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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
1
Ottawa Herald reports only three dissenting votes as the Senate passes a record $70.1 billion defense bill with about $30 billion for Vietnam. A leader warns of possible further needs before year end. A 10 percent surtax on income taxes is proposed to curb the national debt, costing the average family about $111 annually. The piece argues spending precedes funding.
The piece laments growing federal outlays across defense domestic and foreign aid and predicts tax increases. It notes ongoing disputes over the surtax and domestic spending and reports local tax hikes by city county and school districts. The tone marks 1967 as the year the taxpayer struggle intensified.
Robert Waskin, 22, a Chicago college senior with no prior trouble, is described as deeply devoted to his mother. He fulfilled her final wish by carrying out an act that ended in him shooting her, raising questions about motive and circumstances.
A columnist argues Robert Waskin’s 22 caliber act to end a terminally ill lover’s suffering was compassionate yet criminal. The piece contemplates capital punishment, calls for legal change, and urges safeguards while acknowledging medical limits and physician consensus. It envisions a future where mercy killings may be allowed with protections.
A reader seeks guidance on a six year old boy’s trouble with walking talking and behavior suggesting possible brain damage or emotional disturbance. A pediatrician led approach recommends physical and psychological testing at a children’s hospital or a local child guidance center, with referrals via the family physician. The piece also notes a letter about chronic mouth breathing and tape use, plus brief items from 25 and 50 years ago and a New York AP report on Salvation Army outreach to hippies near Greenwich Village.
U S experts warn the United States has a big stake in China's cultural revolution and face an uncertain future. Analysts from the University of Michigan say the struggle between Lin Piao and Liu Shao-chi could reshape global politics, with risks of regional diversions and renewed Cold War tensions.
TV schedule fragment lists programs by time block with titles such as Leave It To Beaver Branded News Weather Truth or Consequences Batman Daniel Boone Lucy's Desi Comedy Hour F Troop My Three Sons Bewitched Star Trek That Girl Red Skies Of Montana Kings Go Forth Dragnet Vic Damone Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Joey Bishop Hogan's Heroes Man From U N C L E Malibu U Range and Movies. continued on page 3
AP reports U S taxpayers spend over 1 million weekly to aid Cuban refugees, totaling hundreds of millions. Since 1959 about 400000 exiles have reached the U S, with half in Miami and airlifted arrivals totaling 80 000. Coast Guard rescues exceed 13 000, while refugee center costs reach 300 million to date and annual State Department Cuba affairs cost 60 000. Unemployed beneficiaries in Florida welfare rolls have dwindled to 14 000 from a 1962 peak of 70 000.
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays in Ottawa Kansas Robert B Wellington Editor and Publisher lists mail subscription rates for trade area and outside area with monthly quarterly six month and yearly options The paper is a member of the Associated Press and AP material is used exclusively for local news and AP dispatches.
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