25 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1971
Page
1
Editorial questions the cost and necessity of the NORAD National Emergency Warning Center at Colorado Springs and asks how reliable its tests are after a worker fed in the wrong tape during a routine Saturday test. The piece notes tests feed to major news services and then to radio and TV stations.
The author blames a false emergency alert that lasted 18 minutes, sparking chaos and White House concern. While defenses have advanced, the memo stresses human interpretation as the key flaw, citing Pearl Harbor to underline the need for better trained personnel alongside computerized systems.
Six law officers were slain the past weekend amid an 11 slayings tally that involved ex convicts, mental patients and teenagers. Each incident used a firearm. The piece argues society devalues law and questions gun accessibility, warning the trend will worsen.
A 19 year old, unmarried, believes she is pregnant and asks the doctor about abortion. She fears that choosing abortion could prevent her from having more children. The letter reflects concern about fertility after abortion and social judgment.
The article warns there are no pills to induce abortion and self methods risk health or death. It explains abortion is safest only when done surgically in a sterile hospital setting with proper care, and miscarriages can be mistaken for pill effects. It stresses legal abortion is not a simple DIY task and cautions against dangerous home remedies.
NBCs Wednesday night program The First Nine Months Are the Hard Cat presents a theme of pregnancy and parenthood. Host Ven Dyke guides three couples, Ken Berry with Jackie Joseph, James Farentino with Michele Lee, and Sonny and Cher Bono, through sketches about prenatal life and the doctor’s fee, ending with the expected birth.
In February the author recalls Abraham Lincoln’s early years in Congress beginning in 1847 and his efforts to limit war and slavery. Lincoln’s cautious, moderate plans for gradual emancipation faced defeat yet foreshadowed the Civil War. He believed in peace with honor and warned of union collapse.
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department analysts foresee solid milk output in 1971 with a limited rise from 1970 as herd numbers shrink slowly and output per cow climbs. High feed costs and blight hit corn threaten to curb gains, though milk prices remain at record highs and overall dairy income rose in 1970.
The American Arbitration Association teams with leaders like I W Abel and R Heath Larry to explore voluntary binding arbitration as a fresh remedy to bargaining deadlocks. Amid inflation hurting wages and profits, researchers say both labor and management face higher costs and risks, making statesmanlike arbitration more appealing than strikes.
A detailed broadcast log lists dozens of programs, networks, and time slots from 5:00 PM to midnight. It includes comprehensive listings for news, weather, sports, and a mix of classics and films, with numerous repeats and cross references to hosts and actors.
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