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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1973
Page
1
Ottawa Herald page two from September 4, 1973, presents brief local items and notices. Includes community updates, short reports, and staff-delivered notices reflecting the day's happenings in Ottawa.
The piece critiques Kansas officials moral policing and chamber seminars on tourism revenue. It argues sin persists while moralists chase vice and tourism promoters push perceived gains, citing Popular Science as an example of sensationalism and centerfold appeal.
A Kansas reader sees a Popular Science cover with a Tornadoes feature, but the article turns out to be a report from Union City Oklahoma. The writer notes Kansas tornado belt status, despite broader state overcrowding in storm counts and damage, hinting at a blurred national view of the state.
The piece criticizes GM Ford and Chrysler for resisting EPA mileage disclosures for 1975 cars and blocking octane ratings on pumps since 1971. It argues the auto giants fear truthful data will hurt sales, while noting the public deserves full facts despite industry pushback.
A reader asks if hair transplants really work and why ads don’t promote them. The reply notes hair transplantation is a medical procedure and advertising is against medical ethics.
An overview of cosmetic hair restoration notes small plugs taken from growing areas to fill bald regions, typical treatment uses about 20 plugs per session with roughly 15 hairs per plug, and results may last up to 15 years though the process is slow and costly. The article also includes reader questions about prostate issues and a discussion on mirror writing and dyslexia, ending with a prayer and AMA contact details.
Washington officials say a glut of migrant workers in European cities has kept domestic farm labor in place and hindered farm mechanization in Common Market countries. Agriculture experts note small uneconomical farms, mainly in West Germany and France, struggle to compete with American efficiency. Migrants in cities outnumber farm workers in those nations, impeding trade talks.
Washington AP notes a pattern of optimistic inflation and unemployment forecasts by President Nixon and advisers Shultz and Stein clashing with later data. Early 1972 predictions of lower inflation and unemployment fell short as 1973 saw sharp price rises and ongoing policy shifts from Phase 3 to Phase 4, with unemployment improving only gradually.
Hal Boyle reports on a quirky newsroom moment where a snake themed columnist improvises a response as he wonders about the fate of a tongue in a peculiar mail scenario, a playful nod to curiosity and humor in reporting.
A compact collection of quirky notes on animal physiology and history. It references the Lockhorns tongue, a 1900 Times prophecy about autos and parking, and exit lines from Madame de Stael Lord Chief Justice Tenterden Edgar Allan Poe and Mohammed with brief, non-graphic quotations.
Daily Ottawa Kansas TV log lists hundreds of programs across channels from early morning Sesame Street to late night news and movies. It includes news, weather, sports, game shows, soaps, dramas, specials, and ads for subscriptions and local notes.
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