Inflation, onions and rural life shape current concerns
The writer notes rising costs from onions to heating oil and electric rates as Kansas cooperatives and REA face a 15 percent price boost. Postal rate hikes threaten farmers and rural residents while a new trade bill aims for import quotas to shield American-made goods, amid labor pressure.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Topeka
Kansas
Congress
Organized Labor
America
Saturday Notebook on Farm Woes and Time Reform
A satirical glance at inflation, labor exports, and farm issues. The note recalls the 1903 World Series start and Napoleon Lajoie’s .400 season, mocks gas prices and a VW anecdote, and argues daylight saving time harms rural life while predicting change by October 27.
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Napoleon Lajoie
Blood transfusion cancer risk after donor cancer found
Question to Dr Thosteson asks if cancer can be transmitted via blood transfusion when donor is later found to have cancer three weeks after donation. The inquiry seeks medical clarification on transfusion safety and cancer transmission.
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Dr. Thosteson
Blood safety doubts and cancer fears in donations
Donors worry about cancer transmission from blood transfusions though experts state no documented human cases and note animal studies do not apply to people. Letters discuss bust developers, coughing relief, honey in eyes, and a prayer note urging charitable living.
USDA to begin weekly export reports next month
Washington AP Agriculture Department will start weekly export figures for crops including wheat corn cotton and soybeans next month. The first report on Nov 2 covers sales from Oct 6-21 and is to replace the Commerce Department listings to reduce duplications and improve accuracy.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
USDA
Commerce Department
New Code Would Limit Judges In Kansas Ethics Reform
Kansas lawyers and judges plan a Wichita conference October 17 19 to discuss a new judicial ethics code. The measure, inspired by American Bar Association recommendations and adapted by the Kansas Bar Association, would curb judges political activity and outside financial interests, with the Supreme Court poised to adopt a system of disciplinary power and possible removal for missteps. The reform aims to boost public confidence and may push toward nonpartisan judge selection. Parallel talks cover a prepaid legal services plan to broaden access to attorneys for moderate income families, starting with corporations and businesses before broad rollout.
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Leroy Towns
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Wichita
Kansas Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
High Court
Harold Fatzer
Fatzer
James
Ken Klein
KBA
Klein
Kissinger concludes talks on mid east problems
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ends a round of talks with Arab and Israeli diplomats seeking a peaceful Middle East solution. Officials say it is a new kind of dialogue with no new U.S. proposals, as Egypt Jordan Lebanon and Morocco officials praise the discussions.
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New York
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
U.S. State Department
U.S
Kissinger
Foreign Ministry
Egypt
Jordan
Lebanon
Morocco
United States
Israel
Troops Abandon Pay Protest on Cambodian Front
AP reports soldiers halted at least one frontline position along Highway 4 to the sea in protest over delayed pay. Khmer Rouge attacks threaten Highway 4 and 5 supply routes to Battambang, with fighting near Trapeang Krabeung and Sala Lek Pram as Phnom Penh defenses hold. In Saigon, a Viet Cong note accuses the U S defense attache office of covert control with about 20,000 disguised personnel.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Highway 4
Trapeang Krabeung
Battambang
Sala Lek Pram
Khmer Rouge
Saigon
Viet Cong
U.S
South Vietnam
Television Log Full Weekend Schedule
Television listing for Ottawa Kansas shows a dense Saturday schedule with many network programs and films across dayparts from 5 PM to 11 PM. Notable items include Lassie, The Partridge Family, Emergency, MASH, The Alpha Caper, Winchester ’73, Hang Em High, Perry Mason, Koln news and sports events such as Pro Football matchups and Notre Dame Football later.
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Lassie
CBS News
Porter Wagoner
Hee Haw
News
Harold Ensley
Nashville Music
Zoom
Partridge Family
Emergency
the Session
Maverick
Lorraine Hansberry
Mary Tyler Moore
Theorie
Wild Kingdom
F Troop
FBI
World of Disney
Perry Mason
America
Masterpiece Theatre
Firing Line
Night Gallery
Protectors
Sanford and Son
Dragnet
Notre Dame
Vince Gibson
Target
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Garden City
W.M.H
P.S
Matthew
Jesus Christ
Christ
Zuhayr Almafti
Mohamed H. el-Zayyet
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
U.N
Nixon
Organization of American States
Prek Thnot
Bob Newhart
Griff
Carol Burnett
Bobby Goldsboro
Jimmy Dean
Wally’s
Broncos
Chiefs
Jonathan Winters
Vikings
Lions
Green Acres
Star Trek
Lawrence Welk
Panier Georgraphic
Erica
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
Associate Press
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