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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1968
Page
1
Editorial notes Governor Robert Docking outlines the Democratic platform on farm programs education aid and rural industrial development while Wichita lawyer Pat Kelly is set to testify to improve farmers’ plight amid active Kansas political campaigns.
The text argues that press releases TV exposure and tailored platforms aim to aid local candidates in the Fourth District and beyond rather than shaping a genuine party platform. It compares testimony in Chicago to favorite son nominations designed to boost local figures rather than craft decisive policy.
AP analysis argues the Soviet collective leadership faced pressure from a growing military faction after the Prague crisis. It notes three Kremlin factions, the rising role of generals since Stalin, and possible shifts under Brezhnev while suggesting civilian leaders faced a powerful military check.
The author recalls favorite card games from 500 to bridge, cribbage, pinochle, poker, pitch, and red dog, judging each by skill, social dynamics, and suitability. He favors contract bridge for skill, praises gin rammy for flexible play, and notes gin rammy’s reliance on card fall with enough skill to win consistently while warning against gun in every hand fantasies.
A dense broadcast log lists programs across channels from 5:00 p.m. through midnight. It includes news weather sports cartoons comedies films and specials with titles like Tarzan Gomer Pyle Star Trek and The Horizontal Lieutenant along with later airings of news Tonight Sports and various talk shows.
A reader reports a long standing skin problem at the corners of the mouth. The skin cracks and crusts into a scab whenever they smile, with recurring discomfort described over many years. The letter seeks medical insight from a doctor.
Reader questions chronic facial eczema from suspected fungas or allergy and advises dermatologist visit. Also explains tinnitus, offers coping tips, and ends with Bible quiz items about biblical bribery and simony.
Auld Lang Sygne notes that Ray Trueblood, a Santa Fe agent at Homewood, is retiring after 44 years with the railroad. Also marked is a 50 years ago item about two youths charged with plotting to wreck a Missouri Pacific train west of Ottawa, sentenced to the industrial school at Topeka for reform.
A devotional prayer cites I Peter 1 6 and prays gratitude for Gods plan. The speaker asks for strength to accept the needful trials and to live within Christs holy name Amen.
The AP story notes that many sleeper shows become long lasting hits despite early skepticism. It spotlights Bob Denver and his new CBS half hour Two Good Guys, following his roles as Maynard G. Krebs and Gilligan, highlighting TV critics often misread popular appeal.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area by mail and outside trade area, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. Editor Robert B. Wellington states AP news content is exclusively for the newspaper’s publication.
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