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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1970
Page
1
Editorial notes a Washington slush fund used by banking interests distributing campaign contributions to selected representatives and senators. In Western Kansas, a Kansas House candidate returned part of his campaign fund, receiving $400 and refunding 29 percent in checks of 29 to 1.29 dollars after tracking donors.
Topeka reports show the candidate filed campaign funding as a public record. The candidate says the money was spent on campaigning and not kept or padded, mailing it back to voters. The piece contrasts this with Washington slush funds to argue which officeholder serves the public interest.
Bob Wootton of the Kansas National Education Association thanks the editors for the Dec. 3 column Errant Shot noting the need to staff schools with highly qualified personnel, reduce duplicative services, and review district programs amid public apathy and community expectations.
A family of five describes a year-long battle with boils and staph infections. Nose and throat cultures were negative, and their pediatrician recommends meticulous bathing with antiseptic washes. Despite daily full-body scrubs with pHisphex, boils persist.
Dr Thosteson explains staph thrives in moist skin and common carriers nose and throat, advising frequent laundering, short nails, and hands away from face. Cultures and antibiotics vary in effectiveness, with some vaccines limited. Consider external carriers and monitor signs of infection for several weeks.
Hollywood faces its worst year in memory with a near halt in production. Only a few films are planned for 1971 as major studios shrink output while independents rely on low budgets. Labor groups hold meetings amid dwindling work and shifting filming locations.
Wayne Lee profiles Kansas justice flaws from private lawyer ties to judges and police. He cites probation conflicts, campaign pressures, biased rulings, and high conviction rates in small courts, warning that reforms are needed though many insiders praise overall system. The piece frames law and order as fragile, with rot among a few officials shaping many outcomes.
Hal Boyle notes the facts that women increasingly join the workforce with ninety percent of U S women working at some point. Married women average twenty years of work, never married forty years. American Indians have grown from 332000 to about 600000 since early in the century. Reading nine hours straight at a slow pace would let eyes span roughly a mile of print.
New York AP reports a weekend of holiday TV shows with Ed Sullivan featuring Art Carney and Jim Henson muppets in The Great Santa Claus Switch. Glen Campbell's Goodtime Hour offered a mix of comedy and sentiment, while various health and safety notes appeared in the magazine-style segment.
A dense television log lists daytime and evening lineups across networks with programs like The Munsters Petticoat Junction and I Love Lucy, plus news weather and sports blocks. It notes multiple titles, times, and channel cues, indicating a bustling schedule across genres from dramas to comedies and public affairs.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription terms with rates for trade area and out of state customers. It notes mailing costs by month or year, tax details, and AP news rights for local and national content.
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