Editorial The Reserve Question
The United States spends billions to maintain the national guard and reserves numbering several hundred thousand. Despite six months active duty and regular drills, these forces have been largely absent in Vietnam era mobilizations, aiding civilian escape from service. Senator Russell calls this a scandal. civilian factors drive high costs as new recruits learn combat from scratch each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Guard
Viet Nam
Senator Russell
Georgia
Armed Services Committee
HUAC Circus at Viet Nam Hearing Plays To the Crowd
Zeke's Corner notes the HUAC anti-Vietnam hearing devolving into chaos with arrests as cops, boos, and catcalls fill the chamber. The ACLU seeks a restraining order, challenging constitutional questions while witnesses vent their views. The piece likens the scene to a circus with nuts and elephants amid political theatrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House UN American Activities Committee
HUAC
Communist Party
Ku Klux Klan
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
House Committee
United States
House of Representatives
Veredict
University of Kansas
Space Pioneer of Taft Era Remembers Early Exploration
A space pioneer recalls a neighborhood gang project completed in the Taft administration. The narrative places the feat before guided missiles and rockets existed, highlighting early exploration efforts long before modern spaceflight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
Balloon ascent and school roof fire tale from a paper-made craft
A playful memoir recalls building an eight foot high hot air balloon from old newspapers and flour paste. The improvised craft rose to about 100 feet and drifted over Eugene Field school causing a roof fire before landing on the roof. The narrator notes the incident ended their ballooning era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bay
Congressional
Fifth and
Maple
B. Sands, Groceries
Eugene Field School
Eugene Field
Cirrhosis and Diet Advice From Dear Dr Mother
A reader asks about cirrhosis of the liver and the impact of heavy drinking. Dr Molner explains cirrhosis is progressive and not curable, stressing diet and complete abstinence from alcohol, plus time needed to assess liver damage. He notes many patients relapse after improvement and warns that ongoing drinking shortens healthy years. The column also touches teeth whitening and a prayer excerpt, then notes old local items about a drug store manager move and a city bond approved years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W
Running Man Spoof Bites Feeding Hand
NBC’s Get Smart spoof hit last season and CBS’s Run Buddy Run aims similar satire on running man shows like The Fugitive. Buddy, a timid man, overhears a Turkish bath plot and is on the lam for 25 episodes. The show satirizes big business as well, with a crime syndicate chief acting as a corporate president guiding tax write offs and fringe benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
AP TV
Hollywood (Ap
NBC
CBS
Buddy
Junior
Srack Sheldon
Cara Williams
Jack
Sheldon
Stan Kenton
Television Log Listing Prime Time Schedule by Channel
A detailed TV grid lists NBC CBS ABC and others with show names and times from morning to late night, including dramas comedies game shows news and movies. The page notes continuing programming on the next page and marks several entries as (c) indicating closed captions or similar.
Ottawa Herald Listing and Cast Snippet
Ottawa Herald presents subscription rates for Ottawa Kansas with detailed price breaks and outside trade area figures. The piece shifts to film industry notes featuring actor commentary, co star Bruce Gordon, and NBC and CBS program notes about Annie Get Your Gun with Ethel Merman and the Wild Wild West producer death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
NBC
Ethel Merman
CBS
Mike Garrison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Zeke’s
George Ewart
House UN
House One American Activities Committee
Washington
Space Pioneer
Joseph G
Molner
M.P.S
D. G
Kenneth Lewis
Ottawa Crown Drug Store
Chanette
Charles
A. L. Cook
First Street
Committee On Un-American Activities
SERRE
Running Man
Feeding Hand
Leave It To Beaver
Rifleman
Texan
Daniel Boone
Batman
Munsters
Laredo
Henry Phyfe
Merrill
Mickie Finn
Peyton Place
Rowan and Martin
Avengers
ABC
Uprising
M Squad
Highlight
Faith
General Hospital
Andy Griffith
Dick van Dyke
Donna Reed
Guiding Light
Bette Hayes
Farm Report
Lucky Stiff
Merv Griffin
Mike Douglas
Torey and Friends
Three Stooges
Bruce Rice
Hank
Mitch
Maggie
Gomer Pyle
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
New York
Bruce Gordon
Gordon
Frank Nitti
Untouchables
Rapans
Joseph E. Levine
Steve M.queen
Karl Malden
Brian Keith Arthur Kennedy
Jzanne Pleshette
Nevada Smith
Paramount Picture
Plaz
Ares Drive-In
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!