We Must Change The Antiquated Electoral College
The piece argues the Electoral College is outmoded and unreliable. It notes Wallace’s failure, Nixon’s plurality, Humphrey’s regional wins, and a near tied popular vote. It discusses possible paths to reform including a direct popular vote and federalized voting, urging Congress to act next year.
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Hubert Humphrey
New England
Illinois
Ohio
California
Nixon
Humphrey
Chicago
Daley
Cook County
Ilinois
Congress
Campaign Too Long As Election Memories Linger In Public
A former observer notes post election fatigue with all candidates and describes the 1972 campaign as dull and overlong. He argues for a four week sprint with six prime time speeches per candidate and suggests joint appearances, while predicting no Kennedy Nixon style debates again.
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McKinley
Harding
Bronchiectasis Presentation to Dr Mojner
A longtime patient presents with a loud raspy coughing fit every 10 to 15 minutes and thick green sputum. He is 30, never smoked in five years, not overweight, has no asthma or hay fever, and has yearly TB X-rays for four years. Since knowing him nine years, chronic coughing and repeated colds with sore throats persist.
Doctor’s misgivings and a plea for tests
A patient’s wife asks what ailing husband has guessing bronchiectasis. The doctor explains that signs like cough green sputum and exhaustion fit chronic lung infection and advises bronchoscopic exam with possible bronchogram. If bronchiectasis, antibiotics help though surgery may cure by removing diseased bronchial segment.
Communist System Taking Hold Money On The Way Out In Cuba
In Havana AP reports Cuba moves toward a genuine Communist economy as Fidel Castro shifts the domestic system. Some workers receive free food lodging and clothes along with services while pay shrinks in importance amid shortages and a dwindling black market. A grapefruit packer on Isle of Pines describes earning 75 monthly plus subsistence benefits and a mother notes money is mostly for personal items. A construction foreman cites saving for a record player despite meals and housing, while civil duties reduce leisure time and limit alcohol. The party says overtime pay and tipping are nonrevolutionary and largely eliminated.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Isle of Pines
Communist Party
Television Log Reveals Dense Daytime Schedule
A sprawling list details stations and time slots from early morning to late night. It catalogs programs across networks including News Weather Sports Captain Kangaroo Bonanza and various feature films, with numerous color codes and program blocks.
Auld Lang Syne Recalls Hospital Gift Event
Twenty five years ago the DAR donated fruit vegetables and jellies to Ransom Memorial Hospital yesterday. Fifty years ago Ottawa Syrup and Refining Company produced over two thousand gallons of commercial syrups in the first run of new equipment at 221 North Walnut.
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DAR
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa Syrup and Refining Company
N. Walnut
Prayer for Today Inspires Work in Hopeful Spirit
Prayer urges believers to arise and build with God, asking for strength to overcome discouragements and to live gladly in the present. It invokes Nehemiah 2 20 and the spirit of Christ to seek a better future through creative effort.
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God
Delbert Mann Returns To TV Directing After Hiatus
Kansas born director Delbert Mann, a pioneer of TV drama, returns to television with a new Heidi project filmed in Switzerland and Germany for NBC. He cites artistic freedom as the key lure, contrasting it with limited control in films. Mann also completed CBS Playhouse work and last directed on Playhouse 90.
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Mann
Marty
Rod Steiger
Lovesick Butcher
Ernest Borgnine
Delbert Mann
NBC
Swiss Alps
Lubeck
Germany
Hamburg
Maximilian Schell
Jean Simmons
Michael Redgrave
Walter Slezak
Jennifer Edwards
Heidi
Richard Boone
Rip Torn
Playhouse 90
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and Policy
Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sunday and holidays from Ottawa Kansas with Robert B Wellington as editor and publisher. Rates vary by area with one month at 1.00 for trade area and 1.50 for non trade area, yearly 10.00 and 15.00 respectively. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Doctors
Mike Douglas
Torey and Friends
Flintstones
Merv Griffin
Wagon Train
Gilligan
Avengers
Jeannie
Eric Hoffer
Rowan and Martin
Peyton Place
Mayberry Rfc
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Big Valley
Carol Burnett
Joey Bishop
Cookie
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Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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