14 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1976
Page
1
Editorial questions why the January session would not fix a past error requiring pickup truck owners to display a signboard on front doors. The writer notes growing pickup usage and suggests timing as the favor, arguing car owners renew tags at staggered intervals and implying discrimination against truck owners.
The text argues for moving due dates on vehicle tags from January 1 to a staggered schedule. It notes car and truck owners would reduce courthouse trips if dates were eased, benefiting farmers with less travel time. The speaker urges the Legislature to act for the public’s convenience rather than imposing it.
Carl Wittman of Pomona laments mail mixups and long delays. He recalls letters mailed from Topeka Pomona and Ottawa end up in Wichita Waterloo and Waterloo. He notes postage costs and delays, joking that an old man could deliver them faster.
Reader asks about persistent tinnitus and retirement noise. Advice notes major causes including high blood pressure ear infection or otosclerosis and suggests tests were worthwhile. Suggestions include using a bedside radio at night to mask the noise and addressing anxiety rather to resign to a chronic condition.
A woman buys a 26 dollar savings bond for a child gift and faces a policy requiring the donor’s Social Security number. After learning the number is needed for record keeping, she cannot redeem the bond and is advised to transfer ownership or involve the Federal Reserve Bank. She leaves with frustration but a parting holiday quip about Uncle Sam.
Earl Holliman, star of Police Woman, says he greets each day with a smile and finds joy in his job. The Tennessee Swamp native reflects on early film beginnings, Navy service, and acting breaks that led to two TV series and more than 30 films.
The grain outlook shows the wheat reserve above 1 billion bushels for the first time since 1962-63. Corn exports are seen rising to about 1.65 billion bushels for the year ending Sept 30, up 50 million from prior estimates, with a near record 1.7 billion bushels. Domestic corn use holds at about 4.3 billion bushels for 1976-77 as the 1976 crop reaches a record 6.06 billion bushels.
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