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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1975
Page
1
Editorial argues Washington D C is the new motor city due to a House Committee plan to tax cars by fuel efficiency starting 1978 models. Critics say regulations should curb waste and boost oil exploration rather than burden car buyers with higher prices.
Kansas lawmakers have spent about $1.146 million in the first 60 days of the 1975 session, with ongoing and unpaid bills. Direct costs cover salaries, subsistence, travel, postage, and secretaries, while private counsel Robert Coldsnow adds to the mounting expenses. Projections anticipate over $1.7 million for the 90-day session and nearly $3 million for the fiscal year, with costs still rising.
In Atchison the editor famed as the sage of Potato Hill recalls a past clash over dog control. He notes residents’ love for dogs and reports Ottawa’s leash law while a few readers push for action. The piece ends with a call to address city policy at City Hall.
The column explains Addison's disease as low adrenal hormone production, diagnosed by chemical tests and symptoms, treated lifelong with hydrocortisone and increased salt. It covers foot and leg cramps, suggesting footwear checks, circulation exams, quinine baths, calcium, smoking reduction, and vitamin E, plus exercises from a booklet. It also discusses hemorrhoids, noting possible surgical removal if conservative measures fail. Continuous health tips and reader questions are answered in a period-tone medical column.
Washington AP reports a toll free sponsorship line directs individuals or groups to provide aid details. The computer matches offers with refugees at resettlement centers, already receiving hundreds of calls from diverse sponsors including a Connecticut firm and a Louisiana church. The Inter-Agency Task Force notes past resettlements and the potential long term community contribution.
Washington AP reports subnormal temperatures and rain soaked fields slow corn and other crops, risking another poor grain year. Government says soil moisture is generally good, but planting lags in the Midwest corn belt. By May 4 only 13 percent of corn planted nationally versus 31 percent last year and a 21 percent average for this time.
The USDA notes a four week weather pattern key to crop production with corn yields may reach 6.4 billion bushels if normal. North Carolina State researchers seek intercropping as a nitrogen saving practice with a $12,970 grant to study growing one crop between rows of another to reduce fertilizer needs.
Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider and aides visited Linn County to assess pollution from strip mining and consider legal action to force land reclamation. The tour included officials from the Forestry Fish and Game Commission as they aimed to restore recreational areas in southeast Kansas and possibly compel miners to pay for cleanup.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with address and editor names. It shows subscription prices for trade area and out of area, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options and a 3 percent tax note for out of state subscribers.
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