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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald editorial argues Russia fears rising freedom in Czechoslovakia where youth-led reform ousts old rulers, expands trade and tourism with the West, and increases personal freedoms. Moscow’s response echoes 1956 Hungary, with the Czech request for no resistance amid a spreading “disease of freedom.”
The piece argues Russians remain focused on Czechoslovakia while the United States, preoccupied with Vietnam, will respond mainly with protests and UN calls. It recalls Krushchev’s warning that the US could be overextended by international crisis management and cautions Russians may repeat old errors. The author sees limited U.S. action and hopes for Russian missteps.
The author recalls early 1930s population forecasts, noting the 1968 U.S. population around 201 million and recent declines in birth rates to 17.9 per thousand. He cites factors such as the pill, cost of living, and dual-earner households, arguing no need for a birth race with the Soviet Union and warning about crowded cities like New York and Los Angeles if growth continues.
Washington notes show U S intelligence failed to anticipate the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Signs existed with Warsaw Pact troops near the border and renewed attacks on Prague but no advance word reached U S authorities. Johnson learned from a Soviet ambassador and Rusk heard of it from an AP bulletin.
A reader asks why sorbitol raises blood sugar in diabetes and cites personal cases where diet candy and ice cream caused glucose to spike to over 300, then fall to 110 after stopping the candy. The note implies diet sweets can affect sugar similarly to sugar.
A health column shows sorbitol’s fate in diabetics, noting it may not raise blood sugar in modest amounts but warns diet sweets still carry carbohydrates and calories. It also answers a reader question on pregnancy during menses and includes brief Bible quiz items and commentary on parenting and responsibility.
An AP analysis notes McCarthy campaign parallels Rockefeller’s 1964 Miami Beach effort to undermine party professionals and push a people driven nomination. It contrasts preconvention aims, delegate challenges, and platform battles over Vietnam, with Rockefeller avoiding early battles and focusing on the final showdown.
AP writer Cynthia Lowry reports Irwin Allen, famed creator of Lost in Space and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, stages a new series Land of the Giants where normal actors play giants. Props and camera tricks replace stars, with oversized items like a nine foot revolver and a six foot pencil enhancing visuals. The expensive ABC show, costing over 250000 per hour, blends family appeal with adult storytelling as 17 filmed episodes are completed and released.
A devotional prayer cites Hebrews 13 6 RSV urging God the Father to empower believers to relieve and root out suffering. It asks Christians to risk everything for Christ and his people, living as witnesses in a world marked by cruelty.
Auld Lang Sygne notes that Ottawa's second annual choir music school starts tonight with enrollment higher than last year, according to Prof. Edgar D. Kerr, director. Wheat flour substitute shortages last week are resolved as wholesale dealers and grocers report full supplies.
A dense TV guide lists daytime into late night programming, with News and Weather slots interspersed. It shows a slate of classic shows including Leave It To Beaver, Daniel Boone, Bonanza era westerns, soaps like General Hospital and Bright-line game shows, plus several films and talk shows across multiple networks and time blocks.
The Cedar newspaper lists publication location 104 S Cedar Ottawa Kansas with editor Robert B Wellington. It outlines daily publication except Sundays and holidays and subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area by mail, plus note on Associated Press rights for local news and dispatches.
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