Saturday Notebook reflects on weather, politics and quirky local tales
In Kansas weather can turn violent and changeable. Rockefeller committee findings on the CIA spark editor humour about Castro. Kansas Fish and Game notes Lake McKinney near Lakin is the only state lake with swimming and boating but there is no water. A young woman finally gets a license after 21,000 miles and an $80 fine. A grandmother quizzes an open book driving test with a jab at long experience. Some joke about half-cent sales taxes and government budgets. A door to door salesman riffs on selling under the market. Children hawk ice water for two cents a glass.
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Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Lake McKinney
Lakin
Freedom of worship beyond Sunday in Ottawa
From Our Readers argues that democracy protects freedom of belief and that people may participate in lawful events at any time without civil laws enforcing Christian worship. The letter cites Sabbath observances by Jewish and Seventh Day Adventists and questions why Christians push conformity, ending with a call to show evidence of freedom.
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Ottawa
William Kloster
Hair Changes Dear Dr Thosteson
A reader asks about hair changes and seeks medical guidance from Dr Thosteson. The brief note frames a personal concern as a serious matter, aiming for practical medical reassurance.
Hair cycles during pregnancy and after birth explained
Reader questions about curly hair turning straight after each birth are addressed. The Growing phase increases in pregnancy and decreases afterward, while the resting phase lengthens postdelivery, causing delays in regrowth. Other factors like anesthesia can influence changes in hair during and after childbearing.
Energy Policy Still In Limbo
The House rejected a broad energy conservation bill raising gasoline taxes to as high as 20 cents and taxing gas guzzlers, hurting prospects for a national policy. OPEC meetings announced a shift to Special Drawing Rights with oil prices held until Oct 1. Ford backed a 12 percent investment tax credit to spur electric utility construction amid higher postal and box rental charges anticipated later in the year.
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New York
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House
Ford
Libreville
Gabon
Africa
Organization of Petroleum Countries
OPEC
United States
International Monetary Fund
Tobacco demand dips as economy slows in 1975
The Agriculture Department reports a weak economy reducing U.S. tobacco sales at home and abroad. Cigarette production for the year ending June 30 is seen down about 2 percent from 1973 74’s record output of 652 billion. Leaf exports may fall about 5 percent from 657 million pounds. Cigarette smoking and exports rose through April on inventory draws, with inventories shrinking and sales rising, suggesting stronger output in the second half of 1975.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Feedsot
Television schedule cache lists many channels and programs
A dense catalog of TV listings across channels ABC CBS NBC and PBS spans daily time blocks with entertainment, news, sports, and children's programming including Sesame Street The Boy Who Wore Spectacles and The Manchurian Candidate as back-to-back features across stations and cable boxes with multiple simulcasts and event notes
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News
Supeman Ar
Catdic
Fbecrest
Electric Company
Green Acres
Zoom
Litton
Beverly Hillbillies
Joe Garagiola
Rhoda
Caribe
Washington
World Press
Mike Douglas
Johnny Carson
Mahler
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and masthead
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly prices. Editor Robert B. Wellington signs as publisher, noting tax adjustments for out of state readers.
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Herald
Montirn
Cedaresi
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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