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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1973
Page
1
Ottawa Herald notes media regulation debates as officials urge local stations to raise news standards and Congress weighs advertising limits. It highlights tobacco industry shifts to TV and citizen groups pressuring the FCC for child programming mandates and 14 hours weekly youth time. The piece questions whether TV should be government or private enterprise run.
The piece argues that producing an hour of television costs about 200000 dollars while airing nets only around 10000 after expenses. If ads decline and reruns rise, networks face pressure from FCC limits and actor claims for royalties, risking reduced new programs and possible tighter federal control unless policy changes.
The January 1973 ice storm impacted about half a million people in the Kansas City area. It exposed the vulnerability of above ground power lines to ice and wind and highlighted the potential long term costs to homeowners and ratepayers. The piece argues for burying lines despite higher upfront costs, citing storm fallout.
The U S Command reported an early morning attack on Da Nang Air Base tied to enemy shelling that wounded 11. Seven hours later the same command admitted the strike was accidental, saying U S fighter-bombers dropped bombs through heavy overcast. The delay raises questions about credibility.
A patient, 45, reports five years of cysts in both breasts with nearly 100 removed by needle, two tumors excised, and fear of cancer. She cites her doctor’s plan to remove all gland tissue and six months later refill the breast, describing the procedure as new and unsettling.
Cysts are clogged glands filling with fluid forming lumps that may be tender before menstruation. Most cysts do not become cancer, but a small percentage can. Regular exams and imaging like mammograms or biopsies help distinguish cysts from cancer. Hormone use may reduce tenderness, menopause often lowers cysts, and removal is surgical only if necessary.
A Topeka committee urged a 1.5 percent state income tax increase to raise about 65 million dollars for school property tax relief. The plan would boost bills for many, with a 30 percent plus rise for some. 50 million would go to local schools, 15 million kept by the state. Key figures include Sen. Joe Harder and Rep. Duane McGill. Gov. Docking to present budget plan soon.
New York ratings show Jack Paar on NBC Tonight with Peggy Cass scoring a 9.8 rating or about 600,000 homes versus Johnny Carson at 6.4 or 390,000 homes. In Los Angeles Carson led with a 10.3 rating about 350,000 homes while Paar had 5.2 or roughly 175,000 homes.
TV schedule dense with channels and programs from early morning to midnight. Mentions ABC NBC CBS style lineups, news, weather, sports, game shows, dramas and movies, plus station credits and subscription rates for Ottawa Kansas. The page notes Paired famous hosts and programs with dates and times, including Pearl Harbour era references and ongoing series.
National Grange criticizes the REA move to fund rural power and telephone service by private capital at five percent interest, instead of direct government loans at two percent. Grange Leader John W. Scott said the policy hurts rural communities hardest and noted money will come from sales of government securities to private investors.
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