27 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1971
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald reflects on President Nixon commuting James Hoffa’s 12 year sentence for mail fraud and jury tampering. Hoffa gains parole for over a year and is barred from union activity until 1980. The piece weighs charity against political implications and public scrutiny.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has unanimously approved bills to require Congress be informed on international agreements and to limit the use of armed force to 30 days without congressional approval. The move aims to prevent unilateral wars, ensure civilian input, and avoid repeat Vietnam, with early next year consideration expected.
A reader asks Dr Thosteson to explain lipodystrophy its causes and whether surgery is advised. The writer notes doctors do not recommend removal yet the lumps resemble large tumors and cause soreness. The message includes garbled extra text.
The column discusses lipodystrophy types including fat loss at insulin injection sites and fat lumps or lipomas, noting rarity of malignancy and when removal is considered. It also answers questions on ichthyosis dry itchy skin treated with lotions and light therapy, diet oils, and avoidance of excessive baths, plus a tongue burning case solved by relaxation and a query about a Wisconsin birth record.
A devotional prayer asks for divine strength to love God with all heart mind soul and strength and to love neighbors as oneself through Christ, seeking guidance and grace to reflect His example in daily life.
Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. OBrien says he will monitor the presidential campaign and challenge any candidate who violates agreements that could help Republicans. He plans to remain an activist through July 14 and then pass the chair to a successor chosen by the nominee.
The United States intensifies air strikes against North Vietnam’s Barthelemy and Mu Gia passes, aiming to choke the Ho Chi Minh trail into southern Laos, Cambodia, and South Vietnam. North Vietnam boosts antiaircraft defenses as MIGs resume harassment. Nixon orders large-scale protective strikes while promising no full resumption of bombing.
Television returned from holidays as reruns ended and ratings resumed. Public Broadcasting offered Cold Comfort Farm in Masterpiece Theatre with host Alistair Cooke guiding viewers through a quirky Pollyanna styled story.
A review describes a malaprop era farm satire with Flora civilizing mad relatives and a preacher family, then notes CBS Beethoven’s Birthday bi centennial program led by Leonard Bernstein in Vienna. Also mentions a 1967 church centennial sidewalk project prompted by Rev Campbell in LOCUS POINT New York.
Agriculture Department economists forecast mechanized growing and harvesting of tobacco will rise in the 1970s, spurring urban migration from tobacco counties and hindering Nixon’s rural retention goal. Up to 200,000 residents in 73 southeastern counties may move to cities by 1980, unless local economic development improves. Mechanization could cut tobacco labor needs by half by 1975. Prices paid to dairy farmers for Class I milk held at 7.14 dollars per cwt in early December, with retail prices about 57.8 cents per half gallon. home-delivery milk prices unchanged.
A dense broadcast log lists daytime and prime time shows across stations Somerset and Bay City, including soap operas like Another World and As The World Turns, game shows such as Jeopardy and Password, movies The Prince Who Was A Thief and Fly By Night, and specials with news Weather and sports notes.
Ottawa Herald details subscription rates for trade area and outside area with monthly quarterly six month and yearly options. Out of state subscribers pay a reduced sales tax. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news publication and AP dispatches.
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