02 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1969
Page
1
A reader cites Ottawa’s long Main Street and slow speeds compared with 1917 New York City, where average traffic moved at 11 mph. Today speeds are around five mph due to congestion, prompting ideas from banning cars downtown to removing turns.
The honeymoon ends as Nixon seeks congressional approval for a modified antiballistic missile system. Experts split on ABMs with fears of accelerating the arms race. He shifts from city rings to two western clusters near the Canadian border to protect Minutemen missiles and deter a first Chinese strike. Debate will be acrimonious and a narrow vote is anticipated before a protracted ABM-wide contest begins.
New York AP examines why middle income families feel money vanishing as inflation and rising aspirations outpace pay. Wages, prices, and a growing share of compensation in benefits shift spending, while 1952 to present shows more working wives and longer hours. Targeted factors include car desires, college costs, and social security, with Aspiration costs and inflation driving persistent financial pressure.
HOLLYWOOD AP Actress Helen Hayes announces a shift to film and television as a character actress after a stage career. She plays Ada Quonsett in Airport and says she has retired from the stage to avoid routine eight performances weekly.
A reader asks if colon polyps require removal and whether delaying surgery until bleeding is risky. The response notes attitudes toward bowel polyps are shifting with evidence that most polyps do not become malignant though some may.
A health column discusses polyp management from colonoscopy to X ray detection, weighing watchful watching versus removal and the impact of subsequent scans. It also includes reader questions on menopause guides and virgin pregnancy myths, answered in a physician’s advisory style.
Hal Boyle notes a two career ideal spreading in America as families seek multiple luxuries and second homes while Jews worldwide begin Passover at sunset, recalling the Exodus and eight day observance. The piece contrasts modern abundance with a longing for more than one life and reflects on historical liberation.
Mrs. Shirley Davis of 410 E 2nd was announced as the grand prize winner in the Ottawa Herald Cooking School. She accepted the prize of $50 in her kitchen.
A devotional meditation quotes Romans 5 8 NEB and asks Christ why He died for redemption. The prayer pleads forgiveness for spurning love and seeks restoration and new life in this world and forever Amen.
A long OCR style TV log lists daytime to late night programs across channels with titles such as Flintstones Beverly Hillbillies Hawaii Five-O and Tonight plus movies like Alaska Seas and It Happens Every Spring. The entry densely catalogs show names times and cross references for viewer navigation.
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