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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1974
Page
1
Ottawa editorial argues a state advisory committee plans to pressure the Kansas Legislature to adopt a feasible state building code. It notes existing local codes and the maze of approvals from state agencies, health, fire, and federal funds complicating construction and raising costs. The piece warns the code would add to government burdens and frustration.
Public meeting in Ottawa School District 290 shows strong community interest in improving education but warns that new facilities will require money. Proposals include moving sixth grade to junior high, shifting ninth to senior high, adding space for vocational and physical education, and building an auditorium. The board plans decisions by April amid uncertainty.
A reader describes a persistent rash and itching on the legs and groin and asks for medical advice. The letter notes the condition lasted two to three weeks in the writer’s experience. The tone resembles a cautious, practical health guidance column.
Reader shares experience with allergic reactions to synthetic fabrics especially polyester and vinyl seating. She details detective work to identify triggers, uses cotton cushions and makes pant liners from old sheets to cope, urging manufacturers to offer non synthetic options. Also includes letters discussing venereal disease basics and birth control pill concerns with medical guidance.
New York AP reports Management professor Eugene Jennings warns that current corporate leaders lack the vision and flexibility to address capital shortages consumerism ecological concerns and other 1960s era legacies. He cites strains across manufacturing marketing finance accounting and personnel roles and questions whether boards can demand candor and guide development of future executives.
Government grain experts at the National Agricultural Outlook Conference say a normal year could push the 1975 wheat harvest above two billion bushels, with plantings and yields varying by weather. USDA notes 1974 yields averaged 27.4 bu/acre, the lowest since 1967, while exports are expected to exceed one billion bushels.
Readable listings show a dense schedule of daytime and evening programs across channels with titles like Truth or Consequences News and various classics. The fragment lists times, program names, and channel markers including sports, weather, and specials alongside multiple commercials and parenthetical notes.
CBS Radio Network marks the second year of its seven-night thriller series The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill launching The Premature Burial with Keir Dullea as Edgar Allan Poe tales set to air. Sam Cook Digges expects growth, citing 231 stations airing the program and plans for 19 new shows and 170 repeats next year.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editor Robert B. Wellington and pricing. Rates cover trade area and outside subscriptions by mail, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options and a 3 percent tax implication for out of state customers. Associated Press content is noted as well.
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