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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1964
Page
12
A Kansas City AP humor piece recounts a sleepwalker’s odd nocturnal episodes including speaking of foam rubber capstans and a Malaysian candle market. The narrator claims lifelong sleepwalking, describes slipping around a house in pajama clothes, and jokes about a future book, The Nut Cracks at Midnight.
GOP leaders meet in Hershey with Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller arriving for a closed door summit of 38 officials including Dwight Eisenhower. They seek unity amid a secret session and a Rockefeller Nixon past. Miller and Burch attended a social gathering. Reed seeks clarification on extremism remarks.
Hollywood a barbecue honoring Luci Baines Johnson and Senator Birch Bayh drew 400 plus guests among Beverly Hills notables. Teens and twenty to thirty somethings attended as Young Citizens for Johnson touted Johnson Bayh drive while stars Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron observed from the sidelines.
Retailers and banks reported record activity as July retail durable goods sales rose 2 percent to an estimated 21.9 billion, while mutual savings banks held 46.5 billion in deposits, up from a year earlier. Deposits rose 275 million, topping the prior high, with trend linked to tax cuts and rising personal income.
AP TV writer Cynthia Lowry notes that adapting popular films into series carries risks and that several long running shows will undergo changes this season. NBC shifts Dr Kildare to Rome. Bill Dana leaves the hotel. Rawhide adds guest stars. Gunsmoke adds a new sidekick. Lassie departs her family for a forest ranger. Mr Novak adds a new dean. Andy Griffith courts a new love interest.
In Rio de Janeiro Brazil the city tackled parking violations by deflating tires, while sister city Sao Paulo opts for legally impounding parked cars. Owners must appear in person at the appropriate department to pay a small fine of 20 cruzeiros, then retrieve the vehicle after lengthy document checks and coffee breaks at the pound near the airport.
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