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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1971
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald warns that a proposed two percent county earnings tax to fund schools may drive residents and jobs to the suburbs. It notes post referendum cuts in services, commuter options, and the risk that higher city taxes deter industry and professionals, echoing the axiom that taxation can destroy.
A reader asks what fatty liver means and whether the liver is coated with fat. The letter also questions if orange juice is the only fluid that flushes the liver and seeks medical clarification.
Medical Q and A section covers enlarged liver implications, fatty liver facts, and non enlarged damage possibilities. It notes alcohol obesity and diabetes as risk factors, discourages “ flushing out the liver,” and explains cirrhosis may shrink a damaged liver. Also includes sinus trouble booklet offer and cola intake concerns for a teenager.
The Agriculture Department reports a yearend rise in the nation's commercial vegetables with fresh market and processing crops totaling over 1.67 billion dollars, up from just under 1.5 billion in 1970. Fresh market value reached 1.19 billion, led by lettuce and tomatoes, while processing valued at about 199.7 million for tomatoes and 55.8 million for green peas. California again tops both fresh and processing production with over 35 and 41 percent of the total value.
This dispatch from Havana follows two weeks in Cuba under censorship. The writer describes empty shops on San Rafael Street, rationing, and a regime blaming the U.S. embargo for shortages. He notes Cuban leaders promote socialism while blaming imperialists, with mixed views among locals about Castro's direction and Cuba's creditors.
The piece weighs whether devaluing the dollar is a US defeat or victory, arguing the issue is tied to evolving global relations since Bretton Woods. It notes the dollar’s role as anchor, rising and falling currencies, inflation effects, and barriers to trade that influenced dollar value, suggesting inflation containment could bring stabilization, at potential recession risk.
New York AP reports a Nielsen off week leads networks to air many reruns and a surge of specials and documentaries. ABC fills the night with four specials including a cartoon Christmas Carol and Cousteau octopus program. NBC leads with Nixon era coverage and Vietnam White Paper, CBS airs Army report. Viewers lose.
A long, fragmentary TV guide lists 5:00 to past midnight programming across channels in Kansas. It includes Munsters Petticoat Junction I Dream Of Jeannie News Weather specials daytime shows and classic series such as Lucy Beverly Hillbillies Gunsmoke Perry Mason and Jeopardy.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for trade area and out of area, with mail options and taxes. Mentions editor Robert B. Wellington and Associated Press rights, plus a discount for out of state subscribers.
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