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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1968
Page
1
A columnist notes more youths seek summer jobs, urges using the local employment office, and recalls family earnings taxes. It cites a Kansas high school poll ranking parenting qualities, jokes about a carrier boy and a “computer anomaly” term tied to a federal program summary.
A reader asks about sarcoidosis and its seriousness. The article explains the lung-focused disease, typical X-ray signs, and the Kielh test for diagnosis, noting most patients recover without treatment and steroids used for persistent or organ-involved cases. It discusses prevalence, possible causes, and non contagious nature.
A brief note recalls the bazooka being tested at Fort Warren Wyoming as one of the era's most effective weapons. It mentions 50 years ago Mrs J F Presham leading women in Franklin County to boost the third Liberty Loan drive.
A devotional prayer celebrates Easter through 1 Peter 1 3 and the risen Jesus Christ. The Eternal Father is thanked for the living presence and victorious power given to believers and for the prayer Jesus taught Our Father who art in heaven Amen.
J Edgar Hoover cites FBI crime figures showing 1730 robberies 660 burglaries and 161 larcenies last year up 680 from 1966. He criticizes bankers for lax leadership and urges stronger protection measures including bulletproof cubicles and officer armament while noting robbery tactics studied by authorities.
A full day’s listings show programs across news weather sports and entertainment. Notable entries include Lone Ranger News Your Question Please Professionals Roadrunner Baseball Indians vs Red Sox Hell On Frisco Bay How To Murder A Rich Uncle Winchester 73 Hogan's Heroes The Big Show Mission Impossible Captain Kangaroo Perry Mason Gunsmoke and many more across networks with times ranging noon to late night.
A retro Bible trivia item lists five questions: Pontius Pilate’s wife in Matthew 27 19 the river between Israelites and the Promised Land in Deuteronomy 3 27 the common tree Zacchaeus saw in Luke 19 4 the Mosaic penalty for contempt of law Numbers 15 26 30 and Psalm 23 3’s “He leadeth me”. It ends with grading: Four correct excellent. Three correct good. See Bible.
In New York George W Corneliap reports Methodists preparing for the merger with Evangelical United Brethren Church weigh a shift from strict abstinence to a voluntary approach to drinking. Leaders debate whether ministers may smoke and how to handle alcohol amid broader church unity and social concerns.
The destroyer USS Barry, named for Commodore John Barry who led the Navy under George Washington, was commissioned again at the Boston Naval Shipyard. Originally commissioned in 1956, it conducted antisubmarine warfare exercises until it was placed out of commission in January 1967 for modernization.
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