Local city financing seen as Kansas 1970 key issue
Editorial from Kansas City Kansas reports the Kansas League of Municipalities airing the 1970 priority: adequate financing for cities. Mayor of Baldwin emphasizes property tax as the common burden shared with counties and school districts. The piece urges tax structure reform and coordinated services to stretch taxpayer dollars.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas League of Municipalities
Kansas
The Statistical Stigma in Sports Reporting
A critique of overreliance on statistics in sports journalism. The piece notes how announcers inflate numbers and cites a West Coast court case involving a pro football end charged with attempted rape. It mocks the AP ending that listed Windy’s 53 receptions for 1,137 yards and 11 touchdowns without broader context.
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West Coast
Associated Press
Windy
Tongue Examinations and Their Diagnostic Clues
A discussion on tongue inspection as a diagnostic tool by doctors, likening medical inquiry to fishing expeditions. It notes that doctors seek out anomalies, requesting patients to stick out their tongue to gather clues that may or may not lead to meaningful conclusions.
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Thosteson
L.D
M.H
Tongue Clues to Health From Coatings to Leukoplakia
A discussion of oral signs from tongue coatings to leukoplakia shows how color and texture reflect health and habits. Heavy smoking, dehydration, fever, antibiotic use, and nutritional issues can alter tongue appearance, while leukoplakia warrants watching for precancerous changes.
It Will Take 4 Years, But She Is Learning
A lighthearted Brooklyn newspaper tale follows a New Yorker’s daughter packing for college at George Washington University. The piece traces four years of dorm life from oversized trunks to shrinking paraphernalia as the student repeatedly returns home with excess gear and later narrows her load to fit a single trunk and a suitcase.
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New York
Land of Learning
Boy Scouts
Africa
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Gay
Eugene Jennings
Movies Catering To The In Crowd For Success
Hollywood reports a shift to youth oriented films as the formula for success. New titles like Midnight Cowboy and Easy Rider attract crowds with unknown casts and lean budgets, while majors push for contemporary social commentary and faster production under young executives such as Richard Zanuck at Fox. Potential downsides include undisciplined talent and films that lack coherence.
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Hollywood
Louis F. Polk
MGM
Firing The American Way Explores Executive Dismissals
A United States article reviews common corporate firing techniques used to remove presidents. It explains mushrooming, the intimate enemy, deliberate marginalization, and office expansion as methods to force resignations without direct termination. The piece cites psychologist Eugene Jennings outlining these tactics.
TV Doctors Face Real Suffering on Air
New York AP notes TV violence shifts toward sickness and tragedy this season. Marcus Welby M D on ABC features a teacher dying of brain cancer as a central arc. CBS Medical Center follows a doctor urging an athlete to accept needed surgery with O J Simpson delivering a notable performance. The piece questions viewer appetite for gritty realism versus sensational action.
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New York
Marcus Welby
ABC
Welby
Robert Young
James Brolin
Medical Center
CBS Tonight
CBS
Chad Everett
Ben Casey
Evening TV Schedule Highlights
Television log lists daily lineup across channels with news and weather. Prominent programs include Flintstones The Great Man The Guns Of Navarone and Tonight Merv Griffin and Truth Or Consequences with schedules spanning 5 PM to after midnight.
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Flintstones
Kansas
Virginian
Flying Nun
Glen Campbell
Eddie
Beverly Hillbillies
Room 222
Medical Center
Music Hall
Bronson
Hawaii Five-O
Merv Griffin
Paul Harvey
Mike Douglas
Dean Martin
Ottawa Herald Local News Note Distribution
The Ottawa Herald at 104 South Cedar lists Associated Press rights for exclusive publication of local news and AP dispatches. The notice outlines publication entitlements and access to syndicated material.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Associated Press
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