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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1981
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald column ponders forecast flaws amid modern tech and suggests old signs like cat eating grass or an owl's hoot predicting rain. It cites Census trends showing rural areas growing faster than cities, cites metro decline, and mocks tobacco subsidy logic tied to cigarette prices and smoking health risks.
Representative Dorothy Nichols reports on House Ways and Means appropriations for fiscal 1982 and supplementary 1981, with 2.7 million for community corrections. Senate action included port authority bonds for General Motors incentives. SB 14 would network library resources. Union protests, severance tax hearings planned. contact details and Ottawa address provided.
Roving editor laments famine in Africa while Americans focus on domestic costs. He critiques Reagan era aid levels, calls for a $2 to $3 billion global relief effort, and contrasts domestic fear with international hunger. The piece links Pollyannaish national sentiment to inaction on starvation.
Hay prices rose as drought and mild winter tightened supplies while hay competes with grains for feed value. Platte Valley alfalfa and Southeastern Kansas prairie hay fetched $40 to $75 per ton, with pelting exports to Europe dipping due to dollars. Farmers face uncertain demand, storage, and moisture as they await a normal crop and calmer markets.
Reader questions cover crutch fit and use to avoid armpit pain and nerve pressure, hamstring strain from jogging with swelling, and basics of aerobic dancing. Answers stress proper fit two to three inches below armpits, 20 degree elbow bend, weight borne by hands, seek therapist guidance, ice and wrap for hamstring, avoid full use until pain-free, consider whirlpool, and aerobic dance as heart and lung exercise with target heart rate.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with editor Robert B. Wellington. Rates shown for trade area and out of state, including sales tax where applicable, plus carrier delivery in Ottawa area with monthly and multi month options. Member of the Associated Press.
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