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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1968
Page
7
George Washington Hopkins, publisher of the Big Piney Examiner, has shut the paper after 50 years of continuous issues since 1918. At 81 on April 30, he retires due to a faulty typesetting machine and inability to source parts, ending the local weekly.
National Park Service director George B. Hartzog Jr told Congress the Jefferson Memorial is sliding toward the Tidal Basin due to earth settlement and structural failures. He urged a $1.2 million repair fund, warning the facade risk harms the millions of visitors to the 26 year old monument during peak season.
Rochester AP report says Rodney McDonald 18 was told by his boss to turn in scissors and clippers after he refused to get his hair cut, sparking questions about employment conditions and rights.
Happy 70th anniversary celebrations note Timothy Crowley 99 and his wife Mary 90 of Chicago as they reach seven decades of marriage today.
At an annual meeting on Thursday, about twenty survivors offered reminiscences of the catastrophic 1906 earthquake and fire. They recalled houses tipping and porches collapsing as the disaster laid waste to much of San Francisco.
SAIGON AP report says U S Embassy and Vice President Ky deny a Senate subcommittee claim that Ky was removed for opium smuggling in 1963. The file alleges Ky commanded Saboteur air crews in Operation Haylift, smuggling opium from Laos to Saigon, with CIA cover. Ky and embassy call the claim groundless. subcommittee staff say the report is highly reliable.
SAIGON AP US war planes carried out the largest barrage of missions in nearly four months, striking targets in the southern Panhandle as President Johnson’s curtailment policy continued. The raids occurred on Thursday and were disclosed by military spokesmen.
AP reports Airman 1 C Patrick J Nugent son in law of the president arrived in South Vietnam, spent 12 hours under 87 degree sun loading 750 pound bombs for 11 45 a day. He works with the 412th Munitions Maintenance Squadron at a remote base, and is joined by Sailor Pleme and Airman Myers. The piece notes shifts, conditions, and Nugent's eagerness to serve as U S pilots fly missions north and south of the 19th parallel under Johnsons curtailment.
Clarence W Cranford frames Bible wisdom as life’s chemistry lessons. He contrasts experiments in living with biblical proverbs, Job’s trial, and Ecclesiastes, urging youth to seek God’s will, value wisdom, and find true fulfillment through obedience before age and death overtake.
Brief items from the Ottawa Herald dated April 19, 1968 highlight local and regional happenings. Notable names, places, and events appear in concise notices reflecting the era’s community interests and civic updates.
Tammy the 110 pound Bengal tiger is a gentle host at children's pajama parties but Dade County sheriff officials say owner William Seefeldt must cage her to qualify for a permit. Tammy, born at Crandon Park Zoo, has been with Seefeldt six months and has joined neighborhood activities including a pajama party and a high school visit.
Philadelphia AP reports for almost two weeks Tasha the Siberian tiger refused to leave dried meat near the zoo’s low house and return to her cage. On Thursday officials used firm measures after the tiger wandered into the moat on April 6 and refused both food and a baited cage.
Ottawa Herald MAS Cedar Ottawa Herald MAS Cedar lists postage rates and subscription prices, with editor Robert J. Wellington, and notes The Associated Press is entitled to the tie for publication. errors and illegible lines appear throughout the damaged text.
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