Noted weeknotes on government, golf, and secret files
Ottawa Notebook surveys lawmakers at work in Iowa and a Supreme Court case on topless dancing. It jokes about golf expenditures, defense spending, and expansive files on citizens. The column reflects a wry local voice on national issues and personal ethics.
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U. S. Supreme Court
New York
Supreme Court
CIA
FBI
Congress
KBI
Organized Crime
Ottawa
Dear Dr Thosteson on Marijuana Effects and Reproduction Questions
A reader asks about short and long term marijuana effects and whether female orgasm is required for conception. The exchange covers teen use myths and basic reproductive questions with Dr Thosteson’s guidance.
Marijuana health risks and medical cautions warned
A medical column warns that long term marijuana use can harm immunity, lungs, digestion, and memory, with increased danger when combined with other drugs. It notes eye irritation, possible brain changes, and weight loss, and stresses not to view marijuana as harmless. It includes audience questions on menopause testing, warts in children, and osteoarthritis climate effects, with brief religious and prayer passages.
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Iowa
Robert Ray
Capitol Hill
Towa
Thosteson
R. M
H.N
Florida
Minnesota
Budget Book Burdens Readers With Numbers And Puzzling prose
Kansas Governor Robert Bennett’s budget proposal, a 550 page 1.47 billion plan beginning July, is heavy reading packed with dense figures and opaque explanations. The governor notes printouts may not match budget figures, while Page 95 reveals a $438,764 request for the administration department’s budget division.
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Topeka
Hns
Robert Bennett
Federal Revenue-Sharing Fund
Kansas
Administration Department
Weekend TV Schedule Roundup of Movies and Series
A dense listing shows broadcast slots across Saturday and Monday with a wide mix of programs. Notable items include The Purple Plain, Boom!, Wide World of Sports, Bonanza, Wrestling, Jimmie Dean Show, Hee Haw, The Scalphunters, The Detective, Mary Tyler Moore, Night Gallery, The Great Man's Whiskers, Dr. Strangelove, Tonight Show, and Love American Style among others. The guide emphasizes sports events, classic films, and variety programs across multiple networks.
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Purple Plain
Wide World of Sports
Harold Ensley
Bonanza
Bobby Goldsboro
Hank Thompson
Bing Crosby
Gerald Ford
America
Porter Wagoner
Jimmie Dean
Lawrence Welk
Hee Haw
World Press
Nashville Music
Kansas City- Omaha Kings
Knicks
Jeffersons
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart
Carol Barnett
TV News
Night Gallery
Philadelphia Flyers
Bruins
Local subscription rates and press masthead list
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays at Ottawa Kansas 104 S Cedar. Robert B Wellington is editor and publisher. Rates vary by area with per month and yearly options for trade and out of area subscribers. Out of state subscribers deduct 3 percent sales tax. Associated Press is credited for local news and dispatches.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Television Listings Snapshot From A February TV Lineup
A dense schedule reel outlines NBC CBS and ABC offerings for January 26 to February 1 including The Sky's the Limit with Pat O'Brien and Lloyd Nolan, The Case Against Milligan, Kojak, The Boston Strangler, Play Misty for Me, Be My Valentine Charlie Brown, Shadow in the Street, The Manhunter, The First Annual Comedy Awards, Killer on the Hill, The Family, The Turkish Connection, Dr Seuss Cat in the Hat, The Masquerade Party, and Professional Bowlers Tour coverage plus Kung Fu the Thief of Chendo, and The 808 Newhart Show plus The Carol Burnett Show entries.
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NBC
THE
Wonderful World OF Disney
Pat O’brien
Lloyd Nolan
CBS
Milligan
Richard Basehart
Lincoln
Kojak
Piraeus
Charlie Brown
Charles M. Schulz
Carte Brown
Cupid
Tony Lo Bianco
Sheree North
Dana Andrews
Jesse Wells
ABC
Alan King
Cannon
Dr, Seuss
Thing One
Thing Two
Allan Sherman
Dawes Butler
Pam Ferdin
Tony Frazier
Gloria Camacho
5Anford
SOW
Fred and
Grady
Kansas City
Missouri
ABC Sports
Honolulu
Hawaii
James Hong
Harush
Clare Nano
Caine
Hielo
Bob
Emily
Jack Weston
Lee
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Jimmy Dean
Charly
McCloud
Masterpiece Theater
David Suskind
Firing Line
Morris Cerullo
Sanford and Son
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Washington Week
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Jack Hartman
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