15 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1976
Page
1
In a holiday plea the Postal Service urges early mailing with Dec 3 for parcels and Dec 10 for letters to arrive before Christmas. A UPS East Coast strike slows mail, threatening first class delivery as the season nears. The piece notes reduced service amid higher volumes and questions management.
In England Callaghan faces a parliamentary setback as Labour dissidents reject extending longshoremen monopoly in exchange for wage restraint. Italy sees setbacks to austerity with unions opposing social cuts, while Poland endures a nationwide strike over price hikes. All three nations grapple with inflation, controls, unemployment, and rising discontent.
A group of Agriculture Department trade specialists said Asia's 1976 rice crop may be about 3 percent below 1975 as poor weather pests and other problems bite. They noted China India Indonesia and Sri Lanka driving the shortfall and that U.S. rice exports to deficit countries could rise next year. The US stockpile remains at a record high as farmers trimmed production in 1976. Beef prices likely to rise slowly next year, tempered by pork and broiler competition through mid-1977, with 7.3 million cattle fattened in seven major states as of Nov 1, down 4 percent from last year.
A reader asks for information on nystagmus describing vertical and horizontal eye movement after a stroke. The letter notes nursing home residents confuse it with astigmatism and expresses concern over her mother’s limited vision and discomfort.
Readers seek answers on nystagmus causes and treatment including potential surgery and driving safety. The column covers nerves, strokes, refractive errors, and need for neurologic exams, with cautions about driving and practical advice.
AP analysis notes Michael Levy of The Conference Board branded Fed weekly and monthly money supply figures as concoctions. He calls weekly data largely guesswork and says monthly figures are not reliable. Levy argues the Fed uses its own data to fine tune policy, causing brief jerks later reversed.
Nadia Comaneci, the 14 year old Romanian gymnast, returns to American TV for an hour long CBS special with Flip Wilson. The project is a co production with Radio televiziunea Romania and involves rights and earnings details, with most money going to Romanian gymnastics development. The Romanian producer Dumitru Udrescu discusses content rights and intervention in the show's production.
The page lists a dense slate of television programming and film titles by time slot, including My Three Sons Brady Bunch Sesame Street and news segments. It also lists sports NFL football and various movies and shows with channel references and episode notes.
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