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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1978
Page
1
Ottawa Herald features opinions and editorial notes from Wednesday October 4 1978. The page includes commentary on local affairs and society, reflecting the period cadence and community concerns of Ottawa Kansas.
A dated political column argues the Republic is at risk when Congress is in session ahead of an election. It laments tax bills, energy policy, and equal rights disputes while warning inflation rises from higher taxes and Social Security, with cuts to federal programs possible but unpopular. Nancy Landon Kassebaum is cited on bad legislation driven by electoral considerations.
Local headlines celebrate Richard G. Miskimins for a convoluted Department of Labor letter to Olathe county commissioners. The Daily News also mocks the response from Commissioner Bob Bacon, highlighting Johnson County’s tongue in cheek regard for bureaucratic prose.
TV listings cover a full evening with live NLCS game coverage from the Eastern Division champions city. The schedule includes talk shows, comedies, dramas, and movies with star names like Raquel Welch Beverly Sills and Johnny Carson, plus news and religious content.
A tense hallway encounter unfolds as a well dressed Chinese woman pursues a Canadian doctor lookalike claiming a money problem. The English teacher narrator feigns healthcare credentials, guides her to legal aid and the Canadian Consulate, then exits hoping to get faster with his keys.
A Congressional Budget Office study warns reliance on exports heightens vulnerability of farmers and consumers to crop and trade policy shifts. It foresees farm numbers shrinking from 2.7 million to around 1.6 million by 2000 if policies persist, or stabilizing near 1.9 to 2.0 million with protective actions for smallholders.
CBS airs the Oscar winning 1976 satire Network about modern television. The film targets networks and big business, focusing on how entertainment and news collide under pressure for ratings. The addled anchor’s threats trigger pandemonium as Faye Dunaway’s character leverages sensationalism.
A reader labeled Non-Rocker criticizes Dr. Thosteson’s advice to rock a crying baby, calling it old-fashioned and promoting dependence while praising the rest of the column. The letter argues against parental overreliance on soothing methods and suggests steering clear of child psychology guidance.
Readers respond to Dr Thosteson with praise for permissive rocking, critique of “let him cry it out,” and discussions on menopausal symptoms, thyroid fatigue, facial redness, and winter activities. Letters mention rocking infants, thyroid tests, anemia, liver scans, and back problems amid broad health questions.
Cedar publishes daily except Sunday and holidays. Robert B. Wellington is editor and publisher. Rates by mail vary by trade area with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. Out of state subscribers pay 3 percent tax. Associated Press news is used exclusively for local and AP dispatches.
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