17 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1971
Page
1
In Florida gatherings AFL-CIO leaders oppose a wage-price freeze, push for higher wages and health coverage, and maritime unions seek import quotas. The editor argues big labor bears much blame for the nation’s economic troubles and rising public welfare costs.
In Kansas and Iowa, legislators consider pay cuts or increases as Iowa faces an 11 million dollar deficit and Kansas plans a raise to six thousand dollars a year plus daily expenses. One Kansas legislator warns against funding priorities while the state budget remains tight.
A patient writes to Dr Thosteson describing a cataract operation and the surgeon’s lifelong caution to avoid bending more than the waist, keeping the upper body horizontal to prevent complications. The note emphasizes post operative instructions to prevent strain on the eye.
Advice notes that bending is usually cautioned for eight to ten weeks after cataract surgery, with doctor’s instructions paramount. A sebaceous ear cyst is caused by blocked glands and may be painless or require removal. Turpentine during pregnancy is unlikely to cause miscarriage but can irritate the mother and may be toxic to the fetus.
A brief prayer asks God to help believers recognize beauty and hunger in every person they meet. It emphasizes compassion and meeting needs, ending with Amen.
Irvin Priest of East St. Louis told sheriffs deputies a prowler threatened his home. He keeps four leopards and a lion in his garage for a planned Frontiers Village wild west show and says a power lawn mower was stolen from his basement amid repeated break-ins.
Karen Dumont, 2nd year executive director of Environmental Action Coalition of New York, grew up in Indiana and moved to New York in 1968. With a $100,000 annual budget she leads programs like Trash Is Cash to recycle bottles, papers and cans, while reorganizing after initial losses and expanding community group collections and education efforts.
Washington reports a modest January gain in the U S economy as industrial output rises 0 7 percent but remains dragged by GM strike and weak appliance and aircraft production The Nixon administration nudges toward larger deficits and heavier spending while the Fed signals faster money growth in early 1971 to spur a higher GNP and reduce unemployment.
New York by Hal Boyle humorously recalls a plumber named Joe fielding jabs from a client about delays, bills, lunches, helpers, silk collars, chinchilla coats, and turning flooded basements into an indoor pool, while noting family milestones and career jokes.
A dense listing of TV programs across channels with show titles such as The Munsters Petticoat Junction and Rio Grande, noting sports, weather, news and movie slots, featuring many classic programs and commercials, with multiple time stamps and channel codes.
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays in Ottawa Kansas the paper lists subscription rates by mail for trade area and outside trade area. In state residents receive a 3 percent tax deduction on subscription fees and the paper notes it has exclusive rights to AP dispatches for local news.
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