04 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1977
Page
1
A humorous column from Hutchinson recalls a city engineer fishing through a manhole and notes how navigable streams may require federal permits. It laments bureaucracy, mentions Skunk Run in Ottawa, and jokes about a neighbor digging a lake, coffee prices, and Mortimer Snerd.
A reader asks about the rising costs of childbirth as her daughter, newly married, is expecting. The doctor notes expenses have surged, and a grandfather wishes to cover all costs, prompting a discussion on current baby costs.
A report from the University of Chicago on in hospital delivery costs outlines an $1200 starter figure covering prenatal care delivery and postnatal care plus delivery room use anesthesia nursery and incidentals. Urban centers run higher bills than small hospitals and longer stays occur in places like New England.
Ottawa Kansas newspaper lists daily publication, editor Robert B. Wellington, and subscription prices for trade area and outside area. Rates shown include monthly, quarterly, semi annual, and yearly options with tax and a 3 percent sales tax outside state.
A humorous reminiscence recounts the narrator’s pink motorcycle arrival of a mangy puppy named Stubby adopted by the Hornbeck family. Stubby drinks beer with a penchant for chili, retrieves bricks and balls, and watches TV with owners before passing away after a long, healthy life.
U S government reports show May unemployment at 6.8 percent, 385 000 jobs added, wholesale prices up only 0 4 percent the smallest rise in 10 months. Farm prices fell 2 3 percent while the overall index stood at 195 2 percent of the 1967 average. Paris talks on a new oil forum end in failure despite inflation hopes at home. Congress CJ budget office says Carter energy plan saves about 20 percent less fuel than White House estimates.
Agriculture Secretary Bergland heads to the Far East amid soybean growers' fury over palm oil remarks. He says palm oil won’t disrupt U.S. soybeans and will visit Malaysia Indonesia Japan Singapore and Manila to study production, while the American Soybean Association denies his quotes and urges faithful representation of U.S. farmers interests. In a separate note, DES taint found in beef livers rises in Q1 with 6 of 500 positives, 1.2 percent, versus last year’s lower rate, amid ongoing food safety monitoring and DES ban.
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