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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1968
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald notes the USS New Jersey recommissioned for Vietnam duty after a decade idle. Navy personnel recall World War II service as the battleship is touted to project heavy gunfire offshore, potentially shelling Viet Cong targets about 20 miles away.
The text argues that expensive New Jersey refits will only hedge losses, questions how a WWI relic fits a jet age, warns of enemy scores from crippled ships, and suggests reactivating the New Jersey signals prolonged war and leadership confusion despite long delays and mounting expenditures.
Work to convert the Cunard liner Queen Mary into a hotel and convention center will start in Long Beach, California once a jurisdictional strike is settled. The project promises a striking landmark that could affect landlocked cities like Des Moines and Wichita.
The Queen Elizabeth and its sister ship are planned as floating hotels to anchor on the Delaware River near Philadelphia in a $8 million conversion by two hotel men and a contractor. The piece argues the venture may become a white elephant within years as the novelty fades and repeat business wanes.
AP reports Ted Moses, a writer who left TV for Broadway and film, returns May 15 with Secrets on CBS Playhouse. The piece notes Moses and others return for freedom and prestige, CBS Playhouse success, and industry awards disputes. John Carson takes a May vacation. Joe Garagiola will substitute on Tonight Show.
Rockefeller weighs potential bid as draft supporters grow and party leaders debate Nixon's candidacy. He signals readiness to serve if drafted, plans a May policy speech on Vietnam and a May 7 to May 15 tour to study the party platform. He notes no firm decision yet, while hinting at possible candidacy before the Miami Beach convention.
Reader questions the safety of non-nutritive sweeteners in low calorie drinks. Dr Molner reassures there is no known harm, cites FDA monitoring, and notes labels could be clearer. He adds these drinks offer little nutrition and suggests regular drinks for those not needing calories.
A dense listing of back to back TV programming across channels and times from early morning to after midnight. It includes news and weather segments, kids shows, game shows, movies, sports, and specials featuring numerous programs and hosts. Names of shows such as Captain Kangaroo, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Star Trek, The Defiant Ones, Merv Griffin, and Nightly News appear amid lengthy time blocks and cross-channel entries.
Auld Lang Sygne 25 years ago recounts Mrs. Fred Thielen and Mrs. H D Plank fishing in the Marais des Cygnes West Seventh where a carp weighing 11% lbs was landed with help from Plank. Fifty years ago A C Smith proposed extending electric service to Edgerton and Gardner as bonds were set to be voted on.
Lotophagi were a people on the northeast coast of Africa who subsisted on lotus, a water plant said to induce forgetfulness and indolence.
Thousands of London dock workers walked out for a 24 hour protest march on Parliament. The strike disrupted Tilbury port and 12 liner services while longshoremen in the Royal Group heckled leftist opponents and backed Enoch Powell’s call to ban colored immigration.
Ottawa Herald provides pricing for local subscriptions and notes editorial leadership. It lists rates for trade area and outside trade area by month quarter half year and year along with publishing details and AP rights and post setup.
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