29 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1969
Page
1
A civic columnist argues the city council form is outdated and unaccountable. The piece cites a retired mayor and two accessible city commissioners while urging a switch to a professional city manager system. The call centers on modern urban complexity and better governance.
The flap over a mutiny in A company of the 96th Fight Infantry Brigade reflects broader tensions as President Nixon orders phased troop withdrawals in Vietnam. Exhaustion and leadership changes shape the incident, raising questions about aims as the U.S. shifts from winning to disengagement while South Vietnamese forces take the fight against the Viet Cong.
A reader confesses a year long peeping problem and seeks pamphlet or book guidance. The doctor urges seeing a psychiatrist, discusses costs and confidentiality, and offers reassurance that the habit can be overcome with help. A second letter requests quitting smoking due to emphysema. The physician emphasizes quitting as vital for longevity and quality of life, then includes a prayer invocation.
A dense schedule lists daily time blocks for News, Weather, Sports, and a vast lineup of classic TV shows and movies. Notable items include Flintstones, Truth Or Consequences, Tarzan Goes To India, The Saint, and many serials, with multiple film titles and broadcast notes across late afternoon to midnight.
Hal Boyle offers a humorous catalog of retirement temptations from treasure hunting and sailing the Spanish Main to learning Tagalog and creating new games. He lists quirky ambitions, from dictator-style fashions to inventions and even espionage fantasies, ending with a tongue-in-cheek nudge about National Brotherhood Week.
Kansas Citys grand rail terminal now handles 36 daily trains with potential discontinuances shrinking service to only three major lines. If approved, two more routes from Kansas City Southern and Missouri Pacific would exit, leaving Santa Fe Burlington and Union Pacific to carry remaining passengers. The vast station built for 500 daily arrivals will likely lose long haul traffic as planners seek uses from rapid transit hub to airport staging point while preserving a museum notion only if funds allow.
Jackson Republican state Rep. Hal Ziegler seeks a cap on introduced bills after failing to pass a 21 bill limit this year. He argues lawmakers lack new ideas and warn the legislative process could grind to a halt.
The Ottawa Herald features Associated Press news content for publication and dispatches. The note confirms AP exclusivity for local news and AP article distribution to the newspaper.
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