02 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1976
Page
1
The piece argues that regardless of the winner the nation faces a bloated government and rising debt. It calls for fiscal sanity, no new programs, and cuts to waste and payroll to slow inflation and balance the budget, stressing national stake in the country’s future.
A national push for returnable containers gains traction as surveys show soft drinks and beer in returnable bottles can cost less than throwaway variants. The effort faces store and producer costs in collection and cleaning, yet the countrywide drive grows as disposal becomes increasingly expensive and illegal dumping hazards rise for local governments.
A reader asks if a 46 year old can have bowed legs corrected. The physician notes that extreme bowing is usually corrected in younger people and warns the operation in an older person is formidable. An orthopedic surgeon can evaluate the problem and advise.
Health Q and A discuss thyroid medicine and diabetes risk, hypoglycemia signs, and insulin use. A reader asks about collapsed lungs and the pleural space, with a brief note on spontaneous pneumothorax. The column closes with a prayer and biblical verse.
AP reports networks begin election night coverage at 7 p.m. EST with projections on the Ford Carter race plus 14 gubernatorial races and 31 Senate contests. NBC, CBS and ABC will use new on air features including Barbara Walters at ABC and a large map behind NBC anchors to show state results.
The next four years demand tackling price problems for food shelter and health. Inflation peaked at 12 percent, now near 6 percent, but dangers loom from higher oil prices shortages and housing medical care ecology. Wages and joblessness persist, while housing and health care costs rise and a broader economic plan is needed.
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports that by Oct 15 the hog corn price ratio fell to 14 to 1, the lowest since April last year, signaling little near term improvement for hog producers. The Agriculture Department notes the ratio has fluctuated, averaging 16.9 for 1975 after peaks around 21.2 in 1975 and higher in 1972 and 1973.
Television listings show a dense grid of programs across channels with titles such as My Three Sons Brady Bunch News Sesame Street and more. The text includes an October to November schedule plus a market update noting hog prices fell to 32.90 per hundredweight on Oct 15 down 17 from September and 40 from a year earlier with corn and meat production trends also discussed.
Ottawa Kansas daily notes publication details with editor and publisher Roberts Wellington. Rates listed for trade area and outside trade area by mail or mail outside state with 3 percent tax deduction for out of state subscribers. Associated Press rights stated for local news and AP dispatches.
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