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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1975
Page
1
An Ottawa High School speaker notes the 1975 graduating class is the centennial class, but warns the milestone won’t ease job searches. He cites a national job market nearing 10 percent unemployment, echoed by local businessmen who see daily jobseekers.
On Monday June 2 1975 discussions note that unemployment rates in some states exceed 16 percent, triple Kansas’ level. To aid jobseekers and students, Kansas businesses should hire summer help, easing vacation staffing and supporting youths aiming to fund college educations.
From Our Readers laments gun law talk and argues that honest citizens will bear costs. The writer urges harsher punishment of violators and questions equal rights rhetoric, appealing to the majority to back stronger decency standards. Walter Banks signs at 54 S Oak.
A mother describes a month long low mood after hospital discharge. Experts note common postnatal blues caused by fatigue, routine changes, and household stress, offering relief, sleep, social time, blood checks, and possible mood aids. The page includes another reader asking about ovaries and contraception and a prayer segment.
Bangkok dispatch notes Cambodia shuts off exterior contact after Phnom Penh seizure on April 17. Khieu Samphan’s role remains unclear amid refugee reports of possible home arrest while Prince Norodom Sihanouk stays in exile. New regime preaches neutrality, anti Western influence, and self reliance as reports warn of limited news and looming reconstruction challenges.
New York AP report notes leading indicators rise yet warn of local hardships. Jobless rate projections for 1976 77 80 loom as a major worry. Prices show some improvement but still high. College graduates face a bleak outlook with 18 percent hiring drop. Food prices unlikely to fall. farm prices rising as storm aftermath lingers.
AP reports PBS airs In the Beginning a Kenneth Clark hosted look at ancient Egypt 5000 years ago. The documentary surveys dawn of civilization through art architecture and hieroglyphs with limited map use and a scholarly focus highlighting early kings uniting Nile communities and the sites at Sakkara and Zoser's era.
Radio and television listings for Ottawa Kansas show a full day of programs across channels including Truth or Consequences Sesame Street Star Trek and The Beverly Hillbillies. The page also carries advertising and the editor publisher credits and AP rights notice.
Washington reports the Soviet Union remains committed to expanding livestock, meat, poultry, and dairy production and will rely on continued imports of live stock feed. The Foreign Agricultural Service notes grain shortfalls persist, projecting strong demand for feed grains and soybeans on world markets and near self sufficiency in wheat with minor imports for blending. The 1975 harvest remains a key variable, with USDA estimates suggesting 210 million metric tons.
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