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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1973
Page
2
A national advisory commission recommends shortening felony sentences to 25 years except for murder and five years for non dangerous offenders. The report also urges rehabilitation oriented prison policy and addressing root causes like poverty illiteracy unemployment. Education and employment opportunities for former inmates are proposed as essential remedies.
A retrospective notes the 1971 Senate vote against funding the supersonic transport, halting development and dismantling the mockup. It warns reviving the SST would raise costs, cites shifting government business ties, and argues private firms should build any future jets if worth having.
Washington AP reports rising feed costs push the milk feed ratio to 1.63 in December, the lowest since July 1971. Milk price to farmers up 40 cents from a year earlier. feed costs rose 70 cents. Federation seeks higher supports to guard milk supplies amid rising expenses. Alfalfa seed production in 1972 also drops to 101.3 million pounds, the smallest since 1948.
The SEC ruled that banks mutual funds and insurers may own brokerage firms with exchange seats if 80 percent of the firms business is with the public and 20 percent with the parent. Industry reaction was cautious as mergers would be gradual amid size and antitrust questions and uncertain profits.
In New York a bill proposes a study commission to explore selling divorce insurance. Promoters lawyers feminists and legislators show interest though insurers worry over high divorce rates. The piece notes young couples face many payments and asks who would pay the premiums.
A patient writes seeking reassurance about hysterectomy for cervical cancer. She fears the operation will ruin her femininity and sexual satisfaction, having heard alarming stories from coworkers.
Readers share experiences debunking hysterectomy fears stating the operation does not affect sexual satisfaction or fertility. A doctor explains uterus removal leaves the vagina unchanged while urging caution against harmful myths and urging readers to avoid spreading fear.
The National Geographic Society presents Strange Creatures of the Night a network special about nocturnal animals. It features owls bats hyenas and vampire bats feeding on cattle while illustrating life in total darkness using electronic image intensification and minimal lighting.
Daily Ottawa Kansas TV log lists extensive program lineup from early morning to night. Includes News Weather Sports and classic shows such as Sesame Street Dragnet Beverly Hillbillies Gunsmoke and The Tonight Show with numerous film and educational programs. Broadcast times span 5 a.m. to midnight with many different networks and channels noted.
Washington AP Higher market prices pull grain from government price support programs into commerce. As of Jan 1 farmers held only one million bushels of new crop corn under price support loans, far below 583 million a year earlier, with weather and higher prices reducing loan attractiveness as corn averaged 1.42 dollars per bushel last month versus 1.20 a year ago.
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