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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1972
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald reflects on rising beef consumption and prices, urging restraint on imports. Senator Pearson warns imports could destabilize Kansas agriculture and state economy, highlighting the farm food price dynamic noted by Secretary Earl L Butz.
Farmers endure rising costs as wholesale prices climb 22 percent and retail costs 44 percent. The gap forms after farm products leave the farm, with processors, transporters, packaging, and retailers widening the spread. Importing meat could lower farmer prices but not supermarket prices. easing consumer costs requires addressing middlemen spreads.
Sen. Winton Winter warned that money is the game as the governor's budget calls for 26 million in new revenues. With the session nearing March deadlines, leaders have yet to confront the real issue, patching budgets and taxes in hectic closing days while gambling and abortion debates dominate lighter topics.
From Our Readers letter questions the Ottawa city commission's handling of petitions for a medical facility on hospital land. It argues zoning should permit medical use and notes the county owns the land per Cook heirs conditions. The editor replies that the commission’s refusal is legal and the city manager has no vote as an administrative officer.
A reader asks about a patient with cirrhosis who claims a doctor allowed two bottles of beer daily. The reply states this is not logical and that such patients should never drink alcohol.
A reader asks about high blood pressure management and a booklet on diet, weight control, and possible salt restriction. Another asks about venereal disease testing years after a minor symptom and the doctor urges testing and treatment if needed. A third inquires why celery helps digestion after fatty meals, noting an elderly relative’s improvement. The column editor notes a forthcoming booklet stating weight control is primary, with occasional salt restriction, and emphasizes personalized treatment.
A religious reflection citing Nehemiah 5 8 condemns selling brothers to other nations. The prayer asks believers to seek God's kingdom without grasping for advantage over fellow humans. It ends with a Jesus centered Amen.
Wives react to higher beef prices as groceries jump with other costs. Officials attribute the rise to supply and demand, higher production costs, and added government inspections. Consumers lament the burden while ranchers point to producer gains and wider market dynamics.
NBC Wednesday night offers two eerie tales under Rod Serling's sober new style. A famine haunted British isle tale about sin eating precedes a robot housemaid revolt with a Hitchcock twist. Cast includes Geraldine Page Cloris Leachman and Broderick Crawford.
A dense screen of TV schedules lists shows across times from morning to midnight. Notable titles include Dream Of Jeannie Hogan's Heroes The Tonight Show and several soap operas and game shows with multiple airings listed for channels and time blocks.
Washington AP Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Clarence D Palmby says without selling on world markets farmers would have to idle 70 million more acres this year on top of 60 million already expected. He rejects the view that producing for world prices is bad for American agriculture.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details, editor Wellington, and trade area rates. It outlines mail and carrier options with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual prices, including sales tax. Out of state subscribers face a 3 percent tax deduction.
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