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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1972
Page
2
The page discusses how pro football crowds and high ticket prices fuel big business. It notes $8 tickets for 75,000 attendees create vast revenue and asks where the money originates, highlighting terms like business expense and goodwill. It mentions private apartments around Arrowhead.
In Kansas City and New York venues host corporate viewing spaces with rents of 50 000 dollars annually or 135 000 dollars for three years. The practice has tax implications as corporations deduct costs as overhead, shifting expenses to consumers and drawing scrutiny of tax laws.
Richard Wettersten, new state fish and game director, vows to rejuvenate hunting, fishing and boating in Kansas with a five year plan that would double the budget. The initiative aims to use $6 million in fish and game funds languishing in banks, spending it wisely with no extra taxpayer cost.
A look at car safety and crime trends notes a new ignition warning is reducing theft. While property crimes dip since 1965, suburban crime rises as populations grow. Murders and rapes rise, guns remain the leading weapon, sparking questions about national values and gun control.
A reader writes to Dr Thosteson expressing concern that death risk from the smallpox vaccine might exceed the risk of contracting smallpox itself. The letter seeks medical reassurance and guidance.
A reader weighs opting out of smallpox vaccination amid near-zero current risk while noting future resurgences and booster feasibility. The column argues cautious openness to vaccination and close monitoring, with a personal stance favoring vaccination for future protection. Separate letters cover pregnancy, premenstrual tenderness at age 46, and a prayer note. Washington reports show corn harvest at 5.1 billion bushels, 8 percent below last year but above AUG estimates, with 89.7 bushels per acre, plus wheat at 1.56 billion bushels, down 5 percent from 1971 yet above August forecast.
The Soviet Union bought about 400 million bushels of U S wheat plus feed and soybeans while U S crop forecasts rise. Soybean output is seen at 1.28 billion bushels, up 10 percent from last year, and corn benefits from favorable August weather in the Western Belt. Cotton is projected at 13.6 million bales, up 2 percent from August and 30 percent from last year, with fall potatoes 236 million hundredweight, down 7 percent from 1971. The NFU urges Congress to raise cotton price supports as the market-laden crop depresses prices.
TV grid shows a full day of programs across networks with news weather sports and specials. A last line notes West Germany printing industry wages in 1971 with women in building trades earning $2.30 per hour and printers $2.65 per hour.
In CIRENCESTER England the agricultural college hosts Prince Ernst of Hannover grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II studying for a German soldier part in RC Sherriffs Journey's End casting.
AP reports greater POW numbers as U S air campaign continues in North Vietnam. By Sept 2, Pentagon tallies show 455 missing and 425 prisoners, with 100 missing in the U S Command total since April 6. North Vietnam broadcasts show more pilots captured. Officials debate bombing as a path to release, vs. Hanoi demands total withdrawal and ceasefire.
Daily except Sunday and Holidays newspaper in Ottawa Kansas lists Robert B Wellington as editor and publisher. It details subscription rates within and outside the trade area by mail and carrier, including monthly, quarterly, semiannual and yearly plans with sales tax notes and AP rights.
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