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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1976
Page
1
In a post election Topeka discussion a city county sales tax talk surfaced while voters in Neosho and Cowley counties narrowly opposed such measures. The piece argues for increased state aid to local governments funded by state taxes or efficiency, not local levies, to support schools, cities, and counties.
Incoming President Jimmy Carter backs a report by the Commission on Federal Paperwork urging standard welfare forms to cut red tape. The plan aims to save about 6 billion dollars yearly, totaling 24 billion over four years, possibly trimming the commission itself with smart policy moves.
A 19 year old woman 5 ft 7 in weighs 128 130 pounds asks for a healthful diet plan to reach her former weight of 118 120 pounds. She notes high protein diets cause gas and constipation and asks about diuretics.
A reader warns against flash diets and urges sensible weight control focusing on total calories and essential nutrients. The column includes medical Q and A on bladder control for an 81 year old, possible causes like enlarged prostate and infections, advice to limit fluids after 4 p.m., and urine checks. Additional questions cover diabetic symptoms in feet and tingling in hands with suggested blood sugar testing. Includes a prayer segment quoting Luke 7 13.
Viacom plans two versions of The Rookies and Hawaii Five 0 for syndication one family friendly edit and one unexpurgated. President Henry Gillespie says stations can choose to edit for their own time slots or rely on Viacom to handle violence edits. The federal ruling on NABs policy leaves final scheduling to local broadcasters.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff discusses two official Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for weekly earnings of a typical three dependent household. He highlights a 41 percent discrepancy between the monthly and annual figures, notes the monthly figure understates earnings due to averaging part time and younger workers, and argues that the mismatch leads to bad policy and inflation perceptions. A former BLS commissioner, Geoffrey Moore, explains the flawed assumption and persistent distortion.
A USDA ERS analysis shows tractors and related machinery account for 43 percent of U S farm accident deaths in 1973, rising from 35 percent twenty years earlier. Despite fewer total deaths since 1960, the farm population declined, pushing the fatality rate up to 16 2 per 100 000 in 1973. The report notes safety rules can reduce accidents even without hired labor and highlights rollover protection as a factor in declining tractor deaths.
Channel listings for ABC CBS NBC PBS and others with prime time line up including News Sesame Street Zoom Brady Bunch Leave It To Beaver Beverly Hillbillies Hogan's Heroes Happy Days Laverne and Shirley Rich Man Poor Man MASH One Day At A Time Dreames Movie Stagecoach Carried by various networks across 6 PM to midnight. Numerous titles, times and cross channel notes appear reflecting a busy regional broadcasting schedule.
Ottawa Herald presents subscription pricing for trade area and out of state readers with monthly and annual options, plus a 3 percent out of state tax deduction. The paper credits the Associated Press and reserves local news and AP dispatch rights.
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