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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1977
Page
1
Ottawa editor remarks on the overlit Interstate 35 area, noting the well-lighted exchanges that tempt drivers to read by night. The piece recalls wartime proverbs about people not getting the word and comments on federal funding split in interstate road construction.
A speaker condemns energy waste under federal rules governing interstate matters. They note federal urging from Washington to conserve energy, yet lament ongoing extravagant interstate interchanges. The critic claims enough power is wasted nightly to light a small city like Ottawa and attributes this to a poorly informed establishment.
The article argues Carter administration tactics on Social Security mirror energy policy, proposing higher taxes to cover a system near paying out more than it takes in. It notes current worker and employer contributions, calls for raising the earnings ceiling, warns tax shifts may raise prices, and criticizes plans as not addressing core deficits or reform.
A reader reports long lasting arm numbness at night after a bump to the elbow described as hypertrophic spondylosis of the neck spine after neck X rays. The condition causes waking from numbness and intermittent elbow pain though daytime activity is pain free. The note references a past elbow X-ray and later neck imaging.
Reader questions address neck traction and osteoarthritic changes in the spine. An orthopedist should evaluate traction technique, potential weight adjustments, and alternative care. The column covers panniculitis in legs, Schirmer tear test, and a concluding prayer excerpt.
AP notes Dickens classic Hard Times airs as a four part British production. Sissy Jupe and Gradgrind anchor a tale of life, poverty, and pedantry in grimy Coketown during the Industrial Revolution. Featured performers include Michelle Dibnah Jacqueline Tong Richard Wren Timothy West and Harry Markham in key roles.
AP analysis explains how firms justify price hikes through a cycle of rising costs and capacity limits. Executives outline speeches that frame increases as necessary for long term welfare, with public skepticism and antitrust concerns discussed, leading to a voluntary, staged rise praised as patriotic restraint.
Television guide items feature The Bionic Woman Black Magic with Jalma and Manfred Carstairs family reading of Syrus will, Nova Tongue of Men Part 1 Disaster at Babel, Tora Tora Tora 1870 Pearl Harbor events, CBS Wednesday Night Movie The Cowboys 1972 western drama, Baretta Crazy Annie guest Kim Hunter, Morton-Bobick heavyweight boxing, Hard Times Dickens adaptation four parts, Dance in America New Directions in Dance, Charlie's Angels Target Angels, Celebrating a Century 1878 Exposition, International Soccer Northern Ireland West Germany, The Tonight Show Johnny Carson, CBS Late Movie The Virginia History, Ironside, Night Gallery, The Rookies Terror in the Night, The Awful Truth 1937 Irene Dunne Cary Grant.
Government data show per capita income rose from 5903 to 6441 dollars in 1976 while inflation reached 4.8 percent. Alaska posted the highest per capita income, Mississippi the lowest, with some states losing ground to inflation. Transportation grew as a share of spending, while gas price rises noted but not fully reflected. Retail sales in April held steady from March, and housing aid measures advanced with FHA mortgage limits increasing to 60000 and down payments cut to 5 percent.
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