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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1977
Page
1
After Independence Day, communities report fire and hazard from bottle rockets and rooftop blazes. The piece argues the discussion should extend beyond bottle rockets to all unsafe fireworks, noting the Product Safety Commission's prior consideration of a ban and the mixed public reaction.
The piece rails against patriotic displays and urges bans on fireworks citing safety concerns. It notes suppliers facing hardship due to large inventories and laments fires and injuries, calling for Product Safety Commission action to remove the hazard.
Kansas will receive 50.65 million dollars in federal highway funds this fall with an additional 3.25 billion to follow for interstate and rural bridges. The piece cites the Washington mass transit project cost over five billion and revenue shortfalls, noting GAO concerns and san francisco lessons, urging Congress to rethink diverting highway funds to mass transit.
CBS-TV chief Robert Wussler will have CBS News review the planned TV movie Four Days in Dallas for factual accuracy. The drama about the 1963 Kennedy assassination references the Warren Report and could be delayed or corrected if credibility is questioned, aiming to avoid shaping a revisionist history in the public mind.
TV listings preview a Friday night double feature with High Risk and other programs including Sanford and Son and The CBS Friday Night Movie The Big Gaun dry and Washington Week in Review and Chico and the Man The listings mention actors Gregory Peck Charlton Heston Burl Ives and Errol Flynn among others and note a Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser and a Quincy episode Snake Eyes leading into Great Performances with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic
A letter from Mrs. D L requests help selecting a nearby nursing home for her father. Dr. Thosteson advises evaluating visits, accessibility, medical care, Medicare/Medicaid, cleanliness, dining quality, atmosphere, and staff responsiveness. He urges personal, unannounced visits and notes costs do not always reflect quality.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports on Marc Linder 31 who writes Anti Samuelson a two volume critique of Paul Samuelson’s Economics. Linder argues Samuelson distorts and exaggerates while noting Samuelson welcomes debate. Samuelson admits no firm opinion pending further discussion. Linder spent years researching and assembling 1500 pages to supply data guiding students toward theory.
AP reports that 1977 meat imports under the 1964 quota law remain below 1976 levels and show no sign of triggering strict quotas. As of July 1, imports are predicted not to exceed the quota. Australia and New Zealand shipments fall, while Canada and Costa Rica rise.
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