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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1978
Page
1
The piece critiques a coal strike nearing 70 days and its strain on electric utilities. It notes Carter's push for coal as an alternative to gas and oil, the hurdles of mining and transporting coal, and historical shifts when miners pressed wage demands and Congress regulated fuel prices, reshaping energy use and coal demand.
Inflation lifts drilling costs pushing producers abroad for oil while coal shortages loom across the nation. Without replenished stocks, electricity generation could fail, factories may shut, and business could stall. Carter faces options to invoke Taft Hartley, curb coal prices via Congress, or ease nuclear plant limits.
In 1974 the Ottawa High School board adopted a smoking policy despite faculty vote of 35 to 2 against it. Students may smoke outside except at the east entrance, prompting a reader to argue the policy promotes illness. The letter from David Kersley urges abolishing the policy, citing health facts and legality for minors.
Television listings reveal a packed Friday with Engelbert Humperdinck and Paul Lynde guests, a Wonder Woman plot involving memory theft, Sharkey in a Turkish bath scene, and several classic films including Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed and The Mating Game. Also features Quincy and Rockford Files plots, sports and music specials, plus late night variety and news segments.
A 29 year old male writes to Dr Thosteson asking how Buerger's disease differs from Raynaud's phenomenon. He notes his fingers turn white and cold in cold weather and seeks explanation of similarities and differences between the conditions.
The column explains Buerger's disease as inflammation of arm and leg vessels linked to smoking, with risk of gangrene, and Raynaud's as arterial spasm more common in young women, sometimes caused by nerve pressure. Both require avoiding cold and smoking, with potential nerve surgery for circulation issues.
Former NFL star Joe Namath discusses a NBC comedy pilot The Waverly Wonders and potential for a long running series He plans to study acting further and weighs coaching a future in sports casting against pursuing television work He cited his learning curve and hopes NBC will back the project
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports the United States is gradually adopting metric measurements in various sectors. By 1975 the Metric Conversion Act created a national board to guide voluntary change, with industries forming a large Metric Council. Wines and liquors aim full metric conversion by 1978 reducing sizes from 16 to 7, a shift supporters say simplifies understanding of purchases.
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