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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1959
Page
2
Ottawa Herald reports the Navy scrapped a multi year jet powered sea plane program after nine marginal planes and costly ramps cost over 440 million dollars. A spokesman blamed inadequate advance research and unforeseen technical difficulties, urging Congress to tighten control and demand full justification for all spending.
A Kansas City refinery worker's home was hit by two shotgun blasts amid labor trouble at his plant. He returned to work despite threats and while not a union member, highlighting alleged lawlessness in the labor movement and perceived Taft Hartley violations. Local authorities face difficulties prosecuting suspects in such daily incidents.
The Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates for trade area by mail with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options and higher rates for outside trade area. It lists editors and publisher credits and notes Associated Press republication rights. Tuesday August 25, 1958.
A jumble of observations and small local notices runs through the column. It jokes about foreign aid, smoking, cosmetic surgery rumors, and Broadway. It lists local incidents including a parade, hand infection, hospital treatment, a fractured arm, a property sale to the federal government, and a fishing trip by Merle and Gene Edington.
A New York AP report collects husbandly jests and lines wives tire of. The items lampoon domestic banter from remarks about cooking, chores, and money to calls for running the home and office, with a humorously weary tone reflecting mid century gender norms.
A dense OCR list of TV and radio program titles, times, and channel labels. It mentions Mickey Mouse Palace Take Five and varied items like News Weather Bandstand and Ford shows, with scattered names such as Walt Disney and Charlie Chan.
A columnist urges balanced use of X rays for medical tests, noting the small exposure per image and comparing to historical high exposures. They argue X rays are essential when useful, advise minimal use in children and pregnancy, and caution against overreaction to radiation risks. The piece also addresses Measles questions and promotional requests for a health booklet.
A devotional prayer thanks God for promises that give hope in this life and the world to come. It asks guidance to lead others to find refuge in the Saviour, ending in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
AP reports mixed sentiment as CBS plans to drop Sam Levenson’s morning show by Sept 25 for a See It Now return rumor and a December Bride rerun. Viewers urged to write CBS at Madison Ave address to save the program while See It Now is teased for a 1960-61 prime-time revival after Edward R. Murrow’s sabbatical.
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