Death Penalty Debate Mirrors Court Rulings in Kansas
The Kansas Legislature has debated renewing the death penalty amid a Supreme Court shift. A 1972 ruling had labeled the death penalty cruel and unconstitutional, while a 7 2 decision now allows it. Public opinion grows tougher on crime, with states varying in approach, prompting Kansas to weigh implications for state autonomy and policy direction.
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Kansas
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
High Court
Title IX Joke Shortage Impacts Miss Kansas Pageant
Pratt notes this year’s Miss Kansas contest lost 14000 in scholarship funds due to no male entrants as Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded schools. Pageant officials joke about circumventing rules by adding men or appealing to Washington to concede gender differences.
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Pratt
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Due Date Calculations and Health Q A Summary
A reader asks how doctors estimate a baby due date using the first day of the last period, with back counting three months and adding seven to ten days. The piece notes due dates are approximate and depend on accurate record keeping and luck. The column then covers leg cramps from aging arteries, advice on circulation, leg elevation, and proper footwear, plus a note on kelp iodine for goiter.
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Thesteson
C.R
Thoste
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Page Note
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and out of state, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options. Includes tax note and AP affiliation statement. Editor Robert B. Wellington.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Skaeribgra
Wharton forecast sees a strong economy into 1977
A June 11 Wharton School forecast by economist Lawrence Klein projects a continued recovery for another year or more. It suggests unemployment could fall to 6.1 percent by end of 1977 while inflation pressure rises modestly, with money policy by the Fed shaping outcomes. The model is viewed as apolitical despite suggesting some Republican strength.
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New York
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Wharton School
Lawrence Klein
United States
Wharton
Carter
Klein
University of Pennnsylvania
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Synthetic sex lure aids control of Japanese beetles
Government scientists report a synthetic sex attractant duplicating the female beetle lactone lures males to traps more effectively than live females. North Carolina field tests show traps with the attractant capture more males, supporting use for detection and control. The beetles damage crops nationwide, with larvae feeding on turf roots and causing costly losses.
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Don Kendall
Washington (Ap
Agriculture Department
North Carolina
United States
Riverton
N.J
Department
Usda Laboratories
Gainesville
Fla
Wooster
Ohio
Television Schedule and Farm Land Values Note
A compiled TV schedule lists daytime and evening programs across networks and channels with many show titles and times, followed by a market note on farm real estate values. The report cites a March 1 1977 crop and export outlook, noting land value increases led by Iowa and Nebraska.
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U.S
Corn
Plains
Iowa
Nebraska
Public Broadcasting Faces Financing Debate Nationwide
Public broadcasting contends with how federal funds should be spent as centralists favor national programming while localists push for improved local stations. Congress approved long term financing with Senate at 103 million and House at 96.75 million. Lawrence K Grossman, ex NBC executive, emerged as a strong PBS leader amid mixed reception. Frederick Brightenfeld questions whether emphasis should stay local or broaden national service.
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Associated Press
Washington
Public Broadcasting
Nixon
House
Senate
Congress
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Public Broadcasting Service
Lawrence K. Grossman
NBC
New York
Frederick Brightenfeld
Maryland Center For Public Broadcasting
PBS
Brightenfeld
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