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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1961
Page
2
Channel 4 NBC schedule for Ottawa on Friday August 18 1961 lists program lineup details for the day including top shows and time slots. Local listings provide channel focus and program names for viewers planning the evening.
John P. Harris argues Washington faces a crash crisis as Berlin tensions rise. Khrushchev’s maneuvers create a fragile calm while U S policy remains firm yet cannot avoid dangerous choices. The essay anticipates further Cuban-style crises and warns against lighting a match amid volatile East German standoff.
A dense listing of TV schedule items across CBS NBC and ABC including 5-Weather with Johnny Yates and extensive theater blocks. Notable entries include The Twilight Zone Detec tives The Dark Mirror Two Hour Movie Selections and multiple Uncle program blocks with Sunset Strip Captain Kangaroo Firestone and Lassie style family fare. The log also includes sports coverage Yankees Indians baseball boxing and wrestling along with film features and news/weather segments.
After a vacation a reader shares painful shingles. Dr Mother explains the virus, contagion risks, and recovery expectations. The column discusses weather fatigue, immunity after attacks, and general arthritis help pamphlet offers.
The text notes small towns lack wide dining palaces while London’s Buckingham Palace stands as a familiar landmark. It hints at executives hiding true actions behind a veil of veracity and mentions secret ones who orchestrate a long running ring for twenty five years ago.
A mixed local page notes social and political debates varying from Supreme Court decisions to socialized medicine protests. It reports residents opposing reforms while others face high costs of medical care, plus a Kansas City trip and new construction permits. Ottawa enacts a strict traffic ordinance with 12 mph street limits and required car bells and lighting.
Prayer seeks self control and mercy for speech urging silence when appropriate. The speaker asks God to season words with love and compassion, and grant grace to speak only when needed for our blessed Redeemer's sake.
London AP reports British highway police will be equipped with 130-mile-an-hour Daimler Darts to chase bandits and speeding motorists. The first car is to hit the roads Monday as officers pursue teens and reckless riders in crowded areas.
Hollywood profile of Dolores Faith, a 19 year old actress in Wild Harvest, discusses early life in Cleveland born Dolores Faith Hedges, deaf from age four, later regaining some hearing by nine. She recalls childhood isolation and a lisp, plus comparisons to Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly affecting her career.
Channel listings feature Man From Co chise on 6f, Rawhide on 5-13, and Manhunt on Channel 9. Eva Gabor stars as an actress admired by James Sr. Harrigan and Son airs on 9. Julie London, a jazz composer, and her husband Bobby Troop appear with Channel 9. Berlin is also noted on 5-13.
Daily Ottawa listing shows subscription prices, local and out of area rates, and advertising details. Channel lineups include classic programs on multiple stations with late movie notes and a recap of 1933 film credits. Tire vulcanizing and auto service ads complete the Ottawa phone directory snippet.
A young actress begins her career modeling on court shows and local TV as she eyes broader fame. She uses her talent and charm to break into the industry, hoping to be named another Dolores Faith.
David Perkins has enlisted in the Navy and left Kansas City for San Diego. The Al Kippers returned from a visit with son Rich ard in Chicago. Plans begin on the Methodist Community Church project in October. Abe Severns and family visited Jack Smiths in Caney. The two families traveled to Tulsa to visit Kermit Krazers from Oklahoma City. Maple Valley, Wash visited to reclaim his children from Mae Walters. Dick Smith and Oklahoma City guests visited to see sons, with others from Enid and Hillsboro.
A historical column surveys wake practices in the Philippines and Toda cremation rites in India, noting Navajo hogans and universal aims of burial ceremonies. It invites Ottawa area churches to submit histories and current pastor details for future installments.
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