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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1968
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald critiques the new Kansas driver licenses that color code holders by age above 21 for adults and under 21 for minors. The editorial notes the scheme offers instant visual identification for liquor sales and law enforcement but does not address driving competence.
A Kansas columnist argues for mandatory eye and hearing tests and a refresher on driving laws at license renewals every two years. Safety experts have long noted deficiencies in state requirements amid highway carnage and the need to periodically determine operator qualification.
The piece notes that four vice presidents ascended to the presidency after the death of their predecessors and none sought re election, arguing Johnson’s decision to not seek a second term fits a historical pattern.
The piece traces how leaders from Roosevelt to Johnson withdrew or created landscape shifts, noting Coolidge Truman and Johnson, and argues public perception misjudged Lyndon Johnson as ambitious and manipulative, while history shows a tradition of stepping aside or shifting paths during elections.
A health column explains glue sniffing causes intoxication with exhilaration and impaired judgment. Repeated fumes can rapidly damage the liver and blood, with brain harm and potential cirrhosis. Solvent exposure from airplane glues is highlighted as the dangerous factor, alongside prayer and moral reflection.
25 years ago State Highway Patrolman Art Jensen was ordered to arrest all drivers currently on the road without new licenses. 50 years ago manager Van Hyning announced extra attractions at Pastime Theater including Chaplin's The Sign Of The Invisible.
Ruby Martin, 35, a newly named director of civil rights for the HEW, leads a 300-person staff aimed at ending discrimination in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and welfare agencies. Born in Arkansas, she grew up in Cleveland's predominantly white schools and credits integrated education with her success. She reflects on separate but equal, race, and civil rights during a career spanning Fisk University, Howard University Law School, and service with the Community Relations Service and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
A New York case on church and state tops the Supreme Court calendar as hearings begin. Two school districts seek to overturn a state law requiring public schools to send textbooks to parochial students. The case involves New York, the U.S. government, five other states, unions and civil rights groups.
NBC telecast the Tony Awards with a star packed hour and a half of honors and scene productions from Golden Rainbow and The Happy Time. Maurice Chevalier received a special award on his 80th birthday as Zoe Caldwell and Tom Stoppard won top acting and play trophies.
North Vietnam charges the United States set conditions for peace talks and that Hanoi will not accept sites beyond Phnom Penh or Warsaw. Nhan Dan accuses President Johnson of backtracking on pledges to end the war and insists conference sites be accessible to all governments, secure communications, and open to news.
The thief who stole a Sun day truck from C.M.Y. Trucking Co in El Monte California may create a new drink. The vehicle carried 19 tons of liquor and 2 1 4 tons of canned peaches.
A dense list of daytime and early evening TV slots across many networks. It catalogs show titles such as Leave It To Beaver Flintstones Truth or Consequences Sing Hi Sing Lo Cowboy in Africa and more, with times ranging from 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM, including news weather and special programs. Multiple channels feature classics like I Love Lucy The Twilight Zone and Captain Kangaroo alongside game shows soap operas and sports.
Ottawa Herald lists domestic and foreign subscription prices with monthly and yearly options and notes editor Robert G. Wellington. Acknowledges Associated Press rights to publish local news and AP dispatches.
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