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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1971
Page
6
Passenger traffic on scheduled U S airlines rose two percent in the first half of 1971 versus the same period in 1970. The report highlights the ongoing recovery in air travel as the industry approaches midyear.
Forty four senators urged President Nixon to keep the old school lunch regulations, saying new rules would cost states millions and push many schools out of the program. They cited projected losses for Missouri California Massachusetts Ohio Georgia West Virginia Florida and warned many needy children would go without lunches.
Dr. George M. Briggs chair of nutritional sciences at the University of California says malnutrition is real in the United States and linked to physical, mental and economic costs. He cites poverty, diet trends, inadequate fortification, and lack of nutrition education as causes.
Columbia University reports a national survey of 1,701 youths aged 12 to 17 finds marijuana users less likely to smoke cigarettes than nonusers. Among those who tried marijuana, 15 percent overall. 6 percent in under $10,000 income families vs 19 percent in $15,000 plus.
Washington officials say if needed the government could draw from about 500000 recent college and junior college graduates whose deferments expired last June to avert armed forces depletion. Selective Service expects enough men who lost deferments to sustain the draft, with potential involvement of college seniors, juniors and sophomores still in school. President Nixon faces a political choice if the extension bill stalls, while Defense Secretary Laird warns that delay could harm Army readiness.
U S Senator John Tower told the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association meeting in Wichita that a very cold winter could demonstrate the need to expand domestic energy. He blamed federal policies for a local energy crisis and warned Kansas may become a net gas importer by 1960.
Topeka Kan AP Atty Gen Vern Miller warns residents to beware of out of state lightning rod salesmen. He says consumer protection reports report charges up to 5000 dollars for services not worth more than 200. The attorney general says the salesmen frighten people into buying rods.
Seattle's Space Needle, a 607 foot icon, has inspired copies in San Antonio and Calgary yet remains a top tourist draw. Manager George Johnson notes its success, recalling a New Year Chinese celebration incident and counting multiple weddings and engagements in the restaurant lounge above the Needle, which seats 280 and rotates hourly.
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