Go Underground The case for underground power wiring
Ottawa Herald editorial argues underground wiring offers weather protection and reliability in Kansas like areas with lightning storms and tornadoes. It notes cost concerns but cites storm damage and public inconvenience, urging widespread adoption in new residential zones and downtown safety improvements.
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General Electric
Hutchinson
Kansas
Midwest
Ottawa
Sam
Abilene Weighs Mobile Home Industry Expansion
By The Way Abilene notes the city’s new mobile home manufacturing plant and cites a national rise in mobile home living. It questions local zoning and whether Abilene will welcome or restrict end products while comparing to Ottawa’s plant and payroll.
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Abilene
Ottawa
Epidemic of Lice Reported Nationwide
A reader asks Dr Thosteson how to remove lice and whether an outbreak is real. The response notes the lice problem is not local but nationwide.
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Dr. Thosteson
W.B
Epidemic of crab lice seen rising in past decade
Dr. Norvins of Atlanta estimates crab louse cases have surged 819 percent in ten years, reaching about 2 million cases annually. Transmission mainly via direct contact, clothing, or bedding. Eggs cling to hair shafts, making treatment hard. Kweil, a prescription remedy, is most effective against lice and eggs.
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Leslie Norvins
Atlanta
Thosteson
E.R
Thesteson
R.R
Partridge Family adds toddler star Ricky Segall
New York AP report profiles Ricky Segall age 3 feet 3 inches 40 pounds joining ABCs Partridge Family as the neighbor boy's son. His parents Barbara and Rick Segall promote his talent while Screen Gems backs their acts. The interview captures a child star adapting to Hollywood life and cameras.
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Ricky Segall
Tyke
Barbara
Rick Segall
Ricky
Segovia
Papa Segall
Screen Gems
Partridge Family
Segall
New York Area
Nashville
Hollywood
Star
World beef shortage hinted by Australia import drop
Washington AP reports that Australian beef imports, the United States top supplier, fell to 52.0 million pounds in July from 58.7 million a year earlier. Through July supplies were down 3 percent, while other countries increased, boosting January-July totals by 5 percent from 1972.
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Washington
Australia
United States
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Earl L. Bulz
Television Schedule Dense Entry for Ottawa Kansas
Daily Ottawa Kansas TV log lists a full day of programming from 5 PM to 2 AM including News Weather Sports day parts, many soap operas and game shows, classic NBC CBS entries, multiple movies, cartoons, and notable programs such as Sesame Street Star Trek Perry Mason and The Beverly Hillbillies. It notes subscriptions rates and AP membership.
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Kansas
Green Acres
den Showcase
TV Weatherman
World News
Hollywood Squares
Bob Noblitt
Beverly Hillbilies
F-Troop
the Waltons
Playhouse New York Biography
Rowan and Martin
Evel Knievel
Fishing Forecast
Ironside
San Francisco
Arizona Bushwackers
Art Linkletter
Doctors
Bay City
General Hospital
Mike Douglas
Peyton Place
Somerset
Eddie's Father
Merv Griffin
Jeannie
Electric Company
Munsters
Gomer Pyle
USMC
Lilias
Youa and
You
Bowling For Dollars
Beverly Hillbillies
Dragnet
World Press
Animal World
Ozzie’s Girls
Truth Or Consequences
George Plimpton
Hee Haw
Brady Bunch
Washington Week In Review
Sanford and Son
Calucci
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
Jim Walter a multimillionaire built by organizing skill
Jim Walter, at 50, built a corporate empire of 125 plants with the Jim Walter Corp. expected to hit 1.1 billion in building field business this year. From a $800 start in 1946 he sold 250 homes first year and now plans to finish 8,000 to 9,000 homes at about 8,081 dollars each, aided by capital from big city bankers.
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Tampa
Fla
Jim Walter
Jim Walter Corp
America
Jim
Walter
Women in tech say they’d rise higher if men
Three top women in technology, Esther Williams of Lockheed Missiles & Space, Cynthia Pruett of IBM, and Sandra Hawley of ESL, Inc., told reporters at a Western Electronics show that gender bias keeps women from reaching top management. They noted few women in science fields, and that women often receive management duties without official titles.
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San Francisco
Women’s Liberation
Esther Williams
Lockheed Missiles & Space Co
Sunnyvale
Calif
Cynthia Pruett
IBM
San Jose
Sandra Hawley
Information Sciences
ESL, Inc
Ms. Williams
Pruett and Hawley
James Hitchcock
Pacific Telephone
Ms. Pruett
R.C. Pruett
R. Cynthia Pruett
Competition For Soybeans From Peru Fishmeal Growth
Washington AP reports soybean farmers may face new competition in 1974 as Peru plans to boost fishmeal output to about 1.2 million tons, roughly 800000 more than 1973. The surge follows a decline in fishmeal this year contributing to higher soybean prices. The Sept 1 official crop estimate projected a record 1.6 billion bushels of soybeans for next year’s meal supplies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Peru
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Dennis the Menace
Dinah Shore
Petticoat Junction
Grace Crawford
Gambit
Love of Life
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Room 222
Masterpiece Theatre
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Johnny Carson
Hal Boyle
Collins
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