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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1964
Page
1
The American ambassador Edwin O Reis Chauer in Japan was stabbed in the leg with a deep knife wound but not seriously hurt. The assailant, a 19 year old boy, was emotionally disturbed. Japan apologized publicly and telecast the incident to the United States.
On the day after the death verdict Dallas residents showed little emotional reaction to the Jack Ruby trial with no crowding anger or vengeful cries. The atmosphere was calm and restrained as reporting noted sparse public emotion about the case.
A visitor recalls Dallas reaction to Jack Ruby and the Kennedy assassination. Locals say Ruby received a harsher sentence than deserved and praise Dallas police for swift Oswald arrest. The piece notes sensitivity around Kennedy in Dallas and describes walking the crime route past key sites. The host defends local police and rejects praise for the Kennedy killer.
Dear Dr. Molner discusses hearing surgery for seniors, noting modest gains, when nerve function allows, and advises ear specialist evaluation. The column also answers polio booster timing, adult sleeping with a child, a 25 year ago note on a boy injured watching a scuffle, and a 50 year ago revival trip by Dr. Stucker, plus a police warning about motorcycle sidewalk use.
Television log lists NBC CBS ABC channels with a dense lineup from 5:00 PM to 12:10 AM, featuring The Rifleman, Rocky and Friends, Woody Woodpecker, Lawman, The Virginia, Patty Duke, The Stars, Beverly Hillbillies, The Untouchables, Johnny Carson, Dear Ruth, Steve Allen, and top dramas. Includes weather, news, and movie slots across stations 4 5 9 13.
Hollywood fans pack Buena Park for unveiling of Natalie Wood likeness at Movieland Wax Museum. Natalie escorted by police in a gold Rolls Royce, greeted by mayor and thousands of fans amid fireworks. Exhibit includes a West Side Story wedding scene with Natalie and a nearby Rebels Without a Cause scene with James Dean. Gary Cooper's life-size figure from High Noon also shocks with lifelike realism.
This AP digest for April 1, 1964 notes events across U.S. and world history. It recalls Union General Sheridan winning at Five Forks in 1865, which hastened Richmonds evacuation, and the 1789 start of Congress in New York City. Prince Bismarck’s birth is recorded for 1816 and other events include 1942 Pacific War Council, 1945 Okinawa invasion, and 1993 Nazi street demonstrations.
TV highlights note CBS News producer Leslie Midgley travels to Saigon for answers on US involvement in South Viet Nam. Programs listed include Ozzie and Harriet, Farmer's Daughter, Espionage, and Celeste with times and channels.
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