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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1975
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald notes rising malpractice suits and insurance costs push doctors nationwide toward reform. California and New York doctors protest policy cancellations and quadrupled premiums while Kansas lawyers accuse doctors of misleading the public about blame for the rising costs.
A lawyer argues malpractice is medical negligence not legal. He endorses stronger policing of doctors and restricting incompetence. He also urges similar scrutiny of lawyers who pursue malpractice cases on contingency. Many suits settle out of court to spare physicians from litigation.
A community survey in Ottawa highlighted needs for better roads and more low income housing. The city commission moves to convert the North American Hotel into elderly low income housing with 25 units, a start amid larger housing needs.
The letter explains a 10 month old with milk protein intolerance thriving on soy formula and avoiding cow milk. Dr Thosteson notes lactose intolerance is rare. protein in milk causes reactions and nonfat milk won’t help. The gynecologist discusses fibroids. larger tumors may require hysterectomy, but a myomectomy could be possible if suitably located, and pregnancy planning is advised.
Stephanie Edwards, longtime TV host, will quit cohosting AM America on May 16 and return to Los Angeles to pursue acting. The ABC release says she will contribute periodic reports from L A and work on a potential ABC sitcom, citing the difficulty of balancing a daily live New York production with acting commitments.
Kansas government absorbs more space as agencies multiply. The state signed leases with purchase options for two multi story buildings and four land parcels in downtown Topeka, totaling $658,750, with another $500,000 planned for remodeling. Thirty three agencies pay nearly $600,000 yearly rent to private owners for space, utilities excluded, while the state moves to acquire and repurpose property to house expanding bureaus.
A dense listing of TV programs spanning dayparts from early evening to late night. It details multiple networks and genres including news, game shows, dramas, comedies, sports, and movies with titles such as Truth or Consequences, Hogan's Heroes, The Beverly Hillbillies, Star Trek, Nicholas and Alexandra, The Frogmen, and The Great Race among many others.
Ottawa Herald lists Cedar 4 Cedar header details with publication days and postal info. It lists Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher, and provides subscription rates for trade area and out of area by month quarter six months and year with sales tax notes and out of state tax deduction. Associated Press rights noted.
Washington AP reports that retail food prices may ease later in the year if sun and rain are timely, but a late corn crop or another drought could trigger sharp price increases into 1976. The Agriculture Department projects 6 to 8 percent annual gains with a bumper crop, or up to 8 to 10 percent if weather worsens, with meat and animal products driving much of the rise.
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