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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1978
Page
1
Editorial criticizes Lori Ann Bergen Kansas contestant in Miss America 1950s pageant. It notes she was a top finalist and talent winner while alleging judges discuss voting only among themselves. The piece mocks the notion of beauty contests influencing political perceptions and warns about voter foibles.
Fort Scott Tribune argues Kansans are upset about taxes and actively resist local sales taxes and costly bond issues. The piece notes Kansas differs from California's Proposition 13, with local taxes at about 1.25 percent of market value and widespread statewide tax concerns.
The letter from I A asks for clarification after reading about mucous colitis. It notes a yearlong condition with mucus discharge and three bowel movements daily, no pain, and concern about cancer despite a bland diet, fiber, tranquilizers, and stool softeners. Upper GI and barium enema show irritated colon, seeking explanation.
A reader explains that tests show no infection or ulceration and suggests tension and nerves as main factors in functional bowel symptoms. Advice covers tranquilizers, stool softeners, fear management, food sensitivities, and rereading a referenced booklet. A separate letter asks for plain meanings of mild degenerative disc disease and related back pain treatments. An orthopedist and braces or careful exercise are recommended. chronic pain should be managed beyond pain killers, with therapy favored for a 40 year old. A final note on a toe turning inward notes likely inherited risk and future discomfort if untreated.
NBC channels a bitter power struggle in W E B a two part debut about TAB Television and a $30 million documentary that sparks clashes between Pamela Bellwood Andrew Prine and Lin Bolen. The hostile network chief threatens drastic action while a young producer fights to air his controversial Our America project.
The National Taxpayers Union plans to urge Congress next year to call a constitutional convention backed by two thirds of the states to draft a balanced budget amendment. They aim to force congressional action while noting 22 of 34 required legislatures already back the push, with 12 more needed. Charles S. Crawford predicts possible success in 12 states next year.
TV listings note Abby Bradfords plot reveal a pregnancy scare in a season premiere. Ron Howard and Suzanne Somers host a Disney celebration with clips from Davy Crockett Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland featuring Carroll O Connor Jaclyn Smith James Garner and Penney Marshall.
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