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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1978
Page
1
A Kansas editorial argues a bill shifting state school aid toward smaller districts may pass to the House. It notes a rural tilt, governor’s re election angle, and a surplus funds use to curb tax hikes, though significant tax relief next November seems unlikely.
A Kansas Farmers Union president denounces subsidies to foreign governments and current farm price policy. He argues federal aid supports foreign goods while farm prices stay depressed, hurting American farmers and taxes.
A dense TV guide lists programs across channels with titles like Welcome Back Kotter and Lorna Doone along with a parade of specials. It highlights film clips from The Goodbye Girl and Gauntlet, sports showcases, documentaries, and a prank of vintage showbiz, all featuring late night and prime time slots.
A reader asks about a diagnosis of rabbit fever for her husband and requests discussion. She notes he is on antibiotics and seeks medical input from Dr Thosteson.
The piece explains tularemia transmission from animals to humans and lists risk groups like hunters and butchers. It notes symptoms, serious organ involvement if untreated, and antibiotic treatment, with rabbits as common hosts and wild game cooking as a precaution. It also includes reader questions about racquetball safety with varicose veins, ankylosing spondylitis, enlarged liver causes, newborn witch milk, partial hysterectomy Pap smears, and thrombophlebitis stroke risk, with Dr Thesteson answering each.
AP Television Writer Jay Sharbutt reviews ABCs Vereen special Ben Vereen-His Roots. Vereen appears in Roots theme harmonica moments and civilian scenes dueting with Diana Ladd and Debbie Allen. Louis Gossett Jr. and Ladd deliver strong performances in a nostalgic frock of big band memory and urban memories.
U S hay stockpile reaches 91.3 million tons on Jan 1, the largest in four years, while prices vary widely by region. USDA notes baled hay averaged 51.80 per ton mid February, with state lows in Nebraska 29.50, South Dakota 34, Kansas 39, and a high of 854 per ton in Pennsylvania. The uneven prices reflect transport costs and regional supply shifts impacting livestock producers.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports Paine Webber argues that jobs arise from capital investment. It criticizes government tax and saving patterns, noting hay demand due to blizzards and forecasting 1978 hay stock, while USDA data show hay value at 6.7 billion and crops like corn soybeans leading 1977 farm values.
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