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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1960
Page
2
Dr. E. Vincent Askey, president-elect of the American Medical Assn., calls on manufacturers to standardize seat belts and seek safer interior car design. He cites 38,000 annual traffic deaths and 1,350,000 injuries, urging Detroit to reduce the toll.
A humor column notes the absurdities of public figures and social scenes. A French poodle fetches 2500 at a Chicago dog show sparking jokes about value. Rich Poor Richard becomes new national VP of Future Farmers of America and will give over a hundred speeches. An elderly subscriber cancels his habit, preferring pension checks to reading. Hollywood designers discuss beauty as a mirage, and many men choose crabgrass over liberty.
Read as a series of Q and A items from a hometown columnist. Topics touch on swollen neck glands and possible causes, Dupuytren's contracture and surgery, tremors in a young man, hysterectomy headaches, safe levels of bleaching agents in sugar and flour, varicose veins guidance, and assorted local notices about individuals and community events.
A devotional prayer asks for childlike faith and simplicity in daily life. It seeks guidance to witness to the good life through acceptance of Christ as Savior, ending with a blessing in Jesus name.
A dense program listing shows a full night of network and local fare. Highlights include Hearts of America, Rin Tin Tin, Don Harrson News, Weather with Bul, sports with Dev Nelson, Walt Disney features, Bonanza, Perry Mason, and multiple theatre broadcasts across CBS NBC and ABC channels with cartoons, movies, and specials.
Television producers face a turbulent pilot season as about 300 new show ideas are pitched and 100 pilots filmed or taped. Only roughly 35 are expected to reach network air in September, depending on sponsor support and network choice.
Hollywood report notes Dick Clark amid payola questions as Congress reviews his ties to record firms. Gwen Verdon returns in Light Opera season with Redhead, while Gilbert and Sullivan in color air as The Mikado. TV schedules show channels 4 5 9 13 with Westerns, comedies, and John Moss comments on payola inquiries.
A scattered OCR style radio schedule lists morning and weather blocks with times such as 8:00 and 6:30 along with programs named News Weather Serenade and Morning Devotion. Multiple station identifiers and program titles appear jumbled. The readable items show a frequent pattern of headlines and time slots without clear daily sequencing.
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