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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1975
Page
6
Editorial notes mid week action in Congress on a bill to fund summer work for 800,000 youths. After President warned veto for excess spending, the House approved 473 million for summer jobs, sending the measure to the Senate for action.
With the usual steps to pass a federal job program, the Senate would amend the bill and send it to a conference committee before votes in both chambers. If approved, it goes to the President and federal agencies for implementation, but July remains likely for any start date. The writer laments federal leadership failures as summer begins.
A column notes frequent official travel by county, state, and federal leaders, citing Johnson County's $750 public-expenditure trip to Hawaii and similar costs for governors and lawmakers. It reflects on wartime rationing and questions trip necessity amid current economic strains.
A reader asks Dr Thosteson if a man with a vasectomy can still father a child. The question notes a claimed 10 percent chance and seeks medical clarification.
A medical guidance column discusses vasectomy risks and post op sperm checks, noting rare recanalization and the need for 12 ejaculations to clear the vesicle. It also covers ulcer risk, potential surgery, and spleen removal with normal function possible, pending reasons, concluding with a prayer.
Kansas State University in Manhattan hosts a two day seminar series, Kansas 2000, to shape an agenda for growth through planning. Herman Lujan leads discussions with government, business, and civic groups on housing, water, fuel, transportation, and regional growth along I-70 and I-35, while legislators have declined to form a land use committee.
AP report by Jay Sharbutt surveys Italy's young, unpaid 111-team baseball federation. Garagiola finds foreign players coaching, four under-19 players weekly, no farm system, and parks with tough bounces in Parma Bologna Milan Nettuno. Nettuno fans shout, horns blaze, and beer is absent as sponsors back teams.
Washington AP reports new regulations require retread tires to meet performance standards after stringent tests. The Tire Retread Information Bureau notes inspections on casings for strength accuracy and unseating resistance under a comprehensive testing program.
The Agriculture Department projects a larger wheat reserve by mid 1976 if exports stay on schedule. Winter wheat harvest is set at 1.62 billion bushels, spring wheat about 525 million, with a June 30 carryover around 285 million bushels. Cotton exports are raised to 3.9 million bales with mill use at 5.8 million, keeping total use about 4 million below 1973-74. Soybean production may reach near 1.5 billion bushels, yielding a Sept 1, 1976 carryover near 470 million.
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