Reading level and tests spark debate on school policy
A nearby paper notes students score above average on three standardized tests, while Los Angeles educators adopt a "survival" reading rule for seniors. The grand jury cited poor reading as a problem, and Earl Butz defends the idea that there is no free lunch in federal programs. He warns of rising costs and a looming $425 billion budget.
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Earl Butz
Butz
Baltimore
White House
Congress
Bennett
Bennett-The- Governor
Infant Sleep Question for Dr Thosteson
A new mother asks Dear Dr Thosteson about her four month old infant who wakes several times nightly for feedings. She seeks guidance on how to promote longer sleep stretches and whether sleep patterns at this age are typical.
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Dr. Thosteson
When should a baby sleep through the night
A column discusses crying in infants and how parents interpret it. It notes varying timing for night sleep, argues picking up a crying baby is not harmful when used to address needs, and emphasizes responding to cries to provide warmth and comfort. It also mentions feeding on demand versus strict schedules and ends with a prayer.
Soviet Union trims hog and poultry stocks amid drought
The Agriculture Department reports 1975 hog inventories likely 20 percent lower and poultry down at least 11 percent from a year earlier as the Soviet bloc cuts meat output to conserve grain for 4976 crops. Cattle herds receive priority to weather shortages, with drought causing reduced breeding. Russia may have harvested about 123 million tons versus a 215.7 million target, forcing large grain imports including 13.2 million tons from the United States.
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Hy Don Kendall
Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Russia
USDA
Moscow
United States
U.S
Department and Trade
Governor confronts nurses over overtime pay protest
In Topeka Governor Bennett faces 30 nurses from Kansas University Medical Center demanding overtime compensation. He remains controlled yet firm, explaining the pay ban stems from state law, promising possible changes while denying instant personal relief. The encounter ends with the governor declaring the conference over.
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John Marshall
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Bob Bennett
Kansas University Medical Center
Bennett
KUMC
Conclusion Shines In Eleanor And Franklin Episode
AP Television Writer Jay Sharbutt notes the concluding installment improves on Sundays dull opener. The 1913 to 1945 life arc centers on FDR polio shock and his affair with Lucy Mercer, Eleanor’s fallout, and her role keeping his career alive. Jane Alexander’s Eleanor and Ed Flanders as Louis Howe receive Emmy-worthy praise. Paul Lohmann’s photography and John Barry’s score are praised.
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Jay Sharbutt
New York
Eleanor and Franklin
ABC
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fdr
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Lucy Mercer
Eleanor
Miss Mercer
Hyde Park
Louis Howe
Jane Alexander
Ed Flanders
Howe
Edward Hermann
Paul Lohmann
John Barry
James
Costigan
Television Log Heavy Schedule Circular Broadcasts
A dense station log lists 5:00 to 2:00 broadcasts featuring Family Affair Hogan's Heroes Sesame Street Green Acres and more. It includes prime time films Guns of the Magnificent Seven The Prisoner of Zenda and The Bed Sitting Room with numerous News Weather and sports blocks across channels and times.
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Zoom
Green Acres
Electric Company
Gomer Pyle
USMC
Andy Griffith
Beverly Hillbillies
Sanbury's
Lincoln
Rhoda
Medical Center
Dick van Dyke
David Frost
Johnny Carson
Ironside
Robert AacNei
Sunset Strip
National Geographic
Kotter
Focus
Joe and Sons
Ian Martin
Marcus Welby
M.D
Joe Forrester
Nick and
Nora
Mavle
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and AP Notice
Ottawa Herald page lists subscription prices for trade area by mail and rail rates for out of area and out of state readers. It notes Associated Press rights, stating the AP exclusively owns local news publication and dispatches.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington Eqster
Associated Press
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Barbra Streisand
James Caan
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