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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1977
Page
1
The Kansas Fish and Game Commission announced the closing of a strip pit swimming area near Weir due to vandalism and rowdiness by some swimmers. Disruptions and littering have prompted the action as officials say they see no reason to tolerate further damage and noise.
The Ottawa area, once traveler friendly, shows neglect as vandalism and littering remove facilities. Picnic tables are chained and the site looks shabby. Writers ask if punishing the public is justified for a few offenders while noting enforcement challenges. A get tough policy is proposed as potentially in the public interest.
The piece warns of unscrupulous storm window, siding, and insulation sellers who misrepresent federal rebates and mislead homeowners. It urges caution with door to door callers and telemarketers and advises dealing with established contractors who can prove past work and long-term reliability.
AP writer Jay Sharpbutt reports Gary Owens, famed Laugh-In announcer, will depart the Gong Show hosting role for a CBS Saturday program Wacko and to pursue a TV comedy pilot, a radio textbook, and a humorous World Records book. Owens, from Mitchell North Dakota, describes himself as a josh dickey and hints at future TV sketches with Batman and Robin. He aims to finish his radio textbook next year with serious and tongue in cheek passages.
A TV listing summarizes an ABC Movie double feature The Night That Panicked America and Sanford and Son episode California Crude, plus World Famous Moscow Circus and Washington Week in Review. Detroit vs Kansas City Royals, Chico and the Man Old is Gold, Wall Street Week Knowing When to Sell, The Rockford Files To Protect and Serve Part 1, and CBS Friday Night Movie The Other are included with cast notes and air times.
A collage of entertainment items includes The Lockhorns Udvarnoky a suspense drama about a boy’s compulsion to prey on his family. Claude Kipnis mime company performs amusing daydreams of musicians to Mozart. Movie and TV features include Katherine 1975 with Art Carney and Sissy Spacek, Quincy with a case of possible homicide and insurance fraud, and Baretta with a witness who won’t get involved. Also shows include The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The CBS Late Movie Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx, Fernwood Tonight, and a Midnight Special with music legends.
Boeing, once diversifying into people movers and hydrofoils, now fixes on profitable jetliners. The firm, holding a large share of the world market, touts its focus on core aircraft business as analysts note its strong leverage and rising sales approaching four billion dollars last year.
Dear Dr Thosteson explains that radiculitis signals nerve irritation in the cervical spine often from injury or arthritis, with spondylosis and disk narrowing contributing. Surgery is a last resort after immobilization and traction, and no guaranteed outcome exists. The column also answers tickling, dry mouth in the elderly, hair-pulling habits, aluminum cookware safety, and ends with a prayer note.
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