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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1971
Page
1
The Saturday column notes resident unease as Main Street angle parking ends and drivers face parallel parking tests. It highlights safe driving arguments, downtown lots, and a call for practice spaces amid economy worries and quirky local anecdotes. It also mentions Postmaster General Blount's Romanian trip and a fake first notice scam.
A reader reports yellow sweat stains on white uniforms and embarrassment. A doctor replies explaining two sweat gland types, eccrine and apocrine, and offers guidance.
A health column covers apocrine versus eccrine sweat, bacterial action, and hygiene to reduce armpit odor with shaving and antiseptic soap. It also addresses alopecia areata in a daughter's hair loss, advising dermatology consultation and patience, plus bust reduction options for a woman, and closes with a brief prayer.
New York AP reports the Nixon administration pushes to curb inflation while July leading indicators rise 1.4 percent from June. Construction contracts increase 24 percent versus 1970, reaching nearly 7.7 billion dollars, and factory orders grow 1.7 percent. Yet machine orders drop 9.3 percent, with analysts cautioning about temporary rebounds and awaiting an investment tax credit approval.
Washington AP reports a University of Michigan survey for the American Psychological Association shows average working women earning 3500 dollars less annually than deserved, while equally qualified men fall 22 dollars short. The sample included 351 women and 695 men 16+ working 20 hours weekly or more, with education tenure and occupation considered.
A dense schedule listing hundreds of programs across networks with FBI, News, sports, movies, soap operas, game shows, and specials. Notable items include Abbott and Castello Meet The Keystone Kops, Darby’s Rangers, Town Tamer, This Is The Life, Playhouse, and various recurring series like Jeopardy, Bonanza, Perry Mason, and Dallas-area local features.
Hal Boyle relays a long reader letter from Mary Niklas detailing common toad pest control by toads, diligent bees with precise foraging times, and surprising rabbit traits. She notes rabbits can swim and punch, brown hares stand upright, and the jackrabbit is among the fastest native US animals, with a 10 pound weight and nine inch ears.
The market climbed to higher ground with the Dow Jones average up 4.6 points on the week to 912.75 and Friday’s session lifting the index by over 12 points. NYSE volume reached 14.04 million shares as investors responded to renewed European investment and a bullish outlook despite a Labor Day week slowdown.
United States Department of Agriculture reports a record 1 billion dollars in farm exports to Japan in fiscal 1971, up 12 percent from 1970, led by soybeans at 303 million and corn at 201 million. Wheat imports rose 26 percent to 171 million, while grain sorghum soared 132 million, with Japan sourcing about 80 percent of U.S. grain sorghum. Mink pelts fell 40 percent from 1969, and broiler production guidance seeks a 2 percent rise in early 1972 to steady supplies and prices.
The Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates for trade area and out of state readers. In area by mail one month 1.44 per issue 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 retains rights to published news and dispatches.
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