04 Mar 1971
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
1
Editorial notes mild interest in Ottawa March primary with eight candidates for three seats. The city stalls the new commission-manager system, approved a year earlier, amid disputed ordinances and petitions challenging the move as the 1971 general election approaches.
More than 1000 names demand voiding commissioners actions. Incumbents backed down and one quit. Mayor Steve Ralph Commissioner Harry Murphy and replacement Lee Hysom seek re election as Ottawa faces a bid to adopt a commission manager form. Voters urged to reject the incumbent trio in Tuesday primary.
The piece critiques multiple Kansas efforts to legalize bingo by redefining it or removing penalties. It notes failed constitutional change plans, subsequent laws declaring bingo not a lottery, and a bold approach to remove punishment for violations. It argues such moves are wrong and questions churches and fraternal groups relying on bingo to survive.
A reader letter to Dr Thosteson discusses immunity after illness and why active tuberculosis may leave germ resistance unclear. The writer notes confusion yet affirms nature in medicine.
Health column explains how immunity develops through antibodies and interferon, noting lasting protection for several viral diseases but not for most bacterial infections like TB. It discusses dormant TB, scar tissue reactivation, and the role of drugs such as streptomycin PAS and isoniazid in treatment and prevention. It also answers reader questions on cocoa butter preventing stretch marks and defines essential hypertension.
New York AP reports a reader asks if being a born loser is innate or learned. The response notes traits can be a mix and urges self examination. the dialogue references a biblical commandment to love one another. The piece ends with a partial line about two down payments toward something unclear.
Hal Boyle riffs on unlucky turns and social oddities as a string of quips about failed aspirations. The narrator mocks failed joins, mirroring life’s ironies from Elks cards to inherited money and accidental misfires in service branches.
New York AP reports that two dozen TV series face extinction as major networks sell next season's tentative programs to sponsors. The Men from Shiloh struggles with length despite solid plotting and a typical Western action setup. Johnny Card debuts themed specials on ABC with Las Vegas circus acts and interludes.
Washington AP report notes a suspension of Plowshare nuclear tests for peaceful energy goals due to budget limits and environmental opposition. The plan includes potential 1973 funding questions as the program shifts from large excavation blasts to engineering uses such as gas recovery, oil shale, storage, and geothermal energy.
New York report notes the January Consumer Price Index at 119.2 versus 138.5 in December, yet consumer spending rose 0.2 percent. Analysts attribute the apparent rise to a new base period, shifting from 1967-58 to 1987, making comparisons misleading despite the higher outlay.
KANKAKEE Al AP Miss Judy Krecek a Kankakee elementary school teacher is nearly blind from coloboma a congenital condition. Six minor operations removed cataracts in early childhood yet her attitude and a special service Recording For the Blind help her read and teach with little notice of her impairment.
The guide lists continuous daytime and prime time network programming with titles from Munsters to Love Lucy, Petticoat Junction to The Partridge Family, noting time blocks, episodes, movies, news and weather segments, and guest stars across a dense flow of daily slots. It records shows, movies, and public affairs in a long sequence.
Ottawa Herald lists address at 104 S Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067 with editor Robert B Wellington. It details subscription prices for trade and outside trade areas by mail including monthly and yearly rates and a 3 percent sales tax deduction for out of state subscribers.
A narrow AP attribution fragment notes the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and dispatches in Gewapeper text, indicating standard syndication terms without further details.
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