Wild Convention Coming to Chicago in August 1968
The piece previews the Democratic National Convention in Chicago noting potential transport disruptions from strikes by phone workers taxi drivers and transit personnel. It describes the old stockyards site as unsafe and inadequate security plans with 5000 guardsmen and 800 nightly guards at the arena while hinting at a political payoff behind the choice of venue.
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Chicago
Miami
International Amphitheatre
Illinois
TV Violence on Air Sparks Debate and Data
The Christian Science Monitor surveyed seven days of network telecasts and found 372 acts or threats of violence and 81 killings in prime time and Saturday mornings. Cartoons showed the highest violence, with 18 incidents in a half hour. The piece argues networks meet audience demand, not policy, and notes violence often serves as vicarious release rather than harm to children.
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United States
Christian Science Monitor
FCC
New TV comedy blends song with romance in Thats Life
ABC will test a new format called Thats Life a mix of situation and musical comedy. Marvin Marx creator and Jackie Gleason writer guides the show about a couple from courtship to parenthood with three original songs and three classic tunes per episode. Robert Morse stars as the husband with Edna Jeanne Peaker as the wife and guest spots planned for Shelley Berman and Sid Caesar to leverage their specialties.
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Cynthia Lowry
Hollywood
ABC
Marvin Marx
Jackie Gleason
Marx
Fred Allen
Burns and Allen
Gleason
Mike Nichols
Elaine May
Suburbia
Robert Morse
E. J
Edna Jeanne) Peaker
Shelley ‘Berman
Sid'Caesar
Secret Service expands role protecting presidential hopefuls
The Secret Service has widened its duties to guard major presidential and vice presidential candidates. Following conventions and Kennedy's 1968 assassination, Congress extended protection and authorized about 2 million dollars for campaign expenses. McGovern, Nixon Agnew, Humphrey, McCarthy, Wallace join a growing protected roster alongside the president and vice president with protection extending to families in high-risk situations.
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Washington
Secret Service
Johnson
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Con
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Humphrey
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Agnew
American Independent Party
George Wallace
Treasury
Dear Dr. Mother On pregnancy veil and fading remedies
A reader asks about chloasma or pregnancy veil caused by birth control pills and whether any lotion can fade the darkening. She notes missing the column on some days and seeks practical advice.
Mask of pregnancy and pill skin changes discussed
The column explains chloasma or mask of pregnancy how it appears during pregnancy and may appear with pill use due to hormonal effects, its possible persistence, and treatment with a dermatologist prescribed monobenzone ointment. It also addresses tampon removal and a few Bible quiz questions with brief commentary.
Wherever Mankind Goes He Leaves A Trail
New York AP reports a global trash problem tied to urbanization. Rail haulage contracts in Philadelphia aim to dump garbage into old strip mine cavities at $2 per ton less than incineration, with similar deals eyed by Illinois Central and others. Paris and Munich burn waste for power. gold may be recovered from fly ash. A Yokosuka plant compresses 3000 tons of garbage into rocklike blocks for use in construction, while Westminster Abbey faces beetle damage.
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New York
Philadelphia
Illinois Central
Western Pacific
Western Maryland
Ross Wilhelm
University of Michigan
America
Wilhelm
Paris
Munich
Germany
Geneva
Montreal
San Francisco
Norfolk
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Yokosuka
Japan
Prayer for Today and Nation in Prayerful Confession
A devotional fragment invokes prayer from Daniel 9 19 and asks God to hear forgive and guide the nation for the honor of Jesus Christ. The text centers on confession mercy and divine leadership.
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Daniel
Jesus Christ
Rock in lane shaped like a shoe found near Princeton
A 12 year old girl, Jerry Pearce of 117 N Hickory, brought a rock to town this morning shaped like a lady's shoe size 3. She found it in a lane leading to a creek near Princeton while wading. In a separate note, 50 years ago Frank Peterson was bitten by a snake with friends at Nelson Dam on East Fifteenth.
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Jerry Pearce
Hickory
Princeton
Frank Peterson
Nelson Dam
East Fifteenth
Television Log Heavy Schedule of Daytime and Nighttime Airings
A dense broadcast grid lists multiple channels and programs across the day. Entries include Leave It To Beaver Outdoors In Kansas Truth or Consequences London Line Captain Kangaroo Dark Shadows Bette Hayes The Tonight Show era titles, musicals, dramas, soap operas, game shows, and news Weather Tonight Elopement and The Yellow Mountain films, with numerous time slots and c marks.
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Kansas
London
Beverly Hillbillies
Dream House
Green Acres
Kraft Music Hall
Dom DeLuise
Joey Bishop
Buchanan
Merv
Pellins
Phil Silvers
Faith
Captain Kangaroo
Linus
Torey Time
Jack LaLanne
Dark Shadows
Bette Hayes
Merv Griffin
General Hospital
Concentration
Dick Cavett
Andy Griffith
Dick van Dyke
Doctors House Call
Eye Guess
Guiding Light
Mike Douglas
Marshal Dillon
New Orlean Jazz
Buffalo Philharmonic
Ironside
Spectrum
F-Troop
Peyton Place
Cineposium
Yellow Mountain
Faith For Our Times
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and Policies
Ottawa Herald outlines daily publication details with editor Robert B. Wellington and pricing for trade area and outside trade area. Subscription options include monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual rates by mail. The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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