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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1968
Page
1
Two FCC commissioners conduct an informal survey of 27 Oklahoma AM FM and TV outlets to assess how well they serve the public with news and public affairs. They ask stations to name five local problems and report related programs, while noting stations should decide if they should take editorial positions.
Braniff International touts placing a Bulova clock on each plane to ring when arrival is due. The Civil Aeronautics Board defines on time as within 15 minutes of schedule, prompting questions about the measure and potential traveler fatigue from constant clock watching.
Reader questions cover a dropped foot cause by nerve issues, injury, pressure, or poisons with treatment including medical exam, possible physiotherapy, and braces. Mononucleosis rarely causes brain damage. TV radiation concerns are dismissed. biblical and religious questions and a note on vaccine or prayer follow. Meat storage advice given for a three hour trip. caution on thawing and bacteria. Bible verses and prayers included. old notes about War Bond and university cleanup days appear.
Washington AP notes foreign interest surges in the 1968 presidential race as conventions approach. Publications, radio and TV outlets seek credentials to cover both parties while stakeholders abroad reassess Vietnam policy, aid, trade, and US fiscal moves. Strong entities include United States, Vietnam, Kennedy, Johnson, and Europe. The piece frames international observers tracking shifts in policy, defense, and economic signals amid a volatile political landscape.
On his 74th birthday Nikita Khrushchev sits in obscurity while former Kremlin rivals face turmoil. The exiled leader reads Pravda and Izvestia for clues, anticipating the problems of those who ousted him and their growing jitters.
The Associated Press reports Vice President Hubert Humphrey faces pressure to announce a 1968 White House bid, with Nelson Rockefeller leaving room for a draft. McCarthy urges a timely Vietnam policy stance as Rockefeller debates campaign viability. Truman supports Humphrey’s bid as editors and strategists weigh the field. Khrushchev reflects on power loss amid global communist tensions and Vietnam policy splits.
A dense TV guide listing dozens of programs across channels including news, sports, cartoons, dramas, and movies. Notable items include Young Cassidy Frisco Bay and Angels In The Outfield with long blocks of daytime and prime time lineup.
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