Freedom of information in a bound world
In a Saturday Notebook piece the Ottawa Herald opines on press freedom and information access. It cites AP executives' views from Kansas City, notes limited press freedom in much of Africa and Asia, and contrasts private swindling with government misdoing, ending with a jab at postal advertising and Cosell’s impact on silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Associated Press
Red China
Mexico
China
Keith Fuller
Africa
Asia
Europe
Fuller
United Press International
Reuters
TASS
Rhodesia
South Africa
Fasting cautions and alternative weight loss advice
Dear readers, short-term fasting is not a safe quick fix for weight loss. It can raise ketone levels and uric acid while forcing the body to use protein for energy. Longer fasts are risky without medical supervision. gentler diets with reduced fats and sugars are advised. The piece also covers brewer's yeast as a vitamin source and safe exercise for diabetics, plus notes on chocolate cysts and Osgood Schlatter disease as medical topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.G
Osgood- Schlatter
Pearl Harbor memories and a nose for December 7
A humorous reminiscence ties Pearl Harbor to a personal battle with sinusitis. The writer riffs on veterans and the 1941 attack while recounting silly remedies and misadventures, ending with a quip about an elephant knowing Pearl Harbor. He blends history with light personal anecdote and a note of whimsy.
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Pear Harbor
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
California
Utah
Missouri
Times Change The Fervor Of Idealism Once Again
Kansas correspondent recounts youth and rising city halls administrators during informal city tours. The piece reflects on how tours provided freedom to discuss city business away from staff and secretaries, revealing concerns about governance and idealism fading under bureaucracy.
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Dean Hinnen
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Soviets Buy More Grain in U S Wheat and Corn
Agriculture Department reports the Soviet Union bought 851,600 metric tons of U S wheat and corn under a five year pact, including 250,000 tons wheat and 601,600 tons corn for 1977 78. The agreement requires six million tons annually. in the first year the minimum was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kendall
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
United States
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Ottawa Herald
Kenya
Economist
Louis Rukeyser
Sage
Osage
Postal Service
Howard Cosell
Dr. Thosteson
Mrs. W.O
Thosteson
L.K
George CG Thosteson
Hornbeck
Bert Lance
Hattie
Wilbur
Jesus
Mark
K.C
Vietnam
Governor’s Office
HUD
Department ‘of Housing and Urban Development
James Pearson
Dan Glickman
Juan
Lear
Halidays
Ottawa
Robert
Wellington
Focal
Beara
Anat
Rober Garrats
Et Nekhart
Melanie Griff
Ees Daly
Ottawa University
Ottawa, Kansas
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