27 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1969
Page
1
Editorial recalls a doctor who found a clogged stool and a plumber who advised aspirin. It notes difficulty finding skilled repair work for modern appliances as doctors and tradesmen become specialists. Mass production lowered prices but increased gadget complexity.
The piece notes how frost free refrigerators and yearly model changes boost spare parts and repair tools, driving Americans to discard 18 billion in appliances annually. It imagines a future where homeowners learn self repair, citing a father whose son’s wagon prompted a master’s degree in toy repair. It ends by suggesting housewives face rising unworking appliance values.
A reader notes three 1000 calorie per day diet plans from different sources. They compare a current list given by their doctor before surgery to an older plan from 13 years ago and a neighbor’s Weight Watchers list. The samples illustrate variations in caloric content despite identical totals.
A reader notes calories differ by butter amount milk type beef cut and egg size, doubting exact counts. The doctor replies calories are only guides, not exact totals, and suggests focusing on overall weight loss, not precise 1000 calorie targets.
Oakland based Arabesco Airlines claims the title of the only black owned U S airline and dominates a Los Angeles market niche with a San Francisco sourdough bread route. Two C45 cargo planes shuttle 800 pounds of French bread nightly from San Francisco to Los Angeles, while returning empty. The venture began after Donald Grant and partners, facing rejections from four government lenders, secured a $47,500 loan from Opportunity Through Ownership with support from seven banks and one company enabling operations.
Pittsburgh(AP) Foreign steel imports stayed under a 14 million ton quota in 1969 but dominated the market with higher priced specialty steels, while U.S. production hit record levels to meet a global steel boom. Prices rose, profits fell, and labor numbers declined as continuous casting emerged reshaping the industry.
Vice President Spiro Agnew said the Nixon administration seeks Asian self sufficiency to reduce U S intervention need while pledging U S treaty backing. He stressed bilateral talks to reinforce commitments as he began a 10 nation Pacific tour toward Guam and the Philippines for Marcos inauguration.
A dense TV grid lists numerous programs across channels with times, titles, and brief notes. It includes sports, news, films, soap operas, comedies, game shows, and religious programming spanning Saturday and Sunday hours with multiple cross references to sponsors and reruns.
Cedar Published daily except Sunday and Holidays lists subscription rates for trade area by mail and outside area with monthly and yearly options. Editor Robert B. Wellington notes AP is exclusive for local news and AP dispatches.
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