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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
1
The article argues that federal pressure has slowed steel price rises but will not stop them, noting higher costs for home appliances, bridges, roads, and cars. It blames President Johnson for shifting blame to big business while acknowledging the 10 percent surtax and higher steel wages.
Describes a day of widespread gun violence in 1960s America with 10 killed in Cleveland riots and other shootings across Michigan Nebraska and Cincinnati. Calls for national firearm registration license checks and background investigations before possession, likening gun controls to automobile regulation. Names involved include Congress and various states and cites 20 000 annual gun deaths.
Hal Boyle notes women and professional athletes fear health most, while ordinary people worry less. He jokes about diet, dental cavities, clothing, amateur painting, a painting incident with his cat, secretary grumpiness after vacations, and the idea that no marriage has been perfect since apple pie wed cheese.
A reader asks how to cure calluses for good. Expert notes that removing the skin helps little without addressing causes such as overweight, weak arch, or ill fitting shoes. Recommends proper footwear, insoles, or podiatrist assessment to change pressure points.
Washington AP reports that noncombat deaths in Vietnam include disease, accidents, and other nonhostile causes. Since 1961 at least 4,300 such deaths have occurred, about 14 percent of American losses, with 3,986 counted by May 30 1968 and 4,298 by Aug 3.
TV nostalgia brings back private investigators as central heroes in the season. NBCs The Outsider stars David Ross a shabby private eye with a prison record, created by Roy Huggins known for The Fugitive and Run for Your Life. McGavin directs and acts, while Greer Garson joins a Shaw revival during a production lull.
A brief excerpt contrasts cautious speech with prayerful devotion. It opens with a proverb about not being rash with words and cites Ecclesiastes 5 1 RSV. A prayer follows thanking God for forgiveness and blessings and asks for submission to His will in Jesus name.
A report notes no infantile paralysis cases in Franklin County. Poliomyelitis threatens epidemic levels in Oklahoma and Kansas, prompting proactive safety measures. Nearby, ice demand exceeds supply at B. D. Bennett plant as wagon drivers shorten routes and some rounds are omitted to cope.
A dense log lists daylong network programming from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. featuring Leave It To Beaver, News, sports, weather, many game shows, soap operas, and movies. Notable items include The Abominable Snowman Of The Himalayas, Operation Secret, and Buchanan Rides Alone among numerous title appearances and channel cues.
The Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates for local and trade areas. In trade area by mail one month 1.00 three months 3.00 six months 5.50 one year 10.00. Outside trade area by mail one month 1.50 three months 4.25 six months 8.00 one year 15.00. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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