Saturday Notebook rises to editor role with jokes and tales
The Ottawa Herald Saturday Notebook shares light anecdotes from town life. The editor-in-waiting recounts jokes about being mistaken for the editor while recalling events at OU and the Suzuki Institute. A Vietnamese family settles in at 12th and Cedar as Doc learns English and hot dog trivia sparks laughter.
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Suzuki Institute
Ottawa University
Methodist Church
12Th and
Cedar
Doc
Hoa
Frances Warner
Duc
Cholesterol Dear Doctor Thosteson Inquiry
A reader asks Dr. Thosteson for explanation about cholesterol levels and what they mean for health. The message requests guidance on interpreting test results and practical steps to manage cholesterol through lifestyle and possible treatment options.
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Dr. Thosteson
Health Q&A and medical notes column excerpt
A 72 year old woman reports maintaining a very low fat diet yet a cholesterol reading of 320, with medication lowering it to about 260. The doctor advises continuing current practices, notes cholesterol variability, and emphasizes testing consistency while celebrating mobility. Additional reader questions cover neuritis gout TMJ syndrome and a prayer excerpt from Isaiah.
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Tam
Television Log Log Full Day of Channel Lineup
Ottawa Kansas daily TV guide lists a dense schedule featuring programs across genres from cartoons to news and sports. Highlights include Sesame Street, World of Survival, The Jeffersons, Hee Haw, and sports events like Yankees vs Orioles plus various cinema and documentary features throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Goldsboro
World of Survival
Soul Train
Wally‘s Workshop
Jeannie
Electric Company
Virginian
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets
Lancer
Water World
Mr. Rogers
Hank Thompson
Porter Wagoner
Lawrence Welk
Hee Haw
News
Jimmy Dean
World Press
Nashville Music
Emergency
Nova
Canterville Ghost
the Jeffersons
America
Mary Tyler Moore
Marietta
Bob Newhart
Moses the Lawgiver
Kansas
Washington Week In Review
Lisa
Sammy and Company
Botany Bay
Green Acres
Lilias
Hogan's Heroes
Beverly Hillbillies
Rockies
Joe Garagiola
Gunsmoke
Andy Griffith
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Gomer Pyle
Sw.a.t
Alan Watts
Myself
Maude
Dick van Dyke
Rhoda
Medical Center
Washington
Mike Douglas
Sunset Strip
Sweet Adelines Chorus
Perry Mason
Inflation cools as recession slows price rise
The May consumer price rise was 0.4 percent, dropping the 12 month inflation to 9.5 percent. Government data show May personal income up 0.7 percent, housing starts up 14 percent to 1.13 million, yet industrial output remains down 0.8 percent for May. Labor costs and corporate moves spark cautious optimism and concerns over capex and future inflation. American Telephone and Rockwell discuss earnings, joint ventures, and potential mergers.
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New York
Labor Department
James L. Pate
Commerce
Pate
State open meeting law debated in Kansas politics
Kansas journalists and lawmakers debate the impact of Schneider’s open meeting ruling. The piece highlights secret caucus selections for Senate president, potential conflicts of interest, and the power of the presidency over legislation, plus a look at soybean and beef price outlooks and cotton and wool concerns with a bright note on mohair.
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John Marshall
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Kaffee Klatch
Kansas Senate
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
George Templar
U.S
Rogers
U.S. Senate
State Capitol
Senate Democrats
Senate
Legislative Coordinating Council
State Finance Council
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Norman Gaar
Westwood
Bob Storey
Doyen
Ways and Means
Gaar
Midwest
Washington
Agriculture Department
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Ottawa Herald
Don Lambert
Thosteson
Y.C
God
Mernist
George C. Thosteson
Oecipus the King
Jeff's Collie
Garner Ted Armstrong
Century Theatre
Nigel
Mr. Magoo
Classic Theatre
Alexander Graham Bell
Desert
Namu
Audubon Wildlife Theatre
Margaret Mead
King’s Service
Bill Moyers
Insight
Animal World
Cher
McMillan and Wife
Kojak
Tony and
Lena
Sanford and Son
FBI
David Susskind
Ottawa
Robert
Wellington
Associated Press
Business Mirror
Ford
House of Representatives
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Rockwell International
Rockwell
Wall Street
Bob Bennett
Storey
Bennett
Transportation
Department of Transportation
Brazil
USDA
Courge
Larry Shaw
Fipasev
Sandy Howard
Ernest Borgnine
Eddie Albert
William Shatner
Keenan Wywn
Tom Swerritt
Joan Prather
Ida Luping
Mrs Preston
Antof Lavey
High Brest
Gabe Essoe
James Ashton
Gerald Himaan
James Cullen
Michael Click
Robert Fuest
Execuive
Burt Reynolds
W.W. and the
Dixie Dancerings
TVC
Deluxe
Barbra Strets and
Ryan Onfal
Peter Bosbarovic
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