Editorial Warns Kansas Faces Education Spending Crisis
The Kansas House speaker warns that continued education spending raises could bankrupt the state within five years. Rep. Duane McGill urges the Legislative Education Planning Commission to craft a plan to hold line on spending, questioning another 10 percent faculty raise next year after continued 10 percent increases previously. He notes elementary and secondary spending up 120 percent since 1973 and argues state funds for higher education risk draining state resources, pressuring local patrons reliant on state aid.
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Kansas
Kansas House
Duane McGill
Legislative Education Planning Commission
McGill
Kansas Drivers Adapt to 55 MPH Limit Debate
The 55 mile per hour speed limit remains a national talking point as states debate federal pressure. Kansas reports a 21 percent drop in highway deaths last year, while truckers seek loopholes where enforcement exists. Gasoline savings from slower speeds are questioned by rising fuel costs.
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Kansas
Debunking a Hot Bath Contraception Myth and Eye Condition Queries
Readers submit health questions to Dr Thosteson. A hot bath after intercourse won’t prevent pregnancy and postcoital douches are ineffective. Thyroid issues may be lung or sinus related. obesity and allergies can cause throat clearing. A son with keratoconus may need corneal transplant. glasses may not suffice. The column includes a Bible verse and a prayer.
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Thosteson
Dr. Thesteson
National
Eyebank
Business leaders debate profits and the nation’s economic path
In New York, industrialists express loyalty to free enterprise yet urge central planning at times to curb shortages and price shocks. Thomas Murphy of General Motors laments trust in business ethics while AFL-CIO critics argue jobs must come first to stabilize the economy.
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New York
Thomas Murphy
General Motors Corp
General Motors
United States of America
Afl-Cio
America
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Cuba’s Policy Poverty Paradox
Havana visit portrays Cuba’s drab façades and aging cars amid shortages and policy limits. The author notes scarce paint, reliance on mass transit, and selective car access driven by foreign loans and state need, while predicting a future revitalized Havana with color, architecture, and improved housing, yet preserved by socialist priorities.
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John
Cuba
Havana
Malecon
Seaside Boulevard
Chicago
North Shore Drive
Television Log Full Day Channel Lineup
Television schedule lists ABC NBC CBS PBS and others with multiple channels and time slots from 5:00 to 12:00 including News Sesame Street Truth or Consequences Zoom Star Trek and a film lineup. notes cable channel numbers and shared airings across networks.
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ABC
NBC
CBS
PBS
Cbs-Abc
IND
Electric Company
Green Acres
Zoom
Assignment America
Hogan‘s Ma
Beverly Hillbilties
Villa Alegre
the Naturalists
Hogan’s Heroes
Beverly Hillbillies
PBS to Alter Lineup for 1975 76 Season
New PBS offerings include Lowell Thomas and Jacques Cousteau series while Zoom and Washington Straight Talk exit. Public broadcasting stations will pick 38 of 136 offered shows, balancing station funding and national underwriting to fill half the schedule.
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New York
Lowell Thomas
Jacques Cousteau
Public TV
Canine College
Washington
PTV
Public Broadcasting Service
PBS
Ford Foundation
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
America
Black Journal
Behind
Assignment America
Sesame Street
Electric Company
Wall Street Week
Theater In America
Bill Moyers’ Journal
Firing Line
Nova
Symphony
Washington Week
Soundstage
Austin City’ Limits
KRLN
Austin
Tex
Lowel Thomas
CBS
U.S
KAMU
College Station
Sugar use trends tempers 1975 price outlook
Washington AP reports U S per capita sugar use fell about five pounds from 1974 to 1975 while total deliveries declined 2 percent in 1974. Shifts to smaller and large package consumption rose, prices may drop as inventories unwind, yet uncertainty over crops and rising demand could push prices higher this fall. The article also notes congressional hearings on USDA beef grading standard changes and ongoing court challenges over the proposal.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Frederick D. Gray
USDA
Economic Research Service
Gray
House
Omaha
Joseph Vigorito
D-Pa
Agriculture Committee
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Ad
Ottawa Kansas newspaper lists trade area and out of state mail rates for subscriptions. Local editorial staff and AP partnership noted.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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