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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1971
Page
2
Editorial argues for a new doggy bingo game in Wichita, legalizing greyhound betting under the 1970 bingo law. It mocks Attorney General Vern Miller and urges charitable groups to innovate bingo variants as Kansans push toward broader gambling freedoms.
Carroll Wells of Topeka writes that teachers should accept wage freezes to aid the economy and avoid the image of being money-focused. He argues teachers are leaders and their stance affects public perception, though he notes he is expressing personal views only.
A reader protests responses to cow milk issues and asks why clinicians favor soy or other substitutes over goat milk, praising goat milk as a pure alternative and questioning medical guidance. The letter emphasizes frustration with current recommendations and defends goat milk as a natural option.
Readers debate health choices soy milk versus goat milk and natural remedies. A Bouquet Dairy Goat Ranch letter argues for goat milk, while others discuss soybeans and nutrition. a young reader seeks pathology guidance, and several questions cover mononucleosis margarine cholesterol and prayer.
New York AP reports NBC’s Night Gallery season opener features macabre tales with a corpse-collecting funeral director and a professor training racists in a cannibalism themed segment. Rod Serling’s anthology draws mixed reviews alongside Dennis Weaver’s extended McCloud mystery movie and Carol Burnett’s CBS return with Bacharach Carpenters encore.
Wayne Lee outlines how alcoholism is a killer and explains that alcohol is a drug. The piece introduces Ward Rogers of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Alcoholism, which seeks to educate Kansans and develop a statewide plan with a $54,000 grant for Topeka offices in KP&L building, facing year end renewal.
A Kansas speaker warns that alcoholism is a costly disease affecting millions nationwide and hundreds of thousands in Kansas. He cites industry losses, crime, and broken homes, argues society glosses over the danger, and calls for education and uniform treatment despite scarce facilities and varied programs.
Washington AP reports higher price for home delivered milk at 67.4 cents per half gallon in major cities versus 57.9 cents at stores. Boston and New York show wide spreads, with doorstep milk costs up 12 to 15 cents over store prices. Delivery share under 20 percent, supermarkets growth cited. Dairy farmers’ bottling prices hold at 7.11 per hundredweight. Separate AP note: broiler chicken production up, farm prices likely to hold, aided by higher prices and lower feed costs.
A dense list of TV slots from early evening to after midnight shows a parade of programs. Notable entries include The Munsters Petticoat Junction and It's Your Bet at 5, The Outings in Kansas, various News and Weather blocks, classic shows like The Beverly Hillbillies and I Love Lucy, plus films such as Madame X and Anatomy Of A Murder among many others.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for in trade area by mail at one month 1.44 three months 4.12 six months 7.21 and one year 13.39. Outside trade area rates are 2.21 for one month 5.41 for three months 10.30 for six months and 19.57 for one year. Out of state subscribers pay 3 percent tax. The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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