Candidates Clash Over Kansas Property Tax Reform
Editorial notes three GOP candidates John Anderson Reynolds Shultz and incumbent Gov. Robert Docking all call for changes to the property tax. They attack the tax lid and demand leadership not slogans while acknowledging the need to fund schools and government. No candidate offers a concrete substitute or plan.
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GOP
John Anderson
Kansas
Reynolds Shultz
Wichita
Robert Docking
Post office cuts Sundays in rural offices spark backlash
The piece notes Sunday closures of small rural post offices to save money drawing criticism from Sen James Pearson who calls it discrimination. A new wrinkle adds two mail boxes citywide one for local and one for out of town mail with out of town mail sent to Kansas City for sorting and return to destinations.
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James Pearson
Richmond
Pomona
Kansas City
Parking Dilemma Statistics Highlight Car Crash Costs
Hartford Co and auto insurer report 11.3 percent of 16 million last year involve parked cars. They urge defensive parking and caution against parking at intersections, driveways, or too close to others to curb insurance expenses and vehicle damage.
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Hartford Co
Sleepwalker Talker Advice for Parents
A mother asks about her seven year old son who walks and talks in his sleep and recalls nothing when asked. The doctor explains sleepwalking occurs during deep sleep stages and is not typically remembered by the child.
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Dr. Thosteson
Sleepwalking and its emotional roots in youth
The article discusses sleepwalking and sleep talking in children and adolescents, noting they arise from emotional factors such as family or school issues. It advises gentle handling, safety measures, and avoiding harsh probing, with a brief note on adult sleepwalking linked to deeper emotional trouble. It also includes reader questions on wax hair removal and gallstones, with brief expert responses and a closing prayer.
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Thosteson
Farm Roundup U.S. Hits Record Agricultural Imports
Washington AP reports the 1970 agriculture Department data shows U.S. imports of agricultural corn reaching a record $922.7 million, up 7.7 percent from the prior year. The Far East region including the Philippines, India, Japan, Indonesia accounted for most of the increase.
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Washington
U.S
Department
Philippines
India
Japan
Far East
Agriculture
Indonesia
Religious Shows Rich In Volume Across Nation
A Broadcast Institute of North America survey finds more than 175 religious series in syndication nationwide plus many local programs. Shows vary from animated youth fare Davey and Goliath to Insight for adults. The study notes many programs occupy scarce time slots in larger cities.
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New York
Davey
Goliath
Lutheran Church In America
Broadcast Institute of North America
Martin J. Neeb
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Religious programs face scheduling squeeze in small markets
The Lockhorns on Sunday mornings appeal to shut ins but many religious viewers prefer their church schedules. In smaller markets broadcasts may shift to Sundays late or Thursdays and Saturdays. Nebb notes public service programming remains, though not always commercial free.
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Shutins
Nebb
ABC
Television Listings for Ottawa Kansas Daily Schedule
Daily television log from Ottawa Kansas lists programs from 5:00 PM through midnight including News Weather Sports soap operas game shows movies and children's programs with titles such as Dream Of Jeannie Sesame Street Petticoat Junction Mister Rogers and Bonanza along with baseball Dodgers vs Pirates and Royals vs Yankees noted among prime time and daytime segments. It also includes subscription rates and publishing credits.
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Kansas
Hazel
Buck Owens
Electric Company
Zoom
Dodgers
Fractured Jaw
Dick Cavett
Johnny Carson
Jesus
Doubledeckers
David Frost
Dinah Shore
Lucille Ball
Merv Griffin
Grace Crawford
Somerset
General Hospital
Bay City
Peyton Place
Amatepris
Andy Griffith
Jeff’s Collie
Petticoat Junction
the Saint
Mike Douglas
Big Vailey
Mister Rogers
Johnny Sokko
Dick van Dyke
Jeff's Collie
News
Jeannie
Mod Squad
Jerry Reed
Forsyte Saga
Royals
NBC Action Playhouse
Advocates
Cannon
Dragnet
Black Journal
Nichols
Special
Marcus Welby
Masterpiece Theatre
All About Welfare
Nashville Music
Legacy
Diane
Rey Carson
Cotton Ginning Boom Cuts Bale Cost in West Texas
The Agriculture Department reports West Texas cotton gins in 1970 71 processed 22 percent more cotton than the prior year boosting utilized capacity to 48 percent, the highest since 1965 66. Average cost per bale gin ned fell about 10 percent to 24 07 with the 9 to 11 bale per hour group seeing the largest capacity rise and cost drop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
West Texas
Nighttime grocers rise as 24 hour stores spread nationwide
A shift to 24 hour supermarkets accelerates across suburbs, with chains like Pathmark and Dominick's expanding after 9 a.m. to around the clock operation. Yet all night drug stores, gas stations, and restaurants shrink, reflecting varied consumer needs and safety patterns in major cities.
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America
West Coast
Bill Bishop
Super Market Institute
Midwest
East Coast
Dominick’s
Jewel
Red Owl
Illinois
Wisconsin
Food Fair
Philadelphia
Pathmark
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Safeway
Washington
Wrigley's
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Long Island
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America
Charles Sandler
National Restaurant Association
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Guiding Light
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Ottawa
Robert
Wellington
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