17 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1964
Page
1
An editorial laments Wellington and Ottawa voters defeating fluoride, hospital expansion, high school, swimming pool, park, and downtown parking measures amid a negative mood. It notes library irony with Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking, as one copy circulates thrice and another sits unread.
A man recounts an evening spent opening mail and returning offers for magazines, a 10 volume world history set, catalogs, charity appeals, contests, and a veterans group gift. He calculates about 10.17 dollars in losses to junk mail and declares it a personal fine on intrusive mailing lists.
Reader asks about a baby eight months old with crossed eyes and potential surgery at two years. Dr Molner explains that early treatment is not dangerous, surgery can be highly successful in proper cases, and delaying beyond age six reduces success and increases social difficulties.
Ere nest Henderson at 67 has two goals writing a hit song and building a billion dollar hotel system. As Sheraton Corp. of America chairman he operates 90 hotels with 36 000 rooms and $234 million in 1963. He and Robert Moore started in radios, then bought a tiny REIT for 10 000 dollars that became a hotel empire with 350 million in assets, 24 000 employees, and 19 000 stockholders. He emphasizes follow through and fair dealing and prefers softer lighting in kitchens to reduce staff strain.
The Academy Awards aired on ABC for over two hours featuring envelopes, thanks, and entertainment. Patricia Neal and Margaret Rutherford were absent to accept their acting honors while Sidney Poitier delivered an emotional best actor win as Hollywood dressed in white tie gowns and elaborate styles.
On April 17 history marks Benjamin Franklin’s death in Philadelphia at 84. Notable events include French capture at the Allegheny Monongahela junction in 1754 and Virginia’s 1861 secession. Other entries note Yugoslavia’s 1941 surrender, bombing campaigns in 1944, and postwar political shifts and disasters through 1963.
KOFO lists a full day schedule with morning shows Top Of The Morning and Outdoor Sports For Kansas, followed by News Weather and various Serenade and Karavan programs plus Farm Show and Great Moments In Sports, concluding with Triad programs and Eventide Music. Details include times from 6:00 AM sign on to 9:45 PM FM sign off.
A dense schedule lists dozens of broadcast items from 5:00 p.m. through midnight and beyond, including Rifleman, Huckleberry Hound, News, Sports, Movies, public service and religious programs, live sports such as Kansas City vs Cleveland, and late night features like Peter Gunn and This Is The Life. The guide highlights frequent channel blocks, repeated program titles, and cross network listings across multiple time slots and channels.
TV listings present a 1964 era prime time schedule across channels. Highlights include Great Adventure on Channel 13 at 6 30 p m with Col Thomas Rose escaping Libby Prison. Baseball on Channel 5 at 6 55 p m Kansas City Athletics versus Cleveland Indians. Route 66 on Channel 13 at 7 30 p m with jazz legends Hawkins Eldridge and Jones. Burke's Law on Channel 9 at 7 30 p m. Alfred Hitchcock on Channel 13 at 9 p m featuring The Ordeal of Mrs Snow. Sergeant York on Channel 5 at 10 15 p m. The Woman on Pier 13 on Channel 13 at 10 30 p m. Mr and Mrs Smith on Channel 9 at 11 45 p m.
Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas lists publication days as daily except Sundays and holidays with subscription rates for trade area by mail at one month. One year costs $9.00 and outside trade area rates are higher. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and credits AP news dispatches and local news.
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