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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1964
Page
1
The piece warns that as nice weather returns, more children will play outside and urges drivers to reduce speed and exercise heightened vigilance. It notes that accidents are rarely the child’s fault and stresses looking both ways, never assuming a child sees the car, and to drive right so the child isn’t dead wrong.
A skeptical look at the origin of the real McCoy nickname. The piece notes the Kid McCoy legend as barroom lore and argues the true names behind the real McCoy likely point to the Macao heroin trade or the Glasgow firm MacKay. It concludes with a nod to Cutty Sark as a lasting benchmark.
A reader asks what a leaky heart means and what can be done. The doctor cautions that many medical adjectives can be misleading and explains the condition in plain terms, noting possible treatments and prognosis.
A topical explainer discusses how heart valve leaks occur from faulty closures or septal defects, their impact on heart efficiency, and when surgery or preventive penicillin may be advised. It notes rheumatic fever as a major cause, outlines treatment options, and answers reader questions about weight and protein intake for an elderly correspondent.
Twenty five years ago a son named Donald Keith was born to Mr. and Mrs Otis Wrench in Wichita at the home of Mrs Wrenchs parents. Max Foot, son of Mr. and Mrs E J Foot, traveled from Cherryvale to the Wichita water supply project at Halstead as an engineer with Black and Veatch. Mrs F R Nurman announced the engagement of daughter Martha to Robert Howell Cain of Melrose Massachusetts. Fifty years ago Mae Halloren returned home after visiting brother Arthur Halloren in Ashy Nebr. Jane Wemmer of Pleasant Valley purchased a car from her brother Dick Guy who was teaching her to drive. Rev H A Cook and Mrs Cook of Pomona visited Ottawa to see daughter Mrs S B Weidner and Mr Weidner.
NETWORK news heads treat the New York World’s Fair as a prime TV stage but fear integration demonstration plans may upstage the gala NBC opening. The 90 minute NBC special hosted by Henry Fonda includes Carol Channing Lorne Greene Fred MacMurray Marian Anderson and Cantinflas with an expected national audience tonight.
17-year-old Rusty Hamer recalls a 12 year acting run as Danny Thomas’s son on the Danny Thomas show. With Danny’s retirement, Hamer contemplates stepping into new dramatic roles while avoiding obscurity. He cites interest from MGM Mr Novak and mentions potential work on Dr Kildare Ben Casey and Arrest and Trial.
AP profile of John Goggin, 57, longtime window cleaner for Manhattan high rises. He discusses causes of falls, safety belts, and pride in endurance, noting 31 union members over 65 still work and his aim to keep working past retirement.
TV listings for Chronicle Channels 5 and 13 note Huntington Hartford film portraits and a special World’s Fair program on Channel 4 hosted by Henry Fonda. Other offerings include Ben Casey with a priest and a family reconciliation, Eleventh Hour with Buck Denholtz, and late movies The Juggler and Angels with Dirty Faces starring Kirk Douglas and Cagney.
A dense TV listings excerpt covers stations and programs across dayparts. It lists shows such as Rifleman Rocky and Friends Woody Woodpecker Lawman The Beverly Hillbillies Ben Casey Dick Van Dyke The Untouchables Johnny Carson Steve Allen The Juggler Angels with Dirty Faces Bewitched and many more with varied times and repeats, reflecting a busy network lineup.
The Ottawa Herald published daily except Sunday and holidays announces subscription rates for trade area by mail 1 month 1.00 3 months 3.00 6 months 5.00 1 year 9.00 and outside trade area by mail 1 month 1.50 3 months 4.25 6 months 8.00 1 year 15.00. The paper notes AP news dispatches and local news.
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