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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1978
Page
1
Regulators push new standards to curb upholstery flammability citing 1500 deaths annually from cigarettes igniting furniture. Furniture makers warn rules could lift sofa prices by over 20 percent and cost up to a billion dollars yearly, risking industry damage and higher consumer costs. The piece laments broad safety aims over personal freedom and affordable goods.
The article notes Nancy-Landon Kassebaum spent over 840000 and her opponent Bill Roy over 795000 in Senate campaigns. It questions the rationale of funding such efforts for a $57500 salary and compares Kansas spending to other states, urging limits and public financing to align elected officials with the public rather than private interests.
A dense, fragmentary TV guide mix lists Donny and Marie Christmas specials, The Incredible Hulk, Firing Line, Wall Street Week in London, Masterpiece Theatre episodes, and late night fare. It weaves in game shows, movies, and public affairs with brief notes on stars, plots, and air times amid religious reflections.
A mother writes to Dr Thosteson noting her children once received smallpox vaccines, while a younger pediatrician and others reportedly no longer require it. She asks why her 16 month old daughter cannot receive the vaccine, stressing past disease danger and immunity.
Letters discuss smallpox vaccination history and risks, noting its past role in eradicating the disease and the 1971 shift removing it from mandatory protection. Other questions cover gout as a side effect of diuretics, need for colon studies in a child with GI bleeding, and emphysema caused by lung disease with smoking as a major factor.
Jay Sharbutt surveys a lighthearted look at TV history through Don Freeman’s Eyes as Big as Cantaloupes. The San Diego Union TV editor chats with Henry Youngman Gary Cooper Mae West and Ted Geisel about past bombs and bright moments, with whimsical reflections rather than gossip.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reviews career paths for aspiring top executives. He outlines age based income benchmarks, mobility rules, and three move types—developmental, filler, and functional—to reach the divisional manager level, noting risks of stagnation and the value of praise for successful projects.
Ottawa Herald publishes subscription rates for in and out of trade area with monthly and yearly options and reduced tax for in state readers. The paper notes Associated Press rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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