24 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
1
The piece contrasts Christmas as a national economic binge with the Bible rooted message of Christ’s birth. It notes the season’s commercial trappings, the potential for holiday tragedies, and urges readers to focus on a quiet, peaceful life inspired by faith rather than material excess.
A reader asks how the body functions after spleen removal. The doctor notes that the spleen remains partly mysterious but asserts that most body functions continue normally after splenectomy. The response emphasizes gradual adjustment and general preservation of health.
Readable medical explanations discuss splenectomy indications and body redundancy, followed by a Dr Thosteson Q&A series on varicose veins, infant milestone norms, lipoma basics, and a devotional closing prayer.
AP Television writer Jay Sharbutt offers holiday media jabs and a few TV gifts to networks and hosts. He puns on Morley Safer Barbara Walters and picks a handful of satirical “gifts” for NBC ABC CBS and NBC News while noting scarce prime time Christmas fare beyond CBS Homecoming and Kuralt pieces with midnight Mass in Rome broadcast late tonight.
A reflective column urges readers to embrace Christmas spirit after tough planning years. It counsels enjoying small joys, using credit wisely, and planning modest post holiday breaks while noting beef price forecasts and improving banking terms for 1977.
The Agriculture Department reports an allout price comparison shows beef averaging about $1.30 per pound last month, up 2.2 cents from October. November 1975 saw beef at about $1.51 a pound, with store prices peaking at $1.42 last April before monthly declines. Now, with herds reduced from record inventories, beef output slows and prices trend upward.
By DON KENDALL AP Parma Writer Washington AP retail heel prices climbed 1.6 percent in November the first rise in six months while state pork prices fell sharply for a fourth consecutive month according to government analysts.
A detailed list of TV time slots and programs across the day. It includes multiple networks and shows such as My Three Sons Sesame Street Brady Bunch News Odd Couple Villa Alegre Beverly Hillbillies Christmas specials Rockford Files Emergency One Muppet Show The Great Guns many film titles and sport segments, reflecting a dense programming slate.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with subscription prices for within and outside trade areas, including monthly and yearly rates. It notes out of state subscribers receive a 3 percent tax deduction and credits Associated Press news rights.
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