27 Jul 1972
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1972
Page
1
Editorial urges voters to approve expanding Ottawa's city commission from three to five members. Support cites better governance, reduced risk of domination by single interests, and potential salary savings from about 1200 to 100 per year. The move follows Ottawa adopting a city manager form of government.
A Kansas survey shows near 300000 eligible under 21 but fewer than 12 percent have registered. The write up questions whether the younger voters will turnout in the upcoming primary and general elections, and if the youth will influence the political scene against the established older groups.
Mrs Ray Spencer of Williamsburg criticizes drivers who fail to yield after a bus wreck involving a dark pickup. She notes Ottawa traffic since 1947, urges defensive driving, and questions why some motorists speed and others do not yield to oncoming vehicles. She calls on all to drive safely.
A reader asks about tetanus or lockjaw noting its rarity yet fearsome nature. Questions cover attack on voluntary muscles the jaw onset after injury incubation symptoms and progression while cautioning against overreaction to the disease.
Medical guidance explains how tetanus develops from germs in dirty soil and wounds, noting that deep injury, even small punctures, can introduce bacteria. It urges vaccination starting at 12 to 18 months with boosters every decade, plus immediate immune globulin at wound time, and warns workers handling manure-enriched soil to seek protection.
A distressed caller recounts asking a physician about his daughter's pregnancy after overhearing a phone conversation. The exchange centers on seeking medical advice and personal concern, reflecting midcentury human interest in private matters.
In a joking exchange The Lockhorns explore medical costs tests and bureaucratic charades. One character questions fees while longing for a symptom diagnosing doctor and contemplates the era of specialists and old time remedies. The other teases about dating the secretary and a tongue depressor anecdote.
A dense listing from Ottawa Kansas shows a full daily television schedule with multiple channels and programs. Notable entries include Royals Baseball against the White Sox, Sesame Street, Jeopardy, Merv Griffin, and Hollywood Squares among many news weather and movie slots.
Sam Morris, head of a London fashion store chain, opens a blush bar staffed by men to lure customers. He notes that men often get overwhelmed asking for underwear for their wives and aims to boost women’s lingerie sales with this bold concept.
Five days before the Kansas Republican primary four candidates John Anderson Jr Ray Frisbie Morris Kay and Reynolds Shultz express confidence they can defeat incumbent Democrat Robert Docking in the November general election Tax policy and school funding emerge as top campaign issues with Kay and Shultz advocating targeted reforms and Anderson and Frisbie calling for broader tax restructuring The KAKE poll shows Anderson in front narrowly but candidates dismiss the ratings while vowing to press their plans and lead the Legislature to solve state finances Additional GOP and one Democratic lieutenant governor races surface with Senate leader Dave Owen pitted against Cal Strowig and other statewide offices contested by George Hart Jerome Holtzman and Richard Rome among others
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