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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1972
Page
2
The piece argues voters in Tuesday's Republican primary will choose one of four men to challenge Gov. Robert Docking. It notes widespread campaign promises and charges, calling the race an intelligence test and highlighting John Anderson’s refrain that he makes no promises due to required legislative approval.
The piece rails at harsh congressional grilling of appointees and attacks on the Democratic pick for vice president. It laments untruthful, malicious rhetoric and asks why good men enter politics while hacks with thick skins dominate public life.
Officers recovered more than 700 pounds of marijuana in a gully raid near Ellis County. The cache included fresh buds, sun dried stock, bags, and bricks. Estimated value to harvesters ran about $18,000. Suspects believed from California fled, with packaging in Mexican newspapers to boost value.
Dear Dr Thosteson asks if bowlegs in a child can be corrected and whether early standing or walking contributes. The note inquires about remedies, potential causes, and if intervention is needed.
Letters discuss bowlegs in a two month old likely due to rickets from vitamin D deficiency, heredity, sun exposure, and diet. Advice covers hyperlipemia, gerbils as pets and indoor air safety, nasal allergies or rhinitis and diagnosis, with a Micah 6 8 quote and a New York AP column note on salt and mood.
Hal Boyle notes the quirks of penguin parenting and how adult penguins at three weeks can consume half their body weight in one meal. He explains that despite their efforts, parents must travel far to find shrimp and often struggle to recognize their own chick when they return.
A roundup of curious stats notes embezzlers loot U S firms at five million dollars daily and lightning bolts that reach five times the sun's surface temperature. It also covers Tornado frequency in the United States and psychologist Ernest Hartmann's findings on sleep duration and personality traits.
The Ottawa Kansas daily listing shows an all day TV schedule with numerous programs across networks including Sesame Street Mister Rogers and The Tonight Show. It lists daily subscriptions and publishing details with editor Robert B. Wellington and AP news rights.
Lin Piao death prompts a leadership reshuffle in China with a possible defense minister change. Yeh Chien-ying, 73, seen as top candidate, linked to rapprochement with the United States and party modernization. Congress may fill Politburo gaps and revise the 1969 heir clause as purges continue.
A veteran NBC News correspondent notes executives stay home during Cynthia Lowry’s vacation while invited guests write the column. He recalls NBC sending reporters and crews to China, Russia, and elsewhere to cover the Nixon era, with vivid anecdotes from John Chancellor in Moscow bars and Dick Valeriani in Russia. The piece satirically questions newsroom dynamics and the reach of television over print.
A federal grand jury reconvenes in Kansas City Missouri to probe regional crime and possible links with organized crime in northeast Oklahoma. Delaware County district attorney Frank Lewis Grayson described his cautious collaboration with investigators and admitted he may have appeared an overly convincing actor. Another grand jury will meet in Tulsa August 7 for a similar inquiry. Grayson also disclosed to Miami News-Record reporter Marie Niemi that he publicly drank during an effort to expose corruption.
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