Consumer safety concerns over hot heating pads
A reader asks why heating pads can reach temperatures causing severe burns. The letter emphasizes consumer protection and seeks explanation from medical experts on safety standards and burn risks with home heat devices.
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Dr. Thosteson
Heating Pad Dangers Highlighted By Burn Incident
A reader recounts severe burns from a heating pad despite moderate temperature. The column urges education on risks, especially with impaired sensation or medication. Advice favors awake use, or a hot water bottle at night, and warns pads may stay hot for hours.
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Ralph
TV Schedule Dense With Programs Across Day
A long listing of TV programs outlines a full Saturday schedule with hundreds of titles including NFL games, movies, talk shows, cartoons, and sports. It notes many channels and time slots, reflecting a busy regional station lineup with numerous sports, dramas, and news segments.
Bibb the Budget Boss Scolds Agencies Over Cost Lots
State budget director James Bibb sits at a long table with budget analysts and lawmakers as agencies press for cuts. He mocks a $310,000 horse barn exhibit question and jokes about a natatorium and indoor pool while warning on labor costs at Larned State Hospital.
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Leroy Towns
Katwas
Topeka
HNS
James Bibb
Bibb
State Fair Board
Larned State Hospital
Baint
Auto Industry Shows Biggest Drop in Spending Spiral
Reports from industry and government show Americans’ spending still declining in major areas. Detroit automakers’ domestic sales last month fell to 505,511, a 35 percent drop from a year earlier, marking the year’s lowest monthly figure and the industry’s longest downturn since World War I. Airlines report steep traffic declines, with United down about 18 percent and American nearly 25 percent. Factory orders for October slipped 0.9 percent, led by aerospace and metals declines, while durable goods fell 2.3 percent. Major retailers posted November sales below last year, though some firms like S. S. Kresge rose 14 percent while Woolworth and Penney posted gains.
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New York
Detroit
Airlines
United Airlines
American Airlines
Eastern
Braniff Airways
National Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Commerce Department
Sears Roebuck & Co
J. C. Penney Co
NBC TV Preview Highlights Mystery Movie and Holiday Specials
NBC channels air a Sunday mystery film Oguilt y association starring Rock Hudson Susan Saint dames with guest stars Susan Strasberg Pat Harrington and former football stars. CBS presents Earl Hamner s The Homecoming a Christmas story featuring Patricia Neal Richard Thomas and others. Seasoned casts and holiday programming dominate the lineup across networks with Gunsmoke Medical Center and animated specials also listed.
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NBC
Rock Hudson
Susan Saint Dames
Patricia Neal
Richard Thomas
Edgar Bergen
Andrew Guggan
Ellen Corby
Dorothy Stickney
Josephine Hutchinson
William Windom
Cleavon Little
David Huddleston
Woodrow Parkey
Lady Chamberlain
Bart Hamner
America
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California
Sam
Wilbur Mills
Olathe
Vern Miller
Dr. Thesteson
Mrs. I.M
Falcons
Vikings
Olympic
Ted Armstrong
Warkill
Electric Company
Virginian
Walsh
Harold Ensley
Hank Thompson
Reasoner Report
News
American Life Style
Jimmy Dean
Lawrence Welk
Hee Haw
National Town Meeting
Nashville Music
Wild World of Animals
Mary Tyler Moore
Cuba
the People
Bob Newhart
Nakia
Carol Barnett
Hanukkah
Night Gallery Fc
Raymond Burr
John Reaver
Rapport
Per— Tha Tors
Hogan's Alg
Battelle
Jericho
Buster Keaton
NFL
Oilers
Broncos
Pistons
Animals
Wild Kingdom
Animal World
World of Disney
Frosty the Snowman
Jeopardy
Nova
McMillan and Wite
Masterpiece Theatre
David Susskind
Morris Cerullo
Bobby Goldsboro
Madigan
the Carey
Washington Week In Review
Ted Owens
Jack Hartman
Green Acres
Beverly Hillbillies
Gunsmoke
Wolf Trap
KCPT
All That Jazz
Mike Douglas
Redskins
Rams
Maude
Hoboken
Rhoda
Medical Center
Johnny Carson
Maron
Untouchables
Santa Fe
S. Cedar
Robert
Wellington
Associated Press
Federal Labor Department
The
Department of Labor
F. W. Woolworth & Co
Zayre Corp
S. S. Kresge Co
Plaza Theatre
Crites TV
Ember
CBS
Festus
Ben Snow
Dixon
Strother Aaartin
Gannon
Belinda Montgomery
ABC
Santa Claus
Shirley Booth
Mickey Rooney
Dick Shawn
George S. Irving
BBC
Elliot Gould
Barbara Eden
Rita Moreno
Sesame Street
Tne
Brass
Slappy White
Clifton
O.L
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Burt Lancaster
Lee Marvin
Robert Ryan
Jack Palance
Claudia Cardinale
Ralph Gellamy
Mexico
Roger Smith
Farley Granger
DR. Seuss
Boris Karloff
Whaville
Rudolph
Burt Ives
Johnny Marks
Disney
Thomasina
Arizona
Patrick McGoohan
Susan Hampshire
Karen Dotrice
Gran
Vince Lombardi
Ernest Borgnine
Colleen Dewhurst
Marie
Litton
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Texaco Service
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