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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1977
Page
1
Ottawa Herald page two opens with a lighthearted take on a government study estimating 64000 dollars to raise a child, then riffs on taxes and family budgets. It notes a homemade calculation suggesting families overpaid by about 3000 dollars per child, plus a string of humorous vignettes about breakfasts, pizzas, and aging infrastructure.
From Our Readers recalls the Courthouse Justice statue. Janice Swallow describes a tilting scale when she moved to town 12 years ago and muses on why the figure remains tilted to hang properly.
Dr Thosteson cautions pacemaker users about electrical interference from common appliances. Microwave ovens and diathermy machines pose leakage risks. keep these devices at least a yard away from pacemakers. Proper grounding and cardiologist consultation are advised for individual safety.
Cedar daily paper in Ghiana Kansas outlines subscription prices for in and out of trade area with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. Includes editor publisher names and Associated Press notice about local news usage.
A humorous reminiscence of a man with two left hands failing at home repairs. He recalls failed screen doors, leaky pipes, and comic misadventures with a radiator, shocks, and a sticky sealant. Despite repeated disasters, he persists, joking that his two left hands should be studied by science.
Agnes Hill, owner of the 82 year old Midland Hotel and Cafe in Wilson, Kansas, must upgrade to meet life safety codes after the state fire marshal ordered 11 old hotels to comply or close. She plans to invest to keep the family business open despite costs and possible closure of peers in Garden City.
In Topeka a professional mime Steve Harris performed indoors on the capital’s first floor after rain halted the outdoor steps show. The piece framed government in action, with no scandals or waste, while noting upcoming interim studies and task forces on transportation and water resources. The piece also mentions changes in news transmission via video terminals.
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