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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1972
Page
2
Ottawa Herald notes the city holds 52 percent of Franklin County population and 49 percent of property value yet has one vote on the courthouse commission. The county re districting gives rural areas a 2 to 1 voting advantage, with the north district containing 6,829 residents of whom 2,220 live in the town.
The excerpt argues that Ottawa is unfairly divided in district lines with 32 percent overall and 23 percent urban residents. It notes the south district has 6484 residents, 1499 in the city, and asserts current boundaries skew representation, calling the gerrymander questionable legally and contrary to fair play.
The Miami County treasurer Myra Trickett reports four hundred ninety six thousand dollars idle funds invested with six banks for three months earning four thousand six hundred eighty seven dollars in interest. The piece criticizes quarterly tax collection and the use of idle county funds. Local taxpayers lose use of their money until taxes are paid and redistributed.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a decision denying constitutional protection for a high school student’s long hair. The El Paso enrollment case centered on grooming rules and triggered calls to clear baseless lawsuits from the docket.
A reader writes that about three years ago a curvature of the spine was diagnosed. The doctor did not prescribe a brace and advised exercises, which the writer admits to not following consistently. The note seeks guidance on next steps.
A reader asks if scoliosis with uneven hips can be cured and stresses immediate orthopedic advice. An elderly patient with a breast skin spot fears cancer spread and is urged to see a doctor promptly. discussion covers cancer risk in older patients and treatment options. A third query asks if heavy drinking prevents pregnancy, with prayer and moral reflection woven into the column.
The Agriculture Department reports hotdogs tested in early 1972 averaged 28.5 percent fat, under the 30 percent limit set in 1969. Ninety seven point six percent of 4,917 samples met the standard, showing the rule keeps wieners leaner and within expected ranges.
Drafted into the Army in 1943 Kissinger rises from a North Carolina basic training private to an interpreter on a General’s staff in Europe. He forms a life changing bond with Fritz Kraemer and earns a high salary while teaching Allied officers then returns to America to study at Harvard and forge a career in international relations.
NBC aired The Dark Side as an hourlong pilot shot in New York. The ensemble cast overacts with abandon creating a photographer’s field day, but the script confines characters to clichés and predictable windups.
The Dark Side features a whisky soaked bum and a vicious private eye as unlikable roles in a windup set by a window route. CBS aired after the Hoover death, reusing old tapes with updated commentary to form a five part morning news retrospective.
Daily TV timetable lists hundreds of daytime and evening programs across networks with many titles including Dream Of Jeannie Petticoat Junction Batman and Love Of Life, plus weather news and market notes. The schedule spans mornings through late night with multiple repeats and special features.
US mushroom production continues to set records yet lags demand. Imports of canned mushrooms, mainly from Taiwan, rose 30.8 million pounds last year, up 25 percent from 1970, with January February imports up 10 percent. Pennsylvania leads with about 62 percent of US production. other states include New York New Jersey Delaware Maryland Ohio Illinois Indiana California Michigan. Production for 1971 72 expected to rise about 7 percent.
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