31 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1972
Page
1
Editorial argues government red tape and delayed payments inflate hospital costs as Medicaid and Medicare audits lag. Notes Uncle Sam behind on payments, budgets based on guesses, and calls for simplifying federal health program procedures to reduce waste and improve care.
Gov Robert Docking vetoed the Republican backed reapportionment plan that would have let four populous counties elect senators at large. The constitution requires each senator from separate districts, and the clash highlights partisan politics as Docking positions himself as guardian of the constitution amid GOP leadership opposition.
Reporters question Agnew's role as Nixon's vice president amid rumors of a political sidelining. Washington says Nixon and top aides speak, while Agnew last appeared in Florida for a non political speech. Speculation abounds on his future and whereabouts.
Dear Dr Thesteson notes a shift in medical opinion from routine iodine application to caution. The writer recalls a past practice of applying iodine to minor wounds and asks why opinions have changed.
Notes on tincture of iodine risks including skin irritation from alcohol evaporation and stronger concentration in old bottles. Suggests safer antiseptics, warns iodine is poisonous in quantity, and emphasizes judgment in home use. Includes queries about beer alcohol content and a brief medical note on duodenitis and related ulcers.
ABD News notes that 49 million acres now wooded or pastured could profitably become crop land, mainly in the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast. Soybeans and rice would suit much of the conversion, with 37 million acres in woods and 12 million in pastures. ERS says 98.7 million acres could convert if needed, but warns of market disruption without demand shifts.
On Kansas Day in Topeka only Sen. James B. Pearson announced his bid for re election to a full six year term. Other potential GOP candidates offered none while Lt. Gov Reynolds Shultz and Morris Kay displayed campaign items but did not declare.
Hal Boyle notes odd facts from reader letters about leg cramps and sleep, vitamin E use. discusses rising bankruptcy filings and debt wipeouts. quips on aging husbands and the length of days. defines boudoir as an intimate room for privacy or recreation.
New York AP reports on made for TV films and their varying quality. The Screaming Woman is a 90 minute horror style thriller with Olivia de Havilland playing a wealthy mother facing an apparent estate dispute. She uncovers a buried cry for help and exposes a would be wife murderer while foiling her son’s plan.
A dense February 27 television schedule lists News Weather Sports cartoons soaps dramas and movies across daytime and prime slots. Entries name programs hosts channels and titles including Jeannie Hogan's Heroes Perry Mason Dragnet and The Smugglers.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editor Wellington and Robert as publisher. Rates shown include trade area pricing for one month to one year, with tax adjustments and out of state discounts. The Associated Press retains exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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