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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1978
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald notes agencies clashing over pollution, mileage, and safety rules. Lead-free gasoline lowers miles per gallon, raises prices, and causes shortages while cars get heavier. Consumers face pressure to disconnect devices or revert to leaded fuel, delaying progress and increasing costs.
The Franklin County Humane Society warns the animal shelter is failing due to chronic underfunding. The trust fund from B. Martin Peck yields about 8,000 to 9,000 yearly, now inadequate as stray intakes rise. Ottawa city and Franklin County provide funds, but have frozen or not increased support for years. City and county officials are urged to raise contributions to cover rising costs like the 3,000 annual dog food bill.
In the To Your Good Health column Dr. Paul E. Ruble explains why foreign medicines are not quickly approved in the United States and cautions about thalidomide. A 23 year old woman seeks advice on sexual desire and counseling. The editor notes 45 booklets on medical problems and closes with a prayer excerpt.
NPR Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare a Portrait in Sound a two hour four part radio drama exploring Shakespeare life from childhood to retirement through modern voices Arthur Hill portrays Shakespeare with scenes tracing Stratford London and Elizabethan life The project aims to echo Public TV productions next year featuring actors Hill Reilly Hackett Mercer and Donat in key roles.
Associated Press notes farming shifted from pastoral ideal to high pressure business with big investments and risks. Experts cite stress rising from costs, weather, markets, and international trade, while percent of Americans on farms declines to under 4 percent.
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