Abortion Decision Shapes Kansas Law In Federal Ruling
A three judge panel struck down key provisions of Kansas abortion law this week. Hospitals need not be Joint Commission approved to admit abortion patients, and a three doctor panel requirement was removed. Legislature resumes March 20 for a one day session amid potential repeal efforts. A New Jersey ruling cited privacy as a constitutional right, signaling possible national shifts.
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Lyon County Considers Consolidating County Law Enforcement
In the Kansas Legislature a bill passed allowing Lyon County residents to vote on merging the sheriff and Emporia police into a single agency. Backers cite better policing and taxpayer savings, with Franklin County watchers noting a joint jail project could foreshadow a regional merger benefiting all.
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Ottawa growth blocked by two rejected citizen requests
Citizens laments two city governing body refusals to finance ventures on funeral home funding and hospital land, blaming slow growth and political friction. Letter notes one request later withdrawn and another for doctors building rejected, urging progress and open-minded debate to spur regional development.
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Angina Pectoris Dear Dr Thosteson Patient Seeks Guidance
A 60-year-old patient writes that a year ago angina pectoris was diagnosed. With medication he continued working, doing half physical and half office tasks, and seeks further advice on management and prognosis.
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Understanding angina and fibrillation warning signs
Dr Thosteson explains that angina signals heart vessels narrowing and possible overexertion, with fibrillation as a rhythm disturbance often triggered by the same factors. recurrence is possible but can be reduced with proper medication like digitalis and quinidine, plus careful activity limits. Also notes on cancer of the cervix stressing Pap tests and treatment options. Huntington's chorea can affect both genders.
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Live Action Among The Reruns on NBC and ABC TV
NBC and ABC aired reruns with two major offerings. ABC presented a 90 minute live Grammy awards telecast featuring top stars and hits of the year. NBC carried the first half of West Side Story, a 1961 musical, in a rare TV split schedule. NBC plans a new weekly actuality series titled NBC Reports airing Tuesday nights from 10 to 11 starting in September.
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Reading the February unemployment report explained
An AP series opens with how the Labor Department figure 5.7 percent in February masks sampling quirks and misperceptions. The piece notes the Census Bureau survey scope, criteria for employed and unemployed, and the impact of methodological gaps on interpreting unemployment trends.
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NRECA attacks investor owned ads over REA tax message
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association denounces an advertising campaign by investor owned power firms claiming four of five Americans pay extra federal tax through electric bills. NRECA warns the ads are misleading and seeks to revive past battles. REA loans top 7.8 billion, with 3.8 billion repaid and 1.3 billion in interest since 1945. Farm Roundup notes farm labor and milk production data for early 1972 with February figures and shifts in payroll. New York segment reflects a moralizing piece urging abstinence from questionable invitations and lifestyle choices.
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Television Grid Listings for Ottawa Daily Journal
Daily Ottawa listings show a dense schedule of daytime and prime time shows across news weather sports entertainment and movies. Notable items include Dream Of Jeannie Guns Hogan's Heroes Partridge Family Beverly Breckenridge Weekend At Dunkirk and Captain Kangaroo along with multiple soap operas and game shows.
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David Frost
Dinah Shore
Lucille Ball
Perry Mason
Francis
New Zoo Revue
Mike Douglas
Jeff’s Collie
Petticoat Junction
Big Vailey
Daniel Boone
Dick van Dyke
Jeannie
Andy Griffith
Hee Haw
Flip Wilson
Dunkirk
Peyton Place
Longstreet
Dean Martin
Owen Marshall
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