Television’s misread medical image sparks call for reform
Editorial notes how TV doctors appear as miracle workers and questions the industry’s failure to show real medical costs and shortages. A surgeon general committee member warns that hospital scenes omit the real sensory and financial aspects of care. The piece urges the committee and the Information Service to correct TV’s distorted portrayal.
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U.S
Surgeon General
Surgeor General’s Committee
U.S. Information Service
Sage wheat duel promises record Kansas crop gains
Research from the Hays experiment station unveils Sage, a disease resistant wheat strain developed over a decade and tested across Kansas. In trials it yields 10 percent higher than existing varieties, with potential for substantial gains if planted on one million acres, translating to about nine million dollars more value at current prices.
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Kansas
Hays
Dropped Stomach Question to Dr Thosteson
A patient with fifteen years of intermittent colitis asks what a dropped stomach means and describes recent soreness near the rib edge. The letter seeks a medical explanation and guidance from Dr Thosteson.
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Dr. Thosteson
J. B
Medical Q and A on stomach pain and infections
Reader notes stomach discomfort after spicy foods and bile back pain after busy days. Doctor suspects spastic colitis over a dropped stomach, questions constipation claims, and urges colitis evaluation. Other letters discuss yeast infections in couples, brain-pulse blackouts possibly petit mal, birth control vasectomy, and a prayer ending.
War Comedy Theory Shot in TV Revival for Military Shows
AP reports on producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart questioning whether postwar sentiment will revive military service comedies on television. They discuss their CBS project Roll Out about the Red Ball Express and note their approach mixes stress driven humor with predominantly Black talent while acknowledging War War II and earlier shows laid the groundwork.
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Los Angeles
Vietnam
Gene Reynolds
Larry Gelbart
CBS
Red Ball Express
Reynolds
Sgt. Bilko
Phil Silvers
McHale
Energy Crisis Reverberates Through Politics and Policy
Washington reports the energy crisis as a lasting national issue affecting 1974 and 1976 politics. A plan for mandatory petroleum allocation is discussed to spread fuel fairly without pump rationing. Nixon urges conservation, while officials warn the problem will persist for at least a decade with potential restrictive measures ahead.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Colorado
John A. Lave
United States
Farm Labor Shrinks As U S Agriculture Modernizes
A Department of Agriculture worksheet shows U S farmers increased food and fiber output by 111 percent in 1972 from 67, with labor hours down to 6.2 billion. Mechanization and efficiency boosted productivity. some crops required more hours due to larger acreage. Separately, inspections of livestock at public stockyards were halted to reallocate staff to disease control efforts.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Emergency Tops All in the Family in Ratings War
NBC launched Emergency in January 1972 against All in the Family, knocking Bewitched from ABC’s lineup. Archie Bunker’s show pressured NBC’s new hit, but Emergency climbed into the top 20 while Family slipped from first place, signaling a shifting ratings battle.
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Los Angeles
NBC
All In the Family
Emergency
ABC
Bobby Sherman
Archie Bunker
Soybeans Planted Later Than Usual Across Regions
The Agriculture Department notes the 1973 soybean crop near completion by July 1, about two weeks late. In the Corn Belt the crop was 93 percent planted, with Ohio Indiana and Illinois around 90 percent, Missouri 36 percent, and Kansas 87 percent. Southern planting stood at about 88 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
South
Television Log of a Dated Kansas Broadcast Schedule
Detailed daily TV listings from Ottawa Kansas covering 5 am to 2:35 am with channel allocations, show titles, and special notes. Includes news weather sports daytime soaps game shows and late night movies. Contains numerous program names such as Sesame Street Dragnet Bonanza Love Lucy and The Tonight Lineup.
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Kansas
TV Weatherman
World News
Helen Reddy
Royals
Ironside
The
Vernons
Squadron” i
Twins
Four States
Mint School
Grace Crawford
Caret
Guiding Light
Mr. Denning
North
Doctors
Bay City
General Hospital
Peyton Place
Somerset
Treehouse Lane
Andy Griffith
Mike Douglas
Perry Mason
Jeff's Collie
Lassie
Movie, ‘’the Seven Hills of Rome” (c) 4:07, Petticoat Junction
Daniel Boone
Mister Rogers
Merv Griffin
Star Trek
Electric Company
Munsters
Lilias
Brady Bunch
Washington Week In Review
Sanford and Son
Mancini Generation
Playhouse New York
Johnny Carson
Rosie O'Grady
Captain Carey
U.S.A
Maine
Art Linkletter
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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Editorial
Guy Welby
Studdy
Mrs. G
Thosteson
E.P
Tip
L.M
Jesus Christ
Capitol Hill
Executive Branch
Economic Research Service
Isvhd
San Francisco
Dean Martin
Leslie
Man In the
All My Children
Paul Dixon
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