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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1977
Page
1
A May 24 1997 Ottawa Herald editorial laments spring traffic trouble as seniors at the high school slow cars and speeders multiply. It cites a Chanute officer with 22 tickets and Salina sheriff planning pre announcing speed traps to raise awareness. The piece urges caution as schools close and vacations begin to prevent tragedies.
Representative Joe Skubitz from the southern district blasts the Postal Service over proposed rural post office closures and higher rates. He urges abolishing the service and returning control to Congress, praising a government role in universal mail delivery.
A reader complains her doctor dismissed sinus symptoms as common and offered only rest and wet heat. She asks for advice on whether sinus trouble is serious and how it should be treated, noting lack of medical guidance.
A series of reader questions covers sinus trouble being serious, baggy under eye causes including heredity and aging, vitamin D and fluoride supplements, encephalitis basics, safe interval after hysterectomy for intercourse, seafood allergy reactions, cervix erosion risks and testing, and osteoporosia and vitamin D. Includes medical guidance and brief prayers.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports mixed signals on American household finances. Personal income rose into April with a total of 11.1 billion added, while installment debt nears 100 billion, up 11.8 percent from a year ago. Analysts say rising credit reflects confidence and planned purchases rather than mere necessity, though some middle‑income families still struggle to meet basic needs.
Film and TV guide items include The Fonz romance with a tennis club star, NBC Movie of the Week The Man With the Power, a pilot featuring a police dog, and a mix of classic and contemporary titles like Diary of a Mad Housewife and Marilyn. Casts include Bob Neill Vic Morrow Eric Smith Mark Harmon Gary Crosby Kristin Nelson.
Agriculture Secretary Bergland and top aides take questions on farm problems and federal plans during a noon to 4 p.m. EDT call-in sponsored by the Agriculture Council of America. The toll free line 800-424-9681 hosts about a dozen operators for farmer and consumer input from across the continental United States.
AP writer Jay Sharbutt notes ABC leads prime time with 12 comedies for fall while NBC trails with five. NBC executive Irwin Segelstein says hits define dominance and stresses counterprogramming balance to avoid a digest of comedies, citing Three's Company Soap MASH One Day at a Time and Big Hawaii as strategic targets.
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