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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1967
Page
1
The riots spur calls to improve National Guard training beyond mob control. The Organized Reserve is criticized as political and purposeless, while the Guard is praised for domestic response and potential as a defense reserve. If Reserve waste ends, Guard expansion and training could rise.
The piece notes that despite wartime firing of 16 inch guns in Korea, battleships were practically obsolete in World War II and became sitting ducks for carrier planes. It asserts no battleship remains in active service in any navy today, with reference to the British and Russian contexts.
An $800,000 study endorses refurbishing the WWII battleship USS New Jersey for possible active duty in Vietnam. The plan would spend $27 million and a year on refit and a shakedown cruise, arguing the ship could provide firepower beyond Seventh Fleet cruisers and destroyers. The move signals continued war effort into next year, implying political pressure on voters and President Johnson to seek change.
A dense log lists channel lineups and programs across NBC CBS and ABC with times spanning early evening to late night. Entries include Leave It To Beaver Branded News Outdoors in Kansas Truth or Consequences Batman My Three Sons Bewitched Movie titles and several recurring segments such as News Weather Sports and Editorials along with several “c” coded or uncertain items and a note of continuation on Page 3.
A reader asks about extreme weight gain on one meal a day despite no sweets or drinks. Dr. Mother explains calories in versus out, meal size, and starch/fat effects, advising three small meals and noting calorie-rich drinks and foods. The page also covers hand stiffness after a cast, a teen with a teddy bear, and nail fungus treatments.
Twenty five years after enlisting at Leavenworth, Leland Geiss, son of Mr and Mrs J P Geiss of 815 North Sycamore, is stationed at Sheppard Field Texas. Also noted is a fifty year old item about the California railway exposition train being switched to the Nelson Hotel siding on Walnut between First and Second streets.
Editorial notes democracy in action as Ottawa budget hearing draws about a dozen residents who vent about taxes, coffee breaks, and city services. The piece contrasts two budget hearings, praising citizen attendance only when taxes rise and urging sustained participation to influence decisions.
AP News Analyst James Marlow outlines Hugo Black’s career from his Senate days through his Supreme Court tenure. The piece notes his Klan connection, shifts on civil liberties, and pivotal rulings on free speech and due process, highlighting contradictions in his views and lasting impact on the court.
Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas lists subscription prices for trade area by mail one month one dollar three months three dollars six months five dollars and one year nine dollars. Rates outside trade area by mail one month one dollar fifty three months four dollars twenty five cents six months eight dollars one year fifteen dollars. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive local news publication rights.
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