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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1960
Page
2
A collection of satirical observations notes that liberal and conservative terms shifted in meaning after conventions. It cites Gallup on knowledge gaps, mocks party platforms as lightweight, and quips about border incidents and a rough accident with a 129 foot airborne car before ending with a society note about awkward refreshments.
On primary election day in the region a headline notes low voter interest while another paper states stay at home voters will be the majority. The piece urges readers to reflect on whether they voted, highlighting civic duties and personal responsibility.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for trade area by mail one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3.75, one year 7 dollars. Outside trade area by mail one month 1.50, three months 4.25, six months 8 dollars, one year 15 dollars. The paper notes Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Letter excerpts urge referral to plastic surgeons for nose straightening after a five year-old break. Also discussed are hypnosis as weight aid with cautions, calcium and vitamin uptake for bruise-prone individuals, and cancer warning signs in bowel changes. Local notes include a band shell permit, movie policy quotes, and community prayer.
A dense OCR style listing details TV programs across channels with show titles, times, news segments, weather, sports, and specials spanning morning to late night. It names numerous series and personalities such as Huntley Brinkley Cronkite Gordon Jump and Don Harrison, with many repeated placeholders and approximate times.
The nuclear submarine Seadragon leaves Portsmouth on Monday to attempt the first east west crossing under the North Pole. Its 94 crew and scientists join Cmdr. George P. Steele I as the vessel heads toward Pearl Harbor to join the fleet.
HOLLYWOOD AP reports changes in network lineups as Brother Bret Mackey Maverick departs the long running series. Beau Maverick enters as Beauregard cousin and leaves actor Jim Garner’s brother role behind. Robert Moore may introduce a British accent while Rex Randolph joins 77 Sunset Strip and Ken Madison shifts to Surfside Six with a new legal character.
The Air Force released one million dollars for roads utilities and water wells for Titan underground missile sites near McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Kansas. Aides of Senator Frank Carlson said this is the first of an estimated eighty million dollars total cost for the launching sites.
A rundown of TV picks across channels 4 9 5 13 features looting bodies at Laramie and a poison in a potluck dish. Shows include Richard Diamond Wyatt Earp Hedy Lamarr Dust Be My Des Gloria De Havening The Rifleman and I Was A Bloodhound with various plot twists and confrontations.
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