Nice Try Keith: Farrar targets incumbents seeking another office
Editorial argues Rep Keith Farrar's bill would force state or federal officials elected to four or six years to resign before pursuing another public job. It notes past Kansas cases of incumbents running for higher office, the politics of salary loss, and Farrar’s proposed local official exemption to woo passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Farrar
Hugoton Republican
Bert Chaney
Frank Gaines
Chuck Wilson
Congress
Bob Storey
Paul Hess
Jack Steineger
Senate
Bob Bennett
Johnson County
Farrar
Keith
Kansas
White House adviser Morton blurs lines of politics and government
The piece notes Rogers C. Morton, adviser to President Ford, earns 44 600 a year with expenses and an office, highlighting the difficulty of separating politics from governance in an election year. Democrats protest his public payroll while many Democrats pursuing the presidency also draw salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Ford
Rogers C.B. Morton
Morton
GOP
Dropsy and edema origins explained by doctor
Mrs M E H asks about dropsy and its causes. The doctor explains edema is the modern term, traces to hydor water and hydrops from Greek roots, noting the old name dropsy.
Toenail Fungus Care And Prayer Notes
Medical guidance addresses edema causes and treatment while a reader asks about curing fungal toenails. Expert replies explain diagnosis by nail scrapings, local antifungals, or griseofulvin with possible side effects, and advise dermatology input. The letter also mentions shoe-related causes and ends with a prayer snippet.
FCC decision needed on unapproved political air time
Question of whether a wealthy supporter can buy air time for a candidate without the candidate's approval. FCC says no ruling yet but may in light of Supreme Court changes. Court allows unlimited outside spending to promote a candidate if the candidate or campaign does not authorize it. FCC notes no spending limits on political ads and requires broadcasters to offer equal air time to opposition when a legally qualified candidate buys time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Sharbutt
NEW York (Ap
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Supreme Court
All In How You Look At It
John Cunniff argues that economic interpretation hinges on mood and attitude. Investor psychology can turn flat facts into optimism or despair, making recessions and inflation have nuanced uses as confidence and savings shift. Wallets guide American views on economy and policy more than pure statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
Farm groups press push to challenge export limits
Farmers sue for action against Ford administration export controls, aiming to raise up to $1 million for a possible court challenge. Wheat and soybean groups warn of bankruptcies if export policies persist, citing price drops after suspensions and push for greater farm voice in foreign policy decisions. The drive follows recent sales halts to the Soviet Union and Poland and tensions with labor unions over policy influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kendall
Washington
Jerry Rees
National Association of Wheat Growers
Ford Administration
Soviet Union
Poland
American Soybean Association
Congress
Agriculture Department
National Farmers Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
Departments of State, Treasury and
Labor
William Prichard
Louisville
Prichard
Earl L. Butz
Rees
Allan Grant
Ford
U.S
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Henry A. Kissinger
Tran
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Iran
Television Log Compiles Evening Schedule Details
A dense listing of stations and programs across prime time and late evening slots. Notable items include Family Affair Hogan's Heroes Sesame Street Green Acres News and various game shows, movies, and Olympics coverage at multiple hours and channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Acres
Gamer Pyle
USMC
Andy Griffith
Zoom
Electric Company
Gomer Pyle
Wild Kingdom
Beverly Hillbillies
Sanford and Son
Great Roman Circus
Kings
New Orleans Jazz
Kup
Dick van Dyke
Johnny Carson
Mary Hartman
Robert MacNeil
Hard Times For Kids by Ann Blackman AP Writer
A national study shows fewer children in the U S but more live in poverty. The America’s Children 1976 report, based on Census data, notes rising single parenting, higher maternal labor force participation, and persistent infant mortality disparities between nonwhite and white children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Washington
America
National Council of Organizations For Children and Youth
Federal Census Bureau
Wao Lever Subscription Rates Page
The Wellington based Wao Lever lists daily publication rules and subscription prices for trade area and out of area readers. Local rates: one month 1.96, three months 5.36, six months 7.37, one year 17.30. Out of area rates: one month 2.78, three months 7.00, six months 13.29, one year 24.44. Out of state customers may deduct 3 percent sales tax. The Associated Press retains exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wao
Lever
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert
Wellington
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Ottawa Herald
Editorial
Thesteson
Heavenly Father
George C. ‘Thosteson
United States
United Nations
Richard E. Bell
Bell
Kansas City Round Table
Kotter
Waltons
Lowell
Thomas Remembers
Hollywood Television Theatre
Singapore
Tennyson
Lillas
Yoga
Mannix
Sunset Strip
Aiatic
Harvey’s Appliances
Pomona
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