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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1977
Page
1
The piece discusses President Carter signing a 28.7 billion water pollution bill and the enforcement challenges. It notes 24.5 billion to local treatment plants, local cost sharing, and widespread current violations among cities federal installations and industrial plants. It warns of higher taxes prices and job losses while stressing the need to clean rivers and streams.
Former CIA chief William Colby told a House committee that American journalists abroad were used by the CIA and that the agency planted stories with news people for 30 years. He argued some limits may be okay, arguing other countries do it. The piece questions CIA tactics against the backdrop of informing the public and constitutional freedoms.
AP piece humorously lists 1978 New Year resolutions targeting TV networks and shows. It lampoons ABC NBC CBS and personalities, urges boycotts, and ends with a prayer and biblical verse. Strong names include NBC Today and 60 Minutes, with satirical items on Kolchak and Love Boat.
DON KENDALL reports that the United States will begin the year with about 2.68 million farms, 26,000 fewer than last year, with average farm size rising to 400 acres. Urban sprawl and non farm uses shrink total farmland to roughly 1.072 billion acres, though experts say farmland will not run out. concern centers on prime land loss and ongoing farm-number decline since the 1930s and 1950s shifts.
TV listings reveal Donny and Marie with Robert Young Paul Lynde Nell Sedaka and a Wonder Woman appearance Frank Gorshin as a toy maker. CBS carries The Rockford Files with Hayes, and The Public Eye stars Mia Farrow Topol. Also NBC airings include Quincy and Star Trek wrap ups with a cinema slate featuring Welcome To Hard Times and Conspiracy To Kill.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish locally printed news and all AP dispatches. This notice informs readers that AP content is reserved for member use and distribution within the newspaper.
A reader asks if anything can prevent the so called dowager hump appearing in two generations of her family. She notes onset in the early 70s and worsening by the late 80s and doubts posture as the cause.
Simple health guidance spans osteoporosis risk and spinal changes along with sebaceous cysts on the scrotum. It covers calcium, estrogen, activity, and pregnancy needs, plus practical steps during a heart attack and how to summon help quickly.
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