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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald notes Kansas will require license tag purchases by line or mail and contrasts Missouri due to staggered tag sales. It argues against inspections, citing federal pressure and recent highway fatalities, while Kansas lawmakers prefer monitoring federal moves over acting locally on safety inspections.
Frank Sinatra has sold his Bel Air and Beverly Hills homes and moved to a desert ranch in Palm Springs. At 52, he cites smog and health concerns, saying he has little singing left and must protect himself. The columnist notes LA’s growth, traffic, pollution, and sprawl, suggesting the city may become uninhabitable, with Sinatra already having fled.
New York AP reports European investors bought 918,848,000 in American stocks in the first eight months of 1968, more than double all of 1967. Reasons include tax benefits, rising prices, broker activity abroad, and offshore funds, with some suspecting foreign purchases mask American money abroad. As crises followed, foreign buying faced limits as paper money fell and gold offered safety without interest.
Dear Dr Thosteson explains the easiest method for self administering eye drops. The patient in her 60s with glaucoma is advised to have help if possible, tilt the head back, fix the gaze to the ceiling, close the other eye, and squeeze the drops into the eye.
Reader questions cover emphysema management and the lack of a cure, thrush treatment with gentian violet, and checking for gum defects or diabetes. Also questioned is hepatitis without jaundice and Bible quotes about courage. The carrier offers practical medical guidance and scripture-based reflections.
Two coal country congressmen Rep. Ken Hechler of West Virginia and Rep. John Dent of Pennsylvania plan early next year to reintroduce administration backed bills criticizing the mine safety act as full of loopholes. The push follows the Mannington No. 9 disaster that killed 78 miners and sparked federal scrutiny, with President Johnson also urging stricter protections.
Washington AP Johnson clings to unpredictability as his presidency nears end. Officials dodge concrete plans on a missile curb summit with Kosygin and a special Senate session to ratify a nuclear treaty. Speculation persists as aides keep options open, with a likely busy end to his term. Liberia spans nine time zones, yet holds fewer residents than New York state and New England combined.
A devotional prayer invites trust in God through Jesus Christ during life’s darkest hours. It urges believers to rejoice in the Lord, even when ills overwhelm, affirming divine indwelling and personal surrender in faith.
Auld Lang Syne recalls 25 years ago when Dr. Andrew B. Martin, president of Ottawa University, authored an article titled The Denomination and the Colleges. Fifty years ago Wade Turpin of the Wells Fargo Express Company offices recovered from a two month illness and was back at his desk.
An indexed television log lists hundreds of programs across channels and times. It includes News Weather Sports daytime and prime time shows, soaps, game shows, films and specials featuring actors such as Jerry Lewis Dean Martin and Lucille Ball, with repeats and c marks indicating color broadcasts.
Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sunday and holidays with Robert B. Wellington as editor. Subscription rates vary by trade area and mail, ranging from one month at 1.00 to one year at 10.00, with higher outside trade area rates. The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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