Editorial urges drastic county consolidation in Kansas
Ottawa Herald editorial supports State Rep. Jerry Harper of Wichita proposing to cut Kansas counties from 105 to 30. If adopted, Franklin, Miami, Anderson and Linn would merge. county seats might cluster near the center, with Greeley as a key point. The piece argues government must be continually re examined to stay efficient.
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Jerry Harper
Wichita
Kansas
Harper
Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Linn
Greeley
Harper bill would consolidate counties to 38000 population limit
The proposal argues counties are too small to deliver services and proposes merging counties and allowing joint services. It notes school district consolidation cut 8 632 districts to 311 and warns broad county consolidation is impractical work should focus on enabling service merges in law enforcement firefighting road work engineering and recreation.
Tax Time Back Seat For 1040 Increases Social Security Base
The piece notes 75 percent of workers will pay more federal taxes next year due to a higher Social Security base rising from 7800 to 9000 dollars, with 5.2 percent rate unchanged. Employers also pay the same amount per worker. Future sessions may raise benefits and bases further.
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Government
Congress
Booze Topic Clarifies Diabetic Calorie Balance
Dear Dr Thosteson explains how alcohol and carbohydrate intake affect diabetics. A patient must limit total calories and carbs and match intake to physical activity and medication. excess intake risks trouble sooner or later.
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Thosteson
Diabetic and Alcohol Use Health Warnings
Medical guidance warns diabetics that alcohol can disrupt energy balance and hydration, with risk varying by individual. Heavy or repeated drinking may blunt appetite, delay meals, or provoke vomiting and acidosis, while some drinks contain sugar. The letter also discusses Dupuytren's contracture and gallstones, noting surgery as the primary cure for gallstones and offering conservative hand-care advice.
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Thosteson
Dupuytren
F.G.S
Farm Roundup REAP funds face political clash in 1972
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration faced protests from farm groups conservationists and Republicans as $195.5 million for the Rural Environmental Assistance Program REAP was authorized. USDA officials describe the move as a breakthrough amid decades of attempts to curb the program with a $140 million initial allocation last October.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
USDA
Re- Agricultural Conservation Publican
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
White House
Buzz
Dining Requires Endurance in Moscow’s Food Scene
Moscow diners endure long lines and slow service as the city’s seven million residents and visitors pack about a hundred restaurants. Despite rhetoric after the 24th Communist Congress, waiters earn 70-80 rubles monthly and tips, while foreign-oriented establishments strive for Western standards. Menu staples include chicken Kiev, beef Stroganoff, sturgeon, and Moscow salad, but many items remain unavailable and caviar grows scarce due to pollution.
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Moscow
Kiev
Mod Squad and TV Highlights Tangle Viewers
New York reports viewers found Tuesday night painful as Mod Squad ran a concussion storyline and heavy breathing. Marcus Welby M D followed with a pregnancy risk plot, while a Pierre Gaisseau documentary on New Guinea tribes offered mixed editing. NBC plans a Today show 20th anniversary reunion with Garroway Chancellor and McGee.
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New York
Mod Squad
Pete Cochran
Marcus Welby
M.D
Sprial
Mai
Pierre D. Gaisseau
NBC
Public Equity Corp aims to reform capitalism through profit reinvestment
New York based Public Equity Corp plans to register with the SEC and offer 2.5 million shares at $10 each. Foremost risk disclosure notes the stock could become a glamor issue, yet founders stress profits will be modest and reinvested in product development as the firm pursues legal reforms to address abuses in capitalism.
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New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Equity Corp
Thomas Mechling
Fomer Democratic
Nevada
National Association of Manufacturers
Embryo Corporation
Wall
Agriculture Dept Sets Spring Planting Survey Preview
USDA policy makers will review a special survey on spring plantings before farmer enrollments in 1972 feed grain wheat and cotton programs. Signups at county ASCS offices shift from Jan 17 Feb 25 to Feb 3 Mar 10, with a Jan 27 report on intended acres for key crops to guide last minute adjustments to the 1972 setaside program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
USDA
Television Log Listing Prime Time Schedule
A dense telecast log lists hourly shows from 5 PM to 12:30 AM including Munsters Dream Of Jeannie News Weather Tonight Merv Griffin and Tonight plus numerous soap operas game shows and movies from major networks with multiple time blocks and channels listed. The fragmentary schedule features titles such as Bewitched Lucille Ball Love Lucy Petticoat Junction and Heaven With A Gun among others.
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Jeannie
Andy Griffith
Eddie
Merv Griffin
Beau Geste
My Love
Goliath
Captain Kangaroo
Beverly Breckenridge
David Frost
Dinah Share
Lucille Ball
Lucille Rivers
My Three Sons
Poneehiretian
Doctors
Guiding Light
Another World
Bay City
General Hospital
Secret Storm
One Life To Live
Gomer Pyle
Perry Mason
Mike Douglas
Petticoat Junction
Big Valley
Dick van Dyke
News
Munsters
Kansas
Buck Owens
Hee Haw
Hogan's Heroes
Flip Wilson
Special
Alias Smith and Jones
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Note
Ottawa Herald announces subscription prices for in and out of trade area with monthly quarterly six month and annual options. Rates vary by mail and location with out of state subscribers taxed differently and AP news usage reserved.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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