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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1971
Page
1
An editorial discusses a California Supreme Court ruling that local property taxes for public schools discriminate against the poor and may force a national shift in funding. It notes 56 percent local support in California and cites Kansas district 290 with a 53 percent property tax share, urging state aid changes as courts prompt new financing.
The National Safety Transportation Board says drivers aged 15 to 25 suffer a fatal rate far above their share of drivers. The Kansas Medical Society adds that about 20 percent of annual fatalities could be prevented with seat belts. Proposals link belt use with youth behavior, ecology, and bicycle infrastructure as potential solutions.
A mother asks for guidance for her two year old who refuses most foods. The child eats only bacon, meat, mashed potatoes, toast, and baked or boiled potatoes, avoiding eggs vegetables cereals and other meats.
Advice to a mother on coaxing a picky child back toward balanced meals. Emphasizes patience, avoiding force, limiting sweets, and boosting protein with foods like bacon, oatmeal, and egg nog. Notes growth spurts influence appetite and suggests practical tips while maintaining vitamins.
A New York AP collection presents humorous remarks on wives, fashion, shopping, parenting, and domestic life. The lines parody modern marriage roles, budgets, and social expectations with sharp, light hearted pauses and quips.
Senate investigators question government programs that push employees into sensitive race relations workshops described as touch and tell sessions. Alice D quit a session citing vulgar language and privacy concerns. officials defend them as oversight of discrimination, though extent and methods remain unclear.
Southern corn leaf blight spread last week mainly in southeastern Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware and New Jersey while dryness slowed the spread in the corn belt. The National Center for Corn Blight reported 77 percent of surveyed fields affected over two weeks with heavy lesions in western Indiana and lighter in other areas. Hog cholera declines continue with three new hog herds infected in August and ongoing federal quarantine. 46 states now believed free of the disease.
The Kresge Foundation of Detroit authorized a $200,000 grant to Texas Christian University for a health and physical education building under construction. Funds from the late Sebastian S. Kresge enable construction and capital equipment grants for colleges universities theological schools and homes for the aged.
James Franciscus explains how he prepared to play a blind insurance investigator in Longstreet. He studied blind daily life, spending 24 hours blindfolded, working with blind students, cane usage, and guide dogs. He hopes the series centers on the character, not the cases.
A dense TV log lists Channel allocations and programs across NBC ABC and local stations detailing 5:00 PM to 12:35 AM lineups. Notable items include news weather sports movies game shows and serials featuring Petticoat Junction Bewitched I Love Lucy Bonanza and Dragnet era staples.
Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from 104 S. Cedar Ottawa Kansas. Editor and publisher Robert B. Wellington sets subscription rates for trade area by mail one month 1.44 three months 4.12 six months 7.21 one year 13.39 outside trade area by mail one month 2.21 three months 5.41 six months 10.30 one year 19.57 Out of state subscribers deduct 3 percent sales tax. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to published focal news and AP dispatches.
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