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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1972
Page
2
The article warns that highway deaths on the recent long weekend exceed six and could top 600 this year due to weather and risky driving. It notes aging roads, court blocks delaying $15 million in new construction, and a California ruling allowing lawsuit costs against states, risking more court time and slower road work.
In Washington sources report President Nixon plans a hard line on federal costs and new programs for his second term. He aims to curb the federal bureaucracy and shrink his own White House staff which exceeds the 540 authorized by Congress by about 60. This move would signal seriousness about cutting government size and inflation.
A 1968 law bars use of any vehicle kept in yellow school bus color for school purposes. It also requires removing stop arms and flashing lights and imposes a 100 dollar fine or 30 days in jail. In a Kansas town, a reporter found 12 churches operating 31 buses for Sunday schools violate this rule, producing an odd mishmash of intended protection and unintended enforcement.
A reader reports jaw joint noises during eating yawning or talking without pain. The doctor explains the sounds originate from the jaw joint and notes the absence of pain or dislocation, indicating no urgent issue.
In a health page, readers are advised on jaw pain causes from bite misalignment and muscle coordination, with Dr John Ward recommending jaw exercises and wax chewing. Letters ask for a fad diet plan and medical advice for a 15 year old with vaginal odor and discharge, while a 72 year old with a rib fracture is told healing without binding is typical. A prayer closes the column.
Hawaii agriculture director Frederick Erskine says the state suffers from plastic pollution. He told a nurserymen group that there is too much display of tough lifeless artificial flowers and plants when the islands are renowned for fragrant blossoms and lush vegetation.
The Senate Commerce Committee’s communications subcommittee will review this year’s broadcasting record in March as FCC chief decisions and themes, including LGBTQ and abortion storylines, come under scrutiny. Senator John Pastore says he hasn’t seen evidence of sexual content used to boost ratings but will confer with FCC Chairman Dean Burch on the agency’s reaction. The piece also recalls a year since a wave of economic actions by President Nixon, including dollar devaluation and wage price controls, which shifted business and consumer sentiment as the Fed debates money supply.
Analysts warn restraints may be needed despite signs of growth. Fed steps slow monetary expansion and rates may rise, potentially cooling stocks and dampening lending. In New York, public opinion could influence FCC license renewals as discussions on television content intensify.
Daily television listings page from Ottawa Kansas detailing programs from News Weather to Afternoon and Evening blocks. Includes show titles such as Sesame Street Lost in Space Hogan's Heroes Perry Mason and Tonight Show with multiple time stamps and channel indicators.
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