11 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1964
Page
1
Saturday edition of DenNy and Herald presents page two items from the community. Local brief notices, social news, announcements, and small items reflect daily life in the area for Saturday, April 11, 1964.
An editorial in the Ottawa notebook critiques a grand Washington water plan to divert Alaskan water through reservoirs and canals to 33 states Canada and parts of Mexico at about 100 billion dollars. It contrasts such pipedreams with historic canal precedents and notes rising pool construction and Ottawa’s resistance to local changes.
A reader railing against an advertisement for a film titled See and go ape condemns the mash of sensational elements as a chaotic asylum of monsters and vices. The piece questions entertainment value, warns of stripping inhibitions, and rejects joining the rowdy spectacle in any theater.
A reader shares relief after cataract surgery advised by Dr Joseph Molner. The writer reports fast growth, quick vision return, and successful use of contact lenses, noting no pain and strict adherence to post operative orders. The piece emphasizes reassuring readers about the procedure.
Itawa High School supervisor Frank Bowen attended a Hutchinson meeting of school business officials. A committee of S w Humphrys Y E Colby and Stephen Ralph was formed to study moving the Chamber of Commerce office from its Masonic Building quarters.
On April 11 1964 Associated Press marks key historical moments including McKinley asking Congress for Cuba intervention in 1898 Napoleon's 1814 abdication Lincoln's 1865 address Scheer torpedo hits 1940 and Elbe River advance 1945 MacArthur relief 1951 and armistice commissions 10 years ago five years ago and one year ago notes on Thresher sinking completion
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle collects quick quips and folklore ranging from Cleopatra using crushed pearls in wine to Nero guarding eye health with emeralds. The piece riffs on iron risks, animal intelligence, silly laws, and aphorisms, ending with Clarence Darrow on being misunderstood.
Hollywood AP writer Bob Thomas reports that next Monday the Academy Awards ceremony at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium will start at 7 p.m. local time. Dick Dunlap directs for the fourth year with 12 cameras ready, including a helicopter shot over the ocean approaching the venue as entrants arrive.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for trade area by mail with monthly, quarterly, half year and annual rates and higher rates for outside trade area. The notice states the paper is published daily except Sunday and holidays with Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and notes AP membership and exclusive local news rights.
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