24 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1964
Page
1
The piece argues for a 5 percent increase in retirement disability and survivor benefits funded by a 4.8 percent tax on both employers and workers. It notes young workers will pay taxes now for benefits promised later, calling the current program cheaper and more dignified than past dole.
The speaker recalls never having sat in a prison cell and describes rare nights of confinement felt aboard a moving train. He contrasts the imagined cell with a mink lined, air conditioned, hermetically sealed one that sways with travel.
In a vivid reminiscence the author longs for luxurious confined train quarters and the male dominated smoking cars of yesteryear. He recalls open windows, cinders on the face, stock in wicker baskets, and a Wash Room social ritual aboard the Pullman.
Dr Molner answers readers about the gall bladder as a digestive bile reservoir and why surgery may be needed for gallstones or inflammation. He notes silent stones may require no action, while symptomatic stones demand operation. Removal changes bile flow directly liver to intestine and some patients adjust diet little or not at all.
A brief devotional prayer based on Matthew 10 39 seeks grace to embrace the Christian call. It asks for strength to bear the cross, joy in service, and uplift in difficult times, ending with Amen.
A dense TV grid lists shows and times from morning to midnight with many program titles. The passage ends with a note that Yemen has no official currency and mentions eighteenth century Maria Theresa thalers from Austria, minted in Vienna and dated 1780, worth about one dollar locally called rivals.
Inger Stevens will film a three week Sweden travelogue in September for ABC to air January 22. She will tour cities and meet locals and may interview Ingmar Bergman and visit the Royal Opera House with Birgit Nilsson. Stevens aims to show Swedish life and culture with famous names and a chance to meet the king.
On this date historical milestones include the 1814 British burning of Washington landmarks and Madison fled. Edison patent filing for a moving pictures camera in 1891. parcel post authorized in 1912. a SovietGerman non aggression pact announced in 1939. Eisenhower signing the Communist Control Act ten years later. Sukarno currency devaluation five years prior. and Vietnam unrest prompting school closures a year ago.
Tonight the opening session of the Democratic National Convention begins at 5 p.m. with networks planning live coverage until the session ends. Movies listed include Channel 5 at 10:15 p.m. My Own True Love with Phyllis Calvert and Melvyn Douglas, and at 12:10 a.m. Indian Uprising starring George Montgomery and Audrey Long.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area by mail 1 month 1.00 three months 3.00 six months 5.00 one year 9.00 and outside trade area by mail 1 month 1.50 three months 4.25 six months 8.00 one year 15.00 The paper notes AP news is exclusively for local publication and AP dispatches.
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