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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1972
Page
2
The piece reflects on 1972 as a year of big promises with slogans that peace was at hand and inflation would be controlled, while looking ahead to 1973 with cautious hope. It notes the gap between rhetoric and results and urges prudent optimism.
A year end column surveys 1973 prospects, noting possible higher natural gas prices for big users, indirect effects on electricity costs, and the energy policy as a political issue. It also critiques ADC welfare myths with Iowa and Kansas data, urging reality-based reform and ends with a medical Q&A clarifying that bathing after intercourse does not prevent venereal disease.
A health columnist urges learning about venereal diseases to curb spread. He cites San Francisco data, notes under reporting, and urges reading his VD booklet or equivalent. A reader asks about obesity and fertility. the answer confirms obesity can affect ovulation but is not an absolute block to pregnancy. The piece ends with a biblical prayer.
A dense log lists nonstop broadcast scheduling from 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM including News Weather and Sports blocks, leisure programs, game shows, movies, and a full slate of network broadcasts across multiple channels. It names Sesame Street, Lost In Space, The Partridge Family, The Tonight Show era, and major events such as bowl games and Rose Parade coverage.
London AP reports housewife Sylvia Simnett, 51, claims a plastic pendulum truth detector can reveal if a husband is two-timing. She says the device swings toward the area the husband is not in, indicating deceit, and plans to market it for $6.70.
J B Fuqua chairman of Fuqua Industries advocates releasing preliminary annual figures with 1973 sales and earnings forecasts. He argues internal budgets exist for a year ahead and that forecasts should be disclosed to investors despite SEC pondering optional use. He predicts a 484 million dollar sales and 21.4 million earnings minimum for 1973. He also pushes to end annual meetings for large firms as costly relics, planning a formal SEC relief request in January.
Washington AP reports that USDA cut nearly 1.5 billion annually from rural programs over three weeks, spurring criticism from farm groups as Congress prepares to reconvene. Cuts began December 11 with Earl L Butz announcing a 1973 feed grain program, lowering payments to feed producers by about 800 million from 1972 and trimming cotton payments by around 100 million. The latest move halts emergency FHA loans to farmers facing losses from storms and floods, with no firm savings yet estimated.
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