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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1972
Page
2
Ottawa Herald notes that while reformers target the depletion allowance oil tax loophole the petroleum industry already pays substantial state and federal taxes. It argues narrowed relief slowed exploration, raised imports, and lifted gasoline prices, harming both oilmen and the public.
An elected county official billed the county for carpeting her office at over 700 dollars. A commissioner objected to the amount and the manner of purchase, highlighting a broader issue: county budgets largely controlled by the commission. The piece notes how courthouse operations resemble a big business lacking clear budgeting and planning.
The piece discusses DST being out of whack with later sunsets and earlier dark mornings. It notes DST runs from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October and calls for congressional changes, though a Kansas senator says time is not a high priority amid bigger issues.
A patient reports severe left eye pain after about 18 hours of wearing contacts. She was treated at the hospital around 4 a.m. for a corneal abrasion and seeks plain explanations and guidance not provided during care or found in medical references.
A reader asks if corneal abrasion will heal by itself and how it happens. An eye doctor warns that contact lenses possibly caused the wear, advises limited wear time, and to seek care until healing, with follow ups to prevent infection and protect vision.
A team study report by Washington says pork should carry grade labels in supermarkets to show quality, akin to beef prime and choice, limited to carcasses and highly desirable products. The Agriculture Department report urges a broader program including feeder pig marketing disease control market news production methods cost saving and long range swine industry adjustments.
Editor's note introduces Harvard University's new management plan aimed at improving budgeting and operations. Stephen Hall, Harvard VP, says departments moved from municipal accounting to monthly cost breakdowns and better financial discipline. He claims the team could boost efficiency 100 percent and wants to share practices with other universities through weekly admin meetings.
Washington AP reports Glenn Weir of the USDA says the July 1 1973 wheat carryover estimate of 534 million bushels may be revised downward as more data comes in. Trade chatter suggests 300 to 600 million bushels possible, with nearer 600 million likely.
Burton Rex Buchman, 18, of Burdick, exhibited Freight Train, a crossbred Angus simmental weighing 1,100 pounds, chosen grand champion over 329 steers at the Kansas National Junior Livestock Show in Wichita. He plans to use sale proceeds for college. Reserve champion went to Pain, a 1,070 pound Angus steer owned by Georgia Grathwohl near Hiawatha.
Daily Ottawa schedule lists extensive TV programming from morning to night across channels. Entries include Sesame Street Dragnet Mayberry R F D Hogan's Heroes and The Price Is Right with various news Weather and sports segments plus movies The Barbarian And The Geisha and Our Man Flint. Subscription details and AP rights noted at end.
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