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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1963
Page
2
Ottawa Herald notes the Kansas Legislature nears adjournment with school funding unresolved. Proposals for earnings tax and a foundation plan have failed, leaving per pupil aid on a complex formula intact. The piece urges efficiency through district consolidation, warning against opposing consolidation while calling for relief from property taxes.
Calcutta observed Holi as a color carnival with water pistols and dye filled bags. Groups roved the city splashing colors on all, including elders and women, while police kept order as hundreds were detained for pranks beyond acceptable bounds.
A dense listing of TV programs and times including numbered entries for CBS and NBC shows. It lists titles such as Dragnet Wagon Train The Real McCoys Popeye Westerns and news and weather slots with various hours and shifts.
Auld Lang Syne student Neal Baxter of Ottawa University in Pomona suffers a severe sore throat at home. Dorothy Rumbeck, also an Ottawa University student, performs an organ recital in Hoch Auditorium at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, as part of campus schedule items and local notices.
A Washington announcement reports the appointment of a former Franklin County resident as postmaster in California, drawing local interest from many in the county regarding the new posting and duties.
Wellsville Baptist Church hosted a Cub Scout ceremony where Greg Davenport Mark Peterson Bob by Good Kenny O Connor and Mike Willhite received achievement awards Cubmaster Russell Lambert led the event with Den 6 in charge of the flag salute Scout master Bob Hagen and helpers opened the ceremony Ricky Lambert was introduced Bill Shields screened two films one on an atomic submarine and another on Navy air pilots Attendees included several rising Cub Scouts and their families. Also noted is the biography of Robert P Sanders a Pomona postmaster with roots in Williamsburg High School Ottawa University and service in World War I and Korea. He rose from carrier to postal officer of the 5th Marine division and is described as a disabled veteran.
The subject served in charge of the main post office and eight branches in the Pacific theater. He held the rank of first lieutenant and later became a captain of infantry in Korea. He is noted as a major in the Army Reserve.
Tonight's lineup includes The Beverly Hillbillies on Channels 5 and 13 at 8 with Granny chasing a tax agent off the place. Channel 4 features Perry Como's guests Caterina Valente and Ken Murray. At 9 Channel 9 presents Piper Laurie in Naked City in a segment titled Howard Running Bear Is A Turtle. Channel 5 airs Mrs Miniver at 10:15 starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, with Bullet Scars on Channel 5 at 12:10 a.m. Starring Regis Toomey.
Kansas City Court of Appeals ruled residents can vote on fluoridating the city water reversing a lower court. The water department had begun fluoridation Aug 28 under City Council order. An anti fluoridation referendum gathered more than 18 000 signatures while city counselors consider transferring the case to the Missouri Supreme Court. Fluoridation will continue in the interim.
A clipped OCR line notes publication use and AP involvement with local news printing. The fragment hints at a printing note or attribution but lacks complete details about date, source, or story specifics.
Dr Joseph Molner urges Pap smears to prevent uterine cancer deaths. At Jackson Memorial Hospital 3 697 tests found 261 abnormalities, 49 percent early, many curable. The Pap smear, named for Dr George Papanicolaou, is simple, painless, and life saving.
New York AP profile of Aline Saarinen, NBC Today Show critic, who wields strong opinions on Rembrandt and Mt Rushmore, condemns urban ugliness and calls for design clarity. She argues American taste is improving and aims to provoke public discussion on culture and product design. The Herald pays five dollars for tips.
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