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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1960
Page
2
The editorial warns Kansas residents about door to door salesmen offering cheap furnace work and storm windows. It cites an 81 year old Chanute woman bilked of 6325 and notes Attorney General Anderson’s warning that home frauds drain millions. Advice urges checking registration with police or chamber, preferring local firms, and avoiding out of town operators.
The piece recounts a Cantonese restaurant lunch with Liu Soong, noting chopstick challenges and shared dishes, then shifts to a discussion on Communism versus democracy in Asia. Liu questions U S democracy evangelism, arguing many in the region prefer military socialism and that U S policy should focus on national interests over reform.
Dear Dr Mother explains coffee and tea are stimulants with caffeine, mostly unnecessary for children. Adults vary in tolerance and need, with some benefits and risks. many patients drink too much and should cut back, while some may function better with a small amount of coffee daily.
The Ottawa Herald reports on campus tree removal at Ottawa University, a lace curtain fire at 201 S Cedar causing about 50 dollars in damage, and planned road trip by J Ralph Dodsworth and WU A Shirley to test the Lambert car. Warnings on health and humor follow with letters and notices from readers and staff.
A devotional prayer citing Romans 8 28 thanks God for knowing human needs and social problems. It asks for faith that God awaits believers' petitions and offers aid through Jesus Christ, ending with Amen.
A dense schedule of Channel 9 ABC programming spanning the day from morning cartoons to late night features. It lists shows, times, and episodes including early news, weather, sports, and various dramas, comedies, and films with many program titles and host names across the day.
The United States announced the death of Sputnik 1, launched May 15, 1958, noting it was last observed during its 10,035th revolution and likely burned up or crashed between 2:45 and 4:45 a.m. EST after observations near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
TV listings note a new western Pony Express starring Grant Sullivan on Channel 5 at 16:39. Channel 9 offers Night Clubs, New York with Elliott and Goulding, plus late films Flying Leathernecks and Brute Force. Channel 9 also features Huckleberry Hound cartoons and a Donna Reed Docking segment with local appointments announced.
Denver AP report notes 54,000 scouts will converge on a prairie city north of Colorado Springs starting July 22 for the 50th anniversary jamboree. Food supplies include 15 miles of weiners, half a million eggs, and 600000 quarts of milk delivered daily by 50 trucks. About 100000 visitors are expected, straining accommodations.
Channel 5 presents Black Harvest with Don Durant at 1:80, Channel 9 offers The Real McCoys and Little Luke’s First Date, Channel 4 features Shaun Lewis on Ernie Ford in How to Make a Killing, Channel 9 airs Pat Boone with Carol Lawrence, and Zane Grey Theatre stars Raymond Massey in The Seed of Evil. Alan Caillou plot unfolds on Channel 5-13 with Eva Gabor as a poisoner in a wealthy family drama ending with the heiress and heir leaving the detective.
CHICAGO AP Former President Harry S Truman says he does not think the Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon, is competent. He praises Democratic candidates but declines to name a favorite. Truman jokes about future TV plans and Hollywood talk, noting age and other industry chatter.
Ralph Nicholson of the American Newspaper Publishers Association denounces the Post Office Department for miscalculation of service costs and persistent confusion. He accuses the department of subsidizing second class mail and failing to align rates with public service costs, urging proper cost tests and no subsidies.
Kansas Conference on Social Welfare closes its 61st annual meeting in Wichita with new officers named. Miles Pulford of Topeka becomes president, Merton Trust of Topeka is president-elect, Freena Moore of Topeka is vice-president, Jean Brothers of Eureka is treasurer, James Tubach of Manhattan is financial secretary, Lois B. McKown of Winfield is recording secretary, with three-year at large board terms for Maj. 0. A. Baker of Topeka and Jack K. Balcombe of Hays.
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