Budget talk and small-town observations from Ottawa
In a Saturday Notebook piece, the Ottawa Herald jests about budget scales and the idea that a billion is hard to grasp while noting a Treasury estimate that by 2000 government spending could reach 60 percent of GDP. It pokes fun at income tax quirks, liquor debates in Kansas, navy horse purchases, and TV inflation jokes with a dry regional tone.
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William Simon
The
Treasury
Kansas
U.S. Navy
Subic Bay
Philippines
Navy
Osteoporosis questions to Dr Thosteson about treatment
A reader asks Dear Dr Thosteson about osteoporosis management for an elderly mother. The letter seeks guidance on treatments, diet, and whether consuming whole milk can help with bone thinning and vertebral compression symptoms.
Osteoporosis and nail fungus advice in reader questions
A reader asks about osteoporosis risk after menopause and calcium intake, with guidance on estrogen therapy, fluoride treatment, and prevention to slow bone loss. Other letters cover onychomycosis treatment with Griseofulvin, nail hygiene, and avoiding barefoot exposure. Additional queries discuss bursitis versus gout, purines in foods, and beer-related diarrhea, plus a closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B
Thesteson
Television Schedule Highlights From A Busy Saturday Night
A dense OCR style listing shows a packed slate across channels with college football games, film festival blocks, news, and a variety of dramas. Notable items include College Football Gamecocks vs Fighting Irish, Texas Across The River film, and numerous news and entertainment programs throughout the evening into late night.
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Gameoack
Bobby Goldsboro
Gamecocks
Fighting Irish
World of Survival
Insight
Happy Home Mechanic
Electric Company
Wide World of Sports
Thankful for the Good Samaritans Who Helped Me
A writer recalls multiple acts of kindness from strangers during flat tires, mud, ice, and gas shortages. A Kansas Highway Patrolman, a Princetonian, farmers, and a gardener with a tractor all assisted without payment, underscoring the kindness of others.
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Joanistas
Kansas
Garnett
Richmond
Geai
Ottawa
Princeton
Providence
Mr. Nilges
Chaos In The Economy Faces Ford Budget Crisis
New York reports President Ford unveiled a 349 billion dollar federal budget with a 52 billion deficit and a 16 billion tax cut aimed at curbing inflation while funding energy development. Unemployment hit 8.2 percent in January, factory orders fell 8.7 percent, and consumer credit dropped again, signaling a deep recession despite a stock market rally. Concerns grow about whether the plan will lift the economy amid debate in Congress and shifting outlooks from the President’s advisers.
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New York
Ford
Congress
TV preview highlights and classic movie lineups
The listing compiles NBC ABC and CBS program previews for a night of TV classics and premieres. Highlights include Johnny Tremain with Stalmaster and Beymer, Airport with Lancaster and Kennedy, Smothers Brothers with Burr, Gun Smoke with Hockel, Lizzie Borden on ABC, and Sara T portrait. Also featured are Happy Days, A Cry for Help, Cannon, Walton's, Mac Davis Show, Archer, Chico and the Man, Queen Adventures, World Premiere Last Day, Summer of 42, Newhart, and Carol Burnett with Hudson.
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Lawrence Welk
Hee Haw
Adlan
the Jefferson
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart
Carol Burnett
Animal World
Wide World of Sports
Theater In America
Friends of Man
Harold Ensley
Three
Canada
Ivot
the Waltons
Nova
Jimmy Dean
Columbo
Kojak
Masterpiece Theatre
David Susskind
Mannix
Firing Line
Morris Cerullo Helptine
Sanford and Son
Protectors
Bobby Goldsboro
FBI
Pride of the Marines
Washington Week In Review
Ted Owens
Jack Hartman
Sabrina
Beverly Hillbillies
Smothers Brothers
Hollywood Television Theatre
Mike Douglas
Lizzie Borden
Maude
Rhoda
Night Gallery
Medical Center
World Press
A Eee Feeerey
Johnson
Mod Squad
Ironside
NBC
Johnny Tremain
Hal Stalmaster
Richard Beymer
Sebastian Cabat
Starmaster
Song of Liberty
ABC
Gurt Lancaster
Dean Martin
Jean Seberg
Jacqueline Bisset
George Kennedy
Helen Hayes
Tom and
Dick Smothers
Raymond Burr
Loggins and Messina
CBS
Jed Hockel
Harry Morgan
Elizabeth Montgomery
New England
Fritz Weaver
Katherine Helmond
Fionnula Flanagan
Helen Craig
Sara T
Linda Blair
Verna Bloom
William Daniels
Larry Hagman
Richie
Persie
Ralph
Chico
Sammy
Sammy Davis Jr
Robert Stack
Ralph Bellamy
David Hodison
Bradford Dvnman
Richard Widmark
Robert Conrad
Barbara Rush
Loretta Swif
Anex
Dalton Gang
Jennifer O'Neil
Gary Grimes
Jerry Houser
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Ottawa Herald
Kansas Senate
Topeka
Senate
Mark
Reasoner Report
Focus
Assignment America
Porter Wagoner
Rome
His
Ted Armstrong
Big Valley
Los Angeles Lakers
Pistons
Green Acres
Weatherman
Perry Mason
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
S. Cedar
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
Buster
Billie
Sun-Mon-Tues
Sean Connery
Crites
Value Spectacular ‘Appliance Body Shop
Texaco Service
Robert Culp
Elayne Heiveil
Cannon
Ian
Underworld
Waltons
John Boy
Emily Baldwin
Walton's Mountain
Mac Davis
Mac
Nancy Walker
Aretha Franklin
Archer
Brian Keith
Hiness
Kim Darby
Neva Patterson
Archie Moore
Bob
Emily
Rock Hudson
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