19 Oct 1972
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
1
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled in a Johnson County case that placing M.D. behind a candidate’s name on the primary ballot was improper. The court said future ballots should not allow titles and urged the legislature and election officials to remove them. The loser in the ruling had time to protest before the election.
Commentary questions whether listing candidate titles or places of residence unfairly sways voters. It argues voters deserve fuller information about candidates, notes a ruling prompting debate over eliminating terms like Democrat, and anticipates challenges to such changes in the state.
The piece argues that while U S food costs rise alongside wages, the average worker bears heavy tax and Social Security burdens. It contrasts American conditions with poorer foreign countries and urges policy focus on rising living costs rather than government levies.
Western Kansas parents gather in a mass meeting alarmed by drugs in the high school. Sheriff urges parental responsibility for juvenile trouble, while the marshal warns officers are not babysitters. County attorney calls for swift parent action to aid law enforcement. Three football players were dismissed for alleged marijuana use, sparking the turnout.
A reader asks Dr Thosteson how cirrhosis affects life and whether abstinence can reverse liver damage from alcoholism. The doctor notes cirrhosis often shows few early signs and highlights the disease’s sneaky nature and potential impact on longevity.
This excerpt explains cirrhosis progression from liver enlargement to shrinkage and knobby texture, detailing symptoms such as ascites, spider veins, and weight loss. It notes alcohol as a common but not exclusive cause, emphasizes medical care, limited regeneration, and strict abstinence. Also references lithium treatment questions and a religious closing prayer.
New York AP columnist HAL Boyle riffs on common annoyances and foibles in American life. He satirizes exasperating habits from flashy fashion opinions to trivial quibbles, lamenting modern inconveniences and societal pretensions with blunt humor.
Hollywood AP reports networks have lined up many development deals for new TV shows. Most will not reach pilots, but midseason productions begin with Here We Go Again on ABC starring Hagman and others. NBC trims prime time half hour slots as humor resurges in slate of new comedies and drama pilots.
Washington reports a new quarterly inventory covering 23 states shows fewer cattle will reach slaughter next winter than earlier estimates. The Oct 1 feedlot total stands at nearly 11.8 million head, with 2 percent fewer placements last summer than 1971, though fall slaughter is seen rising about 7 percent year over year.
Daily TV grid listing programs from early morning to late night across channels with news weather sports and specials. Includes Sesame Street Lost in Space The Waltons Gunsmoke Perry Mason World Series and various game shows musicals and movies. Subscriptions and publishing notes conclude the page.
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