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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1976
Page
2
Editorial notes Kansas Legislature renewed interest in the death penalty after the U S Supreme Court ruling upholding its legality by a 7 to 2 vote. The piece contrasts the 1972 Cruel and Inhuman Punishment decision with subsequent state laws and current interpretation.
Over four years public demand for tougher crime policies grew as 20 states adopted death penalty rules, three by popular vote. The court’s latest ruling may boost pro death penalty arguments in Kansas while inviting questions about whether the Supreme Court will retrace its authority from state decisions.
Pratt says winning Miss Kansas held less value this year as no men entered the contest leading to a $14,000 shortfall in scholarship funds. Federal Title IX rules ban sex discrimination in federally funded schools requiring annual compliance certification. A workaround is suggested by adding men to the stage or convincing policymakers that boys and girls are different.
A patient asks how doctors estimate a due date. The note discusses calculating gestational age using last menstrual period and ultrasound dating, with typical timing around 40 weeks from LMP or pregnancy onset, and notes personal examples of full-term arrivals.
The reader asks about predicting a due date using last period dates and July 4 example. Dr Thosteson explains leg cramps in older adults often stem from circulatory issues and arterial hardening, with advice to exercise moderately, elevate legs at night, and ensure proper foot support. Questions about kelp iodine and goiter are addressed noting iodine helps prevent enlargement but may interact with thyroid treatments. A prayer excerpt concludes the column.
Cedar Published daily in Ottawa KS lists subscription prices for trade area and outside area with monthly and yearly options. Out of state subscribers deduct 3 percent tax. The paper credits Associated Press for local news and AP dispatches.
A June 11 Wharton School forecast by Lawrence Klein and colleagues projects a continuing recovery for a year or more with unemployment declining to 6.1 percent by end of 1977 while inflation may rise slightly. The report notes policy shifts and Federal Reserve actions could alter outcomes, with partisan reactions framed but the model deemed apolitical.
Government scientists have developed a synthetic lure mimicking the female Japanese beetle's lactone to attract males into traps, potentially reducing damage from the pest. Traps with the attractant captured more beetles in tests, while Kansas wheat shows similar protein content and test weight to last year, with rising land values projected by the Agriculture Department.
The item lists TV time blocks and programs across channels with entries for Sesame Street Family Affair Zoom Brady Bunch and many others. It also cites a report predicting farm land values by March 1977 noting delayed effects from U S crop production and export demand with Iowa and Nebraska seeing highest increases and overall farm real estate at a record 421 billion dollars.
Public broadcasting wrestles with how to spend federal dollars as local stations push for more funds for equipment and local programs while national programming priorities predominate. Congress has approved 103 million for this year by the Senate and 96.75 million by the House. funds pass through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stations and PBS. New PBS president Lawrence K Grossman, once NBC ad executive, is seen as potentially strong but with questions about balancing local strength versus broad national service.
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