Saturday Notebook In a Monsoon Week of Small Observations
A Kansas column muses on a wet week with carrier and office staff woes and a subscriber complaint. It notes power gas worries for winter, a coal suggestion, a punny fishing quartet, Army bids for intrusion alarms at reserve centers, a one hearse town sign, a lawyer tourism kiss, EPA control of drinking water, and a flooding river plea to make it stop.
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Power Commission
Directorate of Industrial Operations
Fort Riley
Army
Osage
Kansas
Trial Lawyers Association
Lake of the Ozarks
Environmental Protection Agency
United States
Rectal Spasms and Severe Anal Pain
A reader asks Dr Thosteson about unbearable rectal spasm pains with fainting and ineffective pain killers. The doctor notes sphincter tightening in spasms, possible causes include proctitis fissure and cryptitis, and suggests checking for infection or fissure while noting pain during bowel movements may occur.
When Spasms Meet Emotions In Medical Advice
A reader asks about spontaneous spasms linked to emotional issues and the need to consult proctology. Advice urges returning to the doctor, possible alternatives, and reiterates caution with urologic symptoms and aging men.
Hornbeck The Making Of A Hood
Comedic memoir of expectant fatherhood and sleepless nights. The narrator jokes about the strains of pregnancy life, from nocturnal cravings to misadventures at 3 a.m. as a new dad, culminating in the birth of Shawn Michael and a playful comparison of the baby with famous figures.
Balance Of Payments Helped By Pipeline
New York AP report shows a record 4.32 billion international payments deficit for the week while the Trans-Alaska pipeline begins delivering Fel8t. Analysts blame the first quarter deficit on a 36 percent jump in oil imports totaling about 820 million barrels, aided by cold months.
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New York
U.S. Commerce Department
trans-Alaska
United States
Treasury
U.S
Bank For International Settlements
Basel
Switzerland
Pontiac
Cadillac
General Motors Corp
London
Britain
Farmers Get More as Meat Prices Rise in May
Government figures show retail beef and pork prices climbed in May driven by higher live cattle and hog prices. Beef averaged 1.58 per pound, pork nearly 1.21, with farmers receiving about 82.8 and 73.8 cents per retail pound respectively. Live hogs and live steer prices also rose, while middlemen’s shares shifted as markets moved toward mid-June.
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Don Kendall
Washington
USDA
Ottawa Herald AP Copyright Notice
Local edition carries a statement that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish local news and AP dispatches. This notice appears in the Ottawa Herald, reflecting standard AP licensing for the paper’s material.
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Associated Press
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