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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1977
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald argues against renewed military conscription while noting the high cost of benefits for retirees. It questions whether active duty pay and post service pensions are sustainable and suggests tightening rules on early retirement and outside earnings. It argues fairness between veterans and current retirees under social security considerations.
A Garnett editor argues for restoring age 16 as the age of criminal responsibility, citing recent juvenile arrests in Florence and calls for stronger adult accountability. The piece notes Kansas raised the age to 18 and urges readers to contact state lawmakers about changing the law.
A reader criticizes Dr Billings and the ovulation method, asserting it works and should be taught rather than ridiculed. The note stresses it as a couple-to-couple method avoiding pills or devices and urges doctors to understand.
Readers receive input on the Billings ovulation mucus method. It links vaginal mucus changes to ovulation and fertile periods, noting education needs and abstinence during fertility. Also includes surgeon notes on augmentation mammoplasty, nonstick pans, alcohol and diabetes, tongue pain causes, and a prayer closing.
U S farm exports rose less than five percent in the first 11 months of 1976 while imports jumped 15 percent, led by coffee. November imports reached 218 million pounds at about $1.35 a pound, pushing coffee values to roughly $295 million, narrowing the trade surplus despite a still sizable overall balance. A separate USDA plan increases cotton grower assessments for promotion and research starting with the 1977 crop, approved by 67.2 percent in a mail referendum.
An AP business analysis discusses how expectations of price control shift when consumers consider nonessential goods like coffee. It notes divergent views on supply and demand, then summarizes the Council on Wage and Price Stability critique of OSHA diving standards, arguing training divers could save more lives at lower cost than new rules.
AP critic Jay Sharbutt finds NBC's two hour tribute to John F Kennedy thin and tepid despite a strong cast led by Paul Rudd as Kennedy. The dramatization follows Kennedy's 1946 shift from journalism to Boston politics and ends with his first political victory, but the piece comes off as unfocused and lacking Boston flavor.
A TV and radio guide listing multiple programs. Highlights include The Bionic Woman Doomaday Tomorrow, Star Trek The Naked Time, Jacksons premiere, Sirota's Court episode The ipp, and movie specials Halter Skelter Part II and Roots. Also notes on The Tonight Show and The CBS Late Movie with various guests and air times.
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