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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1977
Page
1
Gov Robert Bennett lamented the rejection of his $16 million medium security prison project as lawmakers cut funding and sent the plan to a blue ribbon committee. He warned that partisan, provincial politics drive up costs, with plans for Osawatomie stalled while building costs rise about 10 percent annually.
A Kansas congresswoman, Rep Martha Keys, blasts debt and deficits in a critique of federal spending. The piece argues she champions conservative talk at home but votes with Democrats in Congress, suggesting self interest influences national policy.
Reader recalls mastoid surgery in infancy and now reports seasickness during a Florida vacation and deep sea fishing. He asks Dr Thosteson whether the ear operation could be linked to his current seasickness.
A compact note surveys seasickness causes from middle ear balance to ship motion. It cites mastoid surgery history, eyewear and medications, plus home remedies like a brown paper bag and a phosphorated drink. The piece closes with a prayer and a reflective Bible verse about love.
A coalition of farm workers gathered at the National Association of Farmworker Organizations meeting in Washington to push the Carter administration for expanded migrant health services. They charged HEW and the Bureau of Community Health Services with insensitivity and urged comprehensive reform to address unequal Medicaid Medicare funding, clinic access, and private care gaps affecting about 10 percent of the farmworker population. They cited a life expectancy of 49 years for farmworkers versus 72 for others, higher infant mortality, and influenza pneumonia death rates far above national averages.
Prime time includes TAS-DONNY AND MARIE with Paul Lynde Anka and Osmond Brothers. Sanford and Son and Be Mowgli Brothers. Hee Haw Washington Week in Review and Baseball Kansas City Texas. Also Chico and the Man and Buffy top late night, with Wall Street Week and CBS Friday Night Movie. Feature films include Sunshine and After the Thin Man plus Spirits of the Dead. News programs and Derby special fill the schedule.
Merrill Lynch analysts say restaurant shares remain resilient despite a bleak near term. They warn on wage hikes and fuel costs but note earnings progress and potential for capital gains if positives outweigh negatives. They expect the Dent Bill reforms and energy measures to be manageable for the industry.
AP report describes Richard Nixon and David Frost filming in the Tower of London for 365 sessions to be edited into shows. Tape leaks and security are noted, with Frost and Nixon trading quips and discussing Cromwell and 1964 That Was the Week That Was.
The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services ordered no new Title XX clients in the last two months of the fiscal year while existing clients remain served. Lauren W. Harrod said the move aims to regain control and avoid a wide open operation, noting warnings since October about funding limits. The state received 26.85 million in federal Title XX funds this year, the first year of full funding, with past shortfalls in matching money. Title XX funds support homemaker services and purchased day care for dependent children, among other services for the elderly and disabled.
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