12 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1964
Page
1
In retrospect last week's clash in Tonkin Strait between two American destroyers and North Viet Nam PT boats is seen as an incident. It prompts U S and China to bolster forces as the guerrilla war in Southeast Asia escalates with uncertain outcome.
A reminiscence from Bohemian Grove California musing on balance of culture. The narrator recalls college days when culture came in small doses and contrasts it with television culture seen as misplaced alongside Grieg. The piece contemplates moderation and context in cultural exposure.
A wandering essay on the Bohemian Club summer encampment paints forest culture as slow and rich. Readers savor talks under redwoods, scent of campfires, and nature’s quiet lessons, then ponder 600 million years of oxygen absence and a monk’s imagined invention of the whip tree in westward exploration.
Reader asks if heart palpitations mean a bad heart. Dr Molner explains most cases stem from stimulants, nerves, or anxiety, not organ failure, and urges examination to rule out real issues. He notes fear can create a cycle of rapid beating, and stresses prudent care and medical testing.
A reminiscence notes Lois and Richard Lister traveling to Burlington Iowa to visit sister and husband Harvey Goertz. Otawan Jack Bennett visited the New York World's Fair for a free telephone call. Also mentions 50 years ago campers near Fort Scott trip and an Anti Horse Thief picnic at Hahn's Grove.
AP reports Hollywood Boulevard’s longtime figure Peter Howard, known as a hermit-creator in Hollywood hills, now living north of the Hollywood Freeway. He criticizes war and films, calls Hollywood Follywood, and notes a small income and vegetarian lifestyle as he defends his ageless persona.
Rep. William Avery of Kansas will attend a conference of Republican leaders in Hershey Pennsylvania at the invitation of Rep. William Miller of New York. An effort is expected to reconcile remaining differences among party leaders though Avery sees no dissension after the San Francisco convention or the Kansas primary.
Dr. Irwin Acker of Greensboro described injections of silicone rubber between the corn and bone at the American Podiatry Association meeting. The spongy plastic acts as a mattress, reducing pressure on the area and relieving pain. He treated six corn sufferers with the material, noting pain on the first day and corn disappearance within days.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher. It shows subscription rates for trade area by mail: one month 1.00, three months 3.06, six months 5.00, one year 9.00. outside trade area by mail: one month 1.50, three months 4.25, six months 8.00, one year 15.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatches used.
A dense listing chronicles a full day of broadcast hours across NBC CBS and independent channels with programs like Highway Patrol Rocky and Friends The Beverly Hillbillies Gun others and late night News Weather and variety shows The guide notes multiple time slots many channel numbers and titles including My Six Convicts Sea Hunt Perry Mason and Captain Kangaroo across a sprawling 24 hour slate.
Virginian on Channel 4 at 6 30 p m presents a Bride For Lars with Lars Holstrum sending Trampas to fetch a mail order bride and warning to return her safely. Ben Casey Channel 9 at 8 p m features There Was a Man in the Land of Oz with a blood clot decision. Untouchables on Channel 9 at 9 p m shows Death for Sale as toy maker Melnick risks finance. Movies on Channel 5 at 10 15 p m Dream Girl with Betty Hutton and Macdonald Carey. The Bugle Sounds on Channel 5 at 12 10 a m Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main.
Today Aug 12 1964 marks turns of history with King Philip killed at Turners Falls Mass. James Russell Lowell died in 1891. U S forces seized Manila in 1898. F D Roosevelt and Churchill drafted the Atlantic Charter at sea in 1941. IC C approved LIRR reorganization ending bankruptcy ten years later. OAS ministers met in Santiago in 1954 amid Caribbean tensions. JFK proposed a two step tax cut starting Jan 1 1964.
Goodland Kansas applied for a $100,000 federal grant to enlarge the city airport. The project is priced at $216,500 and includes widening and extending the 4,400 foot runway to 6,200 feet and installing all weather landing instruments. Central Airlines serves Goodland and plans to switch to turboprop jet planes, necessitating the longer runway.
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