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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1971
Page
2
A light city note in Ottawa recounts a teen on a diet joining evening runs and a neighbor quipping about weight. A split lip reveals aging, a bookkeeper jokes about state finances, and a heavy cleanup week ends with residents abusing the effort by dumping car bodies and refrigerators for volunteers to haul away.
A columnist digests community cleanup talk, a British judge on women killers, and a Kansas bingo ad ban. It notes postal rules bar lotteries in papers, limits bingo fundraisers ads, and highlights a grand jury report accusing a witness of perjury to discredit a public official in Franklin County.
A caregiver describes a 90 year old mother who avoids exercise and relies on baby food due to poor dentures. They worry about fitting new dentures and whether she could adjust, concerned about her age limiting dental care.
A reader critiques a 90 year old’s daily menu noting adequate protein from cheese milk and meat, balanced meals with vegetables and grape juice. Suggestions include adding vitamin C from orange or tomato juice, egg substitutions for meat, a daily vitamin, and safeguards for stomach irritation with bedtime aspirin and milk. Also comments on dentures, emphysema diet considerations, and a prayer segment.
Washington AP reports lower hog, milk and lettuce prices plus higher farm costs push the Agriculture Department parity ratio to 69 percent of the 1910 14 base, down one point from March and near a 37 year low. Hog prices to April 15 averaged per hundredweight with March at 16.90 and last year at 23.80. Beef cattle prices averaged 29.10 per hundredweight, up from March. The farm cost index rose to a new high while the 1967 based indicators show the expense index at 119 and the ratio at 93. The report also notes fed cattle prices expected to average the same or higher than last year despite spring declines.
A roundup shows first quarter earnings rising across 573 firms led by General Motors and Ford with double digit gains. United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel posted solid increases, while oil majors Texaco Phillips Marathon and Getty posted higher profits. Some firms like Kodak and National Steel faced declines. Leading indicators rose for a fifth straight month, signaling a broad expansion, as Lockheed sought a possible government loan guarantee amid TriStar engine concerns. Gulf Oil faced shareholder dissent on Angola ties and governance issues.
A dense OCR of a Saturday TV log lists hundreds of programs from 12:00 to 12:30, including news, sports, movies, dramas, and variety shows. Notable items feature Twin cities baseball, Derby coverage, and classic titles such as Chad Hanna and The Last Sunset.
In Dallas seven criminal court judges approved a plan to hire one administrative assistant for non judicial matters and seven briefing lawyers. The proposal estimates a total annual cost near 100000 dollars.
Subscription rates listed for Cedar area excluding Sundays and holidays. Rates vary by duration and destination, with separate in state and out of state terms. The notice notes publishers and editors and states AP rights to local and AV dispatches.
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