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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1976
Page
2
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider attacks the Legislature for alleged legal blunders in laws shaping Kansans. He cites a rushed pickup tag fee hike requiring truck lettered weights by January and a misstep in the sales tax option bill. Cities may vote on sales tax despite county status.
Schneider charged the Legislature with acting independently at taxpayer expense and bypassing the attorney general. He tied the dispute to partisan control, noting Republicans seek its own legal counsel to avoid Democratic influence, while criticizing politics over sound guidance and waste.
Kansas plans court reforms to replace county court judges with associate district judges and to replace county attorney offices with district attorneys in most counties. Salary changes aim to attract experienced prosecutors, with district attorneys serving multiple counties paid state salaries from 25 000 to 36 000.
A patient identified as Mr A B seeks guidance on Meniere’s disease. He reports head sensations and dizziness, notes some medicine has been tried but with little relief, and asks whether he can continue working while undergoing treatment.
A medical Q and A covers Meniere disease causes treatments including diuretics antihistamines and lifestyle. prognosis varies with treatment. A reader asks about a wrist ganglion cyst surgery while breastfeeding. doctor advises deferring surgery until after breastfeeding and notes cysts are not cancerous and may recur without removing the sac lining.
A dense TV listing outlines evening to late night programming across networks including News, Sesame Street, Brady Bunch, Sanford and Son, Roots of sports and movies, with episodes, debuts, and debates noted for each time block across multiple channels. It highlights high profile items like Presidential Debate and major films, alongside children’s and educational fare.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 20.28 points after trading around 950 to 1011 in a volatile period. Analysts saw renewed momentum as the index neared 1014.79, the year’s high, aided by falling prime rates and moderating inflation. However Commerce Department data on durable goods orders showed a surprise drop of 2.2 percent in August, with July revised to a 2.4 percent decline, signaling renewed weakness in business investment.
AP Special Correspondent Walter R. Mears reports the first nationally televised debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Both candidates avoided risk, sticking to familiar positions as technical issues marred the start. Analysts warn turnout could be the era’s lowest in over half a century, while incumbents claim momentum.
USDA reports show hog and pig inventories in 14 states at 48.7 million on Sept 1, the highest since 1974, with sow breeding plans up 16 percent and summer litter size at 7.31. June-August pig crop up 21 percent, while prices ease from July and May highs.
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