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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1960
Page
2
Illinois town posts signs near a school saying Cars Can't Think. Kids Don't think. You Think. The piece questions the phrasing while stressing driver attentiveness as students return, and recalls a Santa Fe train wreck sightseers witnessed. The account notes crowds, near misses, and police efforts to keep people safe.
A collection of quips and observations on public affairs and daily habits. Topics include cigarette disposal, stray ideas about dogs and girls, Moscow cleanup efforts, long work hours, Senate truthfulness, Southern segregation myths, okra as a food, a Nixon Kennedy straw poll, and a humorous note on how science touches ordinary life.
Ottawa junior senior high enrollment rose to 1001 from 1062 at opening day with more students expected, making it the largest yet. WPA road resurfacing plans for 60 miles were sent to Chanute district HQ. Mrs. T. S. Coen honeyed by black widow bites in hospital. J. H. Dolley elected Republican State Central chair in Topeka. Miami Baptist Association annual meeting opened at First Baptist. Pomona readies for street fair and picnic on Sept 16.
Readers submit spinal curvature concerns and Dr. Molner reassures that minor curvatures often require no intervention. He cautions against unnecessary tinkering, notes the hospital’s assessment, and emphasizes patience. Also includes brief Q&A on itch, alfalfa for arthritis, No 1 diet for ulcers, and sinus trouble booklet offer.
A devotional prayer expresses gratitude for the joy found in God. It asks that this joy brighten daily life and reveal divine presence to others, ending in Jesus name.
A jammed 1960s era broadcast grid lists multiple channels and programs, including American Bandstand, The Rifleman, Bonanza, and The Twilight Zone styled entries, with time slots from early morning through late night, featuring news, sports, dramas, cartoons, and variety shows across several networks. The guide highlights host names like Don Harrison, Gordon Jump, and Bill Yearout, plus programs such as Wagon Train, Love of Life, and The Edge of Night, composing a busy, era-defining schedule.
CIA official C Tracy Barnes told an American Bar Assn section meeting that the Soviet Union conducts extensive old fashioned spying in the United States. He said Soviets believe individual agents are valuable enough to risk jeopardizing top embassy officials to aid agent activities.
The Ottawa Herald lists publication daily except Sundays and holidays. Editor Guy Snedaker, Publisher Robert B. Wellington. Subscription rates vary by trade area with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options and a Kansas sales tax of 2½ percent. Associated Press membership noted for local news republication.
Evening TV schedule covers Olympic specials on Channels 5 to 13, plus westerns on Channel 9 with The Knockout and Channel 4's Laramie Company Man. Also features Sugarfoot Vinegaroon and Love Is A Fallacy Dobie Gillis, Night of the Gun Tightrope East of Danger Diagnosis Unknown and other programs with Joanne Dru Kim Hunter and Walter Winchell File. Late movies include a 1934 Jimmy Durante Lupe Velez feature on Channel 9 at 10:30.
AP reports on TV private eyes preferring open convertibles to save lighting costs and ease filming. Pursuits in chase scenes often use sound effects and dubbed noises, while live dialogue remains the focus.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia denounces federal bureaucracy and the Supreme Court as well as what he calls arrogant labor union leaders. He cites Warren Court decisions and names UAW President Walter Reuther Teamsters chief Hoffa and Steelworkers president McDonald in remarks for the American Bar Association meeting in Washington.
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