24 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1971
Page
1
December Page Two reports a Pakistani pilot landing a MIG-19 after firing a Sidewinder at an Indian MIG-21, plus two robbers fleeing Leavenworth Household Finance Corp with unknown cash. Military sources also note rocket and mortar fire at Long Cheng base, 78 miles north of Vientiane. A 21 year old man and his wife are mentioned in a separate item.
A newspaper opinion piece notes a stabbing death in Cleveland as families queued for Santa, protests commercial greed and pro football excess, urging readers to seek the true meaning of Christmas amid global turmoil and consumer pressures.
Editors survey Christmas editorials as sport and commerce collide with holiday observance. Parsons Sun laments football on Christmas. Chanute Tribune notes fans argue over playoff scheduling. Salina Journal critiques charity at Christmas and calls for year-round action. El Dorado Times and El Dorado offer lighthearted takes on gifts and greed as Christmas trends.
Dear Dr Thosteson questions whether whole milk harms arteries while a friend cites a doctor. The writer drinks milk regularly and notes some people advocate avoiding it, but milk remains widely consumed with little attention to critics.
The column discusses dietary fat consumption to reduce heart disease risk, noting whole milk at 3.5 percent fat and 2 percent milk as lower fat options. It cautions that cutting fat helps but cannot single-handedly fix health issues, and advises reducing saturated fats alongside overall fat.
A federal judge in Washington ruled that all waste discharges into non navigable waterways are illegal and barred federal permits to legalize them. The decision demands environmental impact studies for any permit, affecting about 20 000 applications from various industries. The ruling expands non navigable waters to include numerous streams and lakes, with the Grand River in Ohio highlighted as protected, though its navigability is debated. Jerome Kalur and Donald Large filed the suit after canoeing on the river raised stakes in its fate.
New York AP NBC surveyed viewer mail over three months to profile its typical correspondent. Women in large Northeastern cities write most letters, with about 20 percent praise and 26 percent complaints, while 54 percent are inquiries or general comments. Protests rose 63 percent in November after cancellations of The Funny Side and Sarge.
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays Robert B Wellington Editor and Publisher lists subscription rates for trade area by mail one month 1.44 three months 4.12 six months 7.21 one year 13.59 and outside trade area by mail one month 2.21 three months 5.41 six months 310.30 one year 19.57 Out of state subscribers pay 1 percent sales tax The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights to focal news and AP dispatches.
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