30 Jul 1971
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1971
Page
1
Ottawa Herald page two editorial discusses State Board of Social Welfare plans to cut Medicaid doctor fees effective Sept. 1 to save about $1.5 million. It questions who bears the savings and how reduced charges affect welfare patients and doctor income.
The speaker warns that cuts in welfare funding may prompt doctors to limit services for welfare recipients and recoup losses by charging higher fees to those who can pay. Working, taxpaying, self supporting individuals could face discrimination as physicians balance state demands with patient charges.
A state legislative committee has given preliminary approval to a bill that would endow the Kansas Highway Patrol with statewide police powers. Supporters led by Col. William Albott argue for expanded duties, but critics warn it would blur lines with sheriffs and city police and dilute traffic focus. The patrols four decades of traffic control would face broader tasks, while more patrolmen are urged instead.
A reader asks Dr Thosteson if persistent fatigue is mental or physical. The doctor replies that fatigue may be in the mind, in the body, or a combination, and offers reassurance and guidance.
In this advice column the doctor discusses possible reasons for chronic tiredness beyond anemia and thyroid issues, including narcolepsy and hypoglycemia. He urges basic tests, personal interests, and vacations to boost energy, plus asks about ongoing concerns such as hiatal hernia and related symptoms.
A dense TV schedule lists titles across channels with times from 5 PM to 10 PM. Programs include Munsters Dick Van Dyke Show Brady Bunch Petticoat Junction Nanny Partridge Family That Girl The Movie A Layers With Death and many others along sports and news blocks.
A chaotic TV schedule fragment lists talk and entertainment programs with host names and show times. It notes a sharp speech directed at the courts for delays and frames it amid a day full of movies, game shows, soaps, and news.
A humorous catalog of possible future actions includes pulling a mountain goat’s beard, becoming a corporal to find a marshal’s baton, and quirky ideas like inventing splashless grapefruit or self destructing paper money. The piece riffs on planning happiness through future projects and silly schemes.
Kansas editors survey polls suggesting Attorney General Vern Miller tops Governor Robert Docking in public favor. Parsons Sun notes Docking’s nervousness and Miller’s rising profile, while Emporia Gazette hints Miller could inherit the governor’s spotlight if Docking seeks higher office. Lola Register praises Miller’s drug battle and media savvy, predicting a potential gubernatorial run or a third term if Docking retires.
Authenticity drives the revived You Are There with Cronkite guiding a live feel. CBS recreated historic events from 1945 to 57 with early stars like Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Lorne Greene, and Rod Steiger. The series is taped at CBS Broadcast Center with episodes on Paul Revere Amelia Earhart and the Alamo.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details from Ottawa Kansas with editor Robert B. Wellington and subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area. Rates include monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options with in state sales tax and a 3 percent out of state sales tax deduction.
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