Editorial on White House postage mix up and federal plans
Hutchinson News received a large brown envelope from the White House with a 50-cent postage due notice after a stamp fell off. A reader reports a similar envelope arrived with stamps and a 160 page printout of the Federal Register Part II of proposed consumer representation plans from 17 federal departments, with a memorandum signed by President Ford.
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Hutchinson News
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Federal Register
Ford
Executive Branch
Gerald
Virginia Knauer
Consumer Affairs
Bureaucratic jargon and a Kansas highway bid analyzed
The piece mocks a federal consumer cost study funded by taxpayers while noting a Kansas bid for a 3 900 square foot Highway Patrol district office in Olathe at 293 000 dollars. Details question design choices and efficiency, with Johnson County ties and a governor lauded for fiscal vigilance.
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Kansas
Highway Patrol
Olathe
Johnson County
Department of Administration
Change Your Game Plan For A Retired Athlete
A letter from A B suggests relief for chronic muscle cramps from aging athletes. The advisor notes glycogen storage and lactic acid buildup, recommends stopping medications except possibly B complex and vitamin E, reducing vigorous exercise, using hot baths, aspirin at bedtime, and balancing rest with activity.
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Public TV decisions I’d change if in charge
Public TV executive Jay Sharbutt argues for bold funding choices favoring minority led documentaries and original dramas over cooking shows and studio debates. He proposes a $3 million fund for 30 national news documentaries, with emphasis on non New York based reporting and special events coverage.
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NEW York
PBS
WNET
Zoony
Electric Company
Washington
Jim Lehrer
Farm Roundup on grain exports and rail capacity
AP Farm Writer DON KENDALL reports that shipments of wheat corn and other commodities to foreign markets are progressing toward 1975 76 export projections. USDA analyst Deborah Pollock cites rail car and barge capacity gains higher freight demand downturn in 1972 73 rate agreements with the Soviet Union and renewed momentum in farm exports as factors behind smoother flows and expanded grain transport capacity.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Deborah DP. Pollock
USDA
Economic Research Service
Miss Pollock
Critics Challenge Official Job Figures Across Economy
AP News analysis notes growing criticism of government employment statistics. Economists claim underemployment and definitional changes distort the unemployment rate, influencing revenue sharing and policy. BLS officials defend figures while calls for high level review intensify, with experts citing 1965 rule shifts and large-scale job programs as factors.
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John Cunniff
New York
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
White House
Robert A. Gordon
BLS
Academiics
Saya Killingsworth
Shiskin
Television Schedule Digest for The Evening Line
Daily broadcast log lists 5 pm to midnight programs including Family Affair Hogan's Heroes Sesame Street Early Show Green Acres News Electric Company Gomer Pyle Star Trek Bewitched Rhoda All in the Family Perry Mason Dragnet and The Vatican Affair along with sports and special premieres across CBS ABC and NBC networks.
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Villa Alegre
Green Acres
Electric Company
Gomer Pyle
USMC
Vibrations Encore
Andy Griffith
Litton
TV General Educational
Woman
Mobile One
the Moose
Rhoda
Kate Smith
Wolf Trap
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Florida Gators
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Vatican
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News
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Weather
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Kentucky
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and AP Rights
Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates for trade and outside areas, with prices for 1 to 12 months and special tax notes. The paper credits Robert Wellington as editor and publisher and notes AP rights exclusive to local news and dispatches.
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