Saturday Notebook on Budget, Chub, and Voter Gimmicks
A Saturday notebook recalls the OMB forecast that the federal budget could balance by 1980 or 1981 with a caveat on long range projections. It notes environmental politics, the humpback chub conservation plan by C C Minckley in Arizona, and a remark about pricey neighborhoods. It touches on instant voter registration and Kansas prison worries after Lansing events.
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Federal Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Hillsdale Reservoir
Hillsdale
C. C. Minckley
Kansas City
12Th Street
Water district fixes break at Johnson County site
Overland Park Kansas AP The Johnson County Water District No 1 faced a weeklong repair crisis after a jetty fracture and rock shoring failed to stabilize. By Friday night manager R L Chandler warned only one break remained and hoped normal watering and car washing could resume Saturday pending river level changes.
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Overland Park, Kan
Johnson County
R.L. Chandler
Chandler
Kansas River
Handyman Column Says Fix It With Simple Plumber’s Snake
A self described limited handyman columnist recounts advice on clogged sinks and tree pruning. He urges bypassing helpers, consulting a plumber, and using a snake to clear pipes though notes the method may be messy. He begins to explain pruning with a twine threaded prune method.
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Kansas City
Food price gains outpace fall in wholesale farm costs
The AP reports that wholesale farm prices moderated in May and fell 6.3 percent in June, but retail food prices rose 0.8 percent in June and overall consumer costs climbed 0.6 percent. Meat prices rose 1.8 percent while vegetables offered some relief as seasonality affected prices. The Commerce Department notes GNP, inflation adjusted, rose 6.4 percent in the second quarter.
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Kristin Goff
New York
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Wheat Prices to Inch Up as Harvest Sinks Storage
AP Farm Writer DON KENDALL reports USDA projects farm wheat prices, already the lowest in five years, will rise seasonally as harvest finishes and on farmer storage limits. Despite a summer uptick, 1977 prices likely stay near the $2.25 loan rate, with loans and reserve plans shaping supply, not a big rebound. House debates new farm legislation could add cash payments for 1977 wheat crop, separate from market prices.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
Outlook Board
USDA
House of Representatives
Balding Boy and Medical Dilemmas in Health Column
A reader seeks help for an 18 year old boy with total hair loss after alopecia treatment. Dr Thosteson suggests broad causes, a new diagnosis, and a second opinion, plus a note on psychological impact and stopping endless drug therapy. Additional letters discuss growing pains in children, toenail discoloration, and Raynaud’s linked to hiatus hernia with a concluding prayer.
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Dr. Thosteson
Dr. Thesteson
J. C
AWA Herald billing and subscription rates notice
The AWA Herald Cedar publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Subscription rates for trade area by mail: 1 month 1.96, 3 months 5.36, 6 months 7.37, 1 year 17.30. Outside trade area by mail: 1 month 2.78, 3 months 7.00, 6 months 37.29, 1 year 24.46. Out of state deduct 3 percent sales tax. The paper notes Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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Lansing
Hornbeck
Ers Lope
George C. ‘Thestes
Thosteson
Jesus
Eli
Lama Sabachthani
Ott
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Norge Village
N. Main
The
Gmvana
Tennessee
Walt Disney Productions
Technicolor
Wuena Vista
IWC O11
Wall Dish Productions
Walt Disney
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