Saturday Notebook reflects Amtrak hype and quirky political buzz
The column notes a National Railroad Passenger Corporation rep touring towns with Amtrak brochures and a Kansas City stop listed in timetables while joking about car travel to reach rail ports. It also riffs on politics, cost overruns, and local wit about marijuana legalization petitions, with light satire on public life and daily quirks.
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Vern Miller
Amtrak
New National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Kansas
Somerset
Lucille Rivers
Dennis the Menace
Bay City
General Hospital
Mayberry R.F.C
Lassie
Buck Qwens
Electric Company
Aku Aku
Peyton Place
Jeff's Collie
Andy Griffith
Mike Douglas
Lucille Ball
Johnny Sokko
Merv Griffin
Petticoat Junction
Beverly Hillbillies
Wagon Train
News
Early Show
Hazel
Mister Rogers
Mod Squad
Jerry Reed
Forsyte Saga
Hormone Pills Dear Doctor Thosteson Note
A reader writes that their doctor has died and they have two refills of hormone pills remaining. They stopped taking the pills for several months due to bloating and swelling, after using them for 20 days with 5 days off.
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Dr. Thosteson
Hormone guidance and health questions from readers
At age 60, how long to take hormones after hysterectomy nine years ago. Could pills be used only a few days as needed. Some keep taking long term while others stop or reduce. Advice to see a doctor for personalized guidance and consider bone health. Also questions on over the counter vitamins and silicone breast implants.
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The
Health Insurance Institute
HII
J.L.H
United States
TV Grid Highlights A Weekend Of Classic Programming
A dense TV schedule lists a full weekend of films sports and variety shows. Highlights include Lucy and Helen of Troy movies plus Archival CBS film festival blocks and network news periods throughout the day.
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Bill Anderson
Chartle Chan
Red Sox
Lloyd Bridges
J.J
Wide World of Sports
Lee Trevino
Buck Owens
Occidental USSR accord looms large in oil trade plans
The week featured a broad agreement between Occidental Petroleum and the Soviet Union promising patents and tech know-how in exchange for oil natural gas metals and other goods. The deal aims to boost US energy supply while government data show the economy growing 8.9 percent from April to June amid slowing inflation.
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New York
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Soviet Union
United States
Senate Democrats
Nixon
U.S
Occidental
U.S.S.R
Cradle with Historic Purchase Tells Toronto Tale
Young Alexander Bryant McKechnie of Toronto sleeps in a cradle bought 25 years ago by his grandparents Dr. and Mrs. E.C. Bryant after they found it undamaged in the ruins of a Quebec fire damaged house. They paid 25 dollars for the four poster cradle.
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Toronto
Alexander Bryant McKechnie
Quebec
E.C. Bryant
War on Inflation By Rep Larry Winn
Rep Larry Winn outlines three types of inflation tied to federal spending and environmental reforms. He credits Nixon era controls for dampening inflation toward 3.5 percent this year and warns of ongoing battles through 1975. He stresses higher welfare, pollution cleanup costs, wage increases, and the need to balance progress with prices and taxes.
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Larry Winn
Ulysses S. Grant
Congress
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