04 Apr 1966
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1966
Page
1
An editorial notes U.S. prosperity postwar alongside persistent unemployment concerns. Joblessness fell from six to seven percent to 3.7 percent, the lowest in 13 years, aided by gradual improvement amid automation pressures. Cautions that inflation risk, Viet Nam war spending, and plant expansion could reappear as problems.
A reflection on taxes as the funding source for public services. It notes that taxes support police and fire departments, roads, veterans pensions, sewers, and tax collectors’ wages, tracing how levy levels have risen to sustain government functions.
The article discusses taxation under Roosevelt and Johnson, noting taxes as redistribution and punishment tools. It cites the progressive income tax, a rising tax burden on the wealthy, and a single high earner avoiding tax. It argues tax policy can steer the economy but risks oversteering, with anticipated income tax increases by midsummer and recent restorations of excise taxes.
A reader asks about lead poisoning symptoms and risks from cleaning auto parts with gasoline. Dr Molnerz notes headaches pallor loss of appetite and nausea as signs with blue gum line as a typical marker. Lead exposure can affect many organs and cause anemia. advise using non leaded solvents and ventilated areas.
AP News Analyst James Marlow reports Rostow, 49, a key Kennedy brain, is back in the White House under Johnson as special assistant focusing on foreign policy. Rostow, former deputy for national security affairs, will guide ideas and programs abroad while avoiding heavy domestic duties.
Mary Martin hosted NBCs Easter program from Radio City Music Hall featuring Rockettes and lavish color numbers. The show highlighted spring and April motifs while delivering Miss Martins charm and a Paul Hartman number. NBC also aired a Congo independence report noting economic collapse and violence in Stanleyville and Leopoldville.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for trade and outside areas with monthly, quarterly, semi annual and yearly options. Copyright 1965 by Ottawa Herald Inc and notes Associated Press ownership of local news and AP dispatches.
A dense TV guide lists Monday program slots from 5:00 PM to 12:50 AM with a long string of shows. Bat Masterson, Huckleberry Hound, The Rifleman, News, Weather, Wells Fargo, To Tell The Truth, Laughs, sports and dramas fill the lineup across networks and times, including comedies, westerns, soap operas, and late-night features.
A compact diary of TV listings notes March highlights across channels 4 5 9 and 13. Highlights include The Epic of Flight tracing aviation milestones with Wright brothers Sikorsky Eckener and Santos-Dumont, plus Lucille Ball on Art Linkletter and a game show dare.
On April 4 1790 Alexander Hamilton spurs Congress to establish the U S Coast Guard to curb piracy and smuggling Off the coast. In 1818 the U S flag is fixed as 13 stripes and a star for each state. In 1841 John Tyler becomes president after Harrison's death. In 1941 German forces push through Romania Hungary and Bulgaria. In 1943 American bombers attack ships in Naples Italy.
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