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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1973
Page
1
Ottawa Herald notes Congress debates inflation related measures while expanding the debt and Social Security tax, and considers wage hikes. The paper chides lawmakers for criticizing energy shortages yet delaying the Alaskan pipeline proposal. It mentions a price freeze and a 5.5 percent wage cap amid postal rate increases.
The piece notes a 14 percent pay rise for postal workers and first class mail, a push for selling American farm products abroad, and a call to plant more crops. It then mentions possible embargo talk to curb foreign shipments and criticizes Pentagon spending after a Sparrow missile mishap on an F-14. The tone surveys management failures in America.
From Our Readers praises the Ottawa Jaycees for a July 4th display of service and communal effort. Irvin R. Arnold thanks the group for a pleasant afternoon and evening, noting the community’s willingness to forego comforts to help others.
A mother asks about permanent hair removal options for her teenage daughter’s upper leg hair. She notes shaving worsened the problem and wonders if any permanent method exists and its cost.
In a readers question column, concerns about teen leg shaving spark family strife. The piece endorses temporary hair removal methods and notes electrolysis as permanent but costly. Additional letters discuss VD routine exams, pilonidal cysts, and a concluding prayer.
The National Cotton Council warns tighter farm payment limits in Congress could affect cotton production and thus protein supplies. Cottonseed provides about 15 percent of the nation's livestock protein, and most seed comes from high-payment farms. Total cottonseed output last year exceeded 5.4 million tons with significant shares from farms receiving $20,000 or more.
The five year exchange of crop data and agricultural cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union is supervised by a joint committee. Major cooperation areas include plant animal and soil sciences and farm mechanization. A Foreign Agricultural Service report details project prospects and yearly impact considerations. Prices from the latest week show pork and cattle trends with cents per hundredweight shifts noted.
Daily log lists extensive TV schedule with programs across channels including Sesame Street Leave it To Beaver H R Pufnstuf Lost In Space To Tell The Truth Hogan's Heroes Beverly Hillbillies Movie offerings and news Weather and sports blocks across dayparts. Includes local editor notes and subscription details for Ottawa Kansas 66067 with AP affiliation.
CBS replays the 1954 See It Now clash between Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph McCarthy in a Retrospective series. The broadcasts showed McCarthy’s speeches and hearings, exposing his claims with documented facts. The public reaction shifted against McCarthy, and his influence faded as he faced Senate censure. Murrow died in 1965.
Washington AP John Mitchell, once Nixon era attorney general and key adviser, faces Senate Watergate Committee amid allegations tying him to planning and cover up of the June 17 1972 break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and related perjury charges over a 200000 contribution. Mitchell denies involvement and awaits trial.
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