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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1975
Page
1
The piece argues President Ford proposes shifting control of federal funds to states and expanding an interstate focus. It questions replacing multiple road programs with four core ones and allowing states to use their own gasoline tax revenue for highway needs.
The author argues a new federal strategy could pressure states to align with Washington in exchange for dollars, spurring progress if Ford's proposals win congressional support. Reducing the sprawling bureaucracy would be a tough but pivotal task for lawmakers and the President, potentially steering the nation toward a better course.
The Pet Food Institute argues pet food byproducts support meat and seafood processing. It cites 1974 data showing processors paid about 320 million for byproducts, and grain purchases totaling 286.5 million, providing income to farmers and keeping meat costs lower for consumers.
A critical view claims the CIA runs a secret airline used to ferry agents and political figures, funded by taxpayer money. The piece accuses Congress of inaction and urges oversight and ending blank checks for national security programs.
A reader criticizes federal welfare costs claiming New York City may become a welfare case and notes Kansas City Power & Light customers pay a statewide tax. The letter urges Kansas senators and congressmen to act and cites cross-state tax burdens.
Dear Dr Thosteson addresses a prominent sebaceous cyst treatment in a patient seeking removal. Surgery by a dermatologist is suggested as the likely option, noting the cyst is benign and often removable in a minor office procedure.
New York AP reports the FCC has not investigated payola allegations for two years. The agency passes every complaint to the Justice Department to avoid interfering with a federal probe begun in 1973. FCC official William Ray says the hiatus aims to protect ongoing criminal investigations. Indictments last month accused several record companies of illegal payoffs to radio employees in at least 16 cities.
A dense TV guide fragment lists day and night programming across channels with a mix of news, game shows, dramas, comedies, movies, weather, and special broadcasts. Notable items include Truth or Consequences, Sesame Street, Gomer Pyle USMC, Bonanza, The Beverly Hillbillies, Perry Mason, and Tonight’s movie selections among broad daytime and prime time slots.
In New York and Chicago dispatches, the AP reports on shifting explanations for rising food costs. A government study blames higher world oil prices and rising wages, not middlemen. Americans increasingly look inward at causes like rising expectations and altered buying habits. Prairie Farmer notes farm population fell 0.8 percent from 1970 to 1975, contrasting with larger rural declines.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for in area and outside trade area, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. It notes 3 percent sales tax for out of state subscribers and that Associated Press content is exclusive for local news and AP dispatches.
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