06 May 1976
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1976
Page
1
Page Two editorial notes bath tub hazards as a leading home accident cause. It mocks government surveys and health warnings from smoking to food dyes, citing rhubarb leaves and Jonquil bulbs as examples of dangers, then mentions milkweed as toxic.
Breathe Easy cockleburs cause weakness and possible partial paralysis while tomatoes are safe to eat excluding the vines which upset the stomach if ingested. Lead in paint and metal in old car batteries are risky. New rules cover tricycle and bicycle makers due to tipping hazards. Investigations focus on glass doors slides pools and easy open medicine bottles. Government warns that living can be injurious to health.
The Parsons editor notes Governor Bennett will open offices in western Kansas and questions why eastern and southern regions are ignored. The piece criticizes the noncentral office plan as a politically motivated move that will affect Kansas communities nationwide.
A patient writes about two miscarriages at three and four months in early marriage. She cites a childhood spinal cord injury causing paralysis from the waist down and says it gives her a slim chance of carrying a child to term.
Reader questions medical guidance on pregnancy with spinal injury and miscarriage causes. Advice notes possible incompetent cervix, egg or sperm abnormalities, hormonal imbalances, and uncertain prevention. says many women with proper health can carry to term, while emphasizing individual case limits.
A 1965 typical monthly mortgage for a new home was under 120 dollars, rising to about 275 in 1975. Operating costs such as taxes, insurance, heat, and repairs climbed faster than family income, helping explain why new home sales slumped during the recession. Tax bills average about 60 dollars monthly, insurance costs vary, and heating oil soared from 16 to 39 cents a gallon. Electricity also rose sharply, up about 55 percent since 1970, while maintenance costs climbed as much as 9 percent yearly, even as home prices doubled for many owners.
A dense list of TV programs and time slots across channels including Sesame Street Early Show Zoom Family Affair Brady Bunch Electric Company Hogan's Heroes Gomer Pyle The Brady Bunch News and Weather segments Sports and Movies appear with various titles and numbers indicating channels or repeats. It reads as a comprehensive daily programming grid with numerous named shows and network blocks.
AP Television writer Bruce Solomon, known as Sgt Foley on Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, reflected on Louise Lasser’s Beverly Hills cocaine arrest while noting fan interest in his on screen seduction plot. Solomon, a New York native in his late 20s, left academia for acting after studying drama at multiple universities. He moved to Los Angeles, trained with Joan Darling, and landed the Foley role when producer Norman Lear approved a lighter take on a middle aged Irish desk sergeant.
USDA reports net farm income at an annual rate of 22 billion for Q1 1976, down from late 1975 but up from 1975. Projection cautious for 1976 wage/price trends as crop outputs vary. Coalition urges hearings on long term policy due to looming commodity legislation expirations after 1977. Soviet meat imports may rise as 1975 grain harvest spurs culling and demand, with 300,000 to 600,000 tons eyed from Australia and Western Europe. Orchid Capital of the World in Hilo markets flowers. iron levels imply a two inch wall.
Ottawa Herald shows subscription prices for trade area and outside area with monthly and yearly plans. Rates include sales tax details and an out of state tax deduction. The paper notes Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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