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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1963
Page
2
A Labor Department and Commerce Clearing House study notes higher lifetime earnings for high school graduates, with a projected widening gap as automation grows. It urges students to study more, including college education, and promises higher wages the more one studies.
The National Association of Manufacturers attacks the Department of Agriculture using its own figures. They show 1964 projected net farm income at about 12 billion dollars while the department’s budget totals 6 billion, with 2 billion subsidies and 4 billion for salaries and research. NAM argues government spending outpaces farm earnings and suggests a need for a solution from NAM before criticizing.
A dense TV grid lists NBC CBS ABC and more with shows across the day including The Rifleman Yogi Bear Rockey and Friends House of Numbers Outer Limits I Love Lucy Wagon Train Captain Kangaroo Petticoat Junction The Fugitive Green Hell and Bride Goes Wild among many others with times and channels shown.
A memoir fragment recalls three shocks: Pearl Harbor news while playing bridge on a December Sunday, then Franklin D. Roosevelt’s sudden death from a massive stroke, and the author’s evolving view of Roosevelt’s leadership during wartime recovery and national morale.
A reflective piece moves from biblical Ruth and Bethlehem to a Dallas room where news of President Kennedy’s assassination shocks observers. It recalls Kennedy’s brief presidency, assessing his domestic and foreign efforts, and laments what history might have recorded had he lived. The excerpt also notes mid century local reminiscences and community events from 25 to 50 years ago.
On December 2 1963 events include the U S government urging China and Russia to settle disputes over the Chinese Eastern Railway peacefully in Manchuria the United States notifying 53 nations Washington naming Empire State by George Washington in 1784 and Eisenhower rejecting a blockade of Communist China in 1954 Other dated notes recount U N tensions in Korea in 1965 Khrushchev meeting with Humphrey in 1968 and U Thant’s 1969 optimism about cold war compromises
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE notes readers’ mail reveals changing U S demographics and spending. He cites projections for 1970, distribution of food and clothing budgets, rising costs in housing travel education and medical care, and quirky facts about habits and superstitions. The piece blends trivia with reflections on aging and youth.
Dear Dr Molner discusses cataract timing noting early detection with slight cataracts warrants using eyes normally and glasses after surgery. recovery allows continued use, possibly with sequential eye operations. Also covers flatulence not quickly cured by pills, urging slow eating and professional diagnosis for underlying causes.
News and market activity show quick recovery as Wall Street rallies on reopening after the funeral. Lyndon Johnson signals pro growth stance while authorities arrange bridge financing for Haupt & Co and Allied Crude Vegetable Oil. Holiday shopping and production shifts noted amid crisis.
The two year old Rupers, a colt, carries a name honoring the U S Navy Bureau of Personnel and is owned by Marion Frankel.
Ottawa Herald lists trade area subscription prices by mail including one month to one year rates and outside trade area rates. Editor Robert B. Wellington notes Associated Press rights and exclusive local news publication.
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