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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1963
Page
2
An editorial discusses rising local taxes tied to school costs and Kansas state finances. It notes a 15.7 million deficit, hopes for state aid, and potential budget measures including raising the state sales tax to three percent, recognizing the move as politically unpopular but likely necessary.
Paris reports show French citizens favoring social demos in cafes and sidewalk tables. Citizens reportedly spend off hours sipping coffee and nonalcoholic drinks at tumnerable cafes, with beer or aperitifs as available.
The author muses on Paris terrace life as seasonal cafes rise with glass enclosures and heat devices. He compares Kennedy tragedy coverage, reflects on US politics, and predicts LBJ’s uncertain path, Republican prospects, and Governor Scranton as a likely 1964 nominee as a new year looms.
A long reader Q and A covers frigidity with psychological vs physical causes and suggests consulting a psychiatrist or gynecologist. It notes factors from early sex attitudes to infections, urges frank discussion, and mentions both partners' roles. Other letters discuss stretch marks and mycotic fibrosis with reassurance about X ray therapy.
A devotional note cites Isaiah 9 2 and asks for guidance to long for the Night Christ to grant light. It prays Our Father for strength to practice holy habits that let His light grow brighter in us. The passage ends with Amen and reflects a communal appeal to spiritual growth.
Brief historical milestones on December 4 spanning 1776 Franklin envoy Reprisal in European waters to enlist French aid, 1808 Napoleon in Madrid, 1867 founding of the National Grange, 1915 Ford Peace Ship, 1934 Niagara Falls rock fall, 1954 West Berlin election shift, and remarks on Gouzenko, Berlin policy, India jet fighters from Russia.
A dense prime time schedule lists numerous shows across NBC ABC CBS style blocks, naming Rifleman, Patty Duke, Beverly Hillbillies, Dick Van Dyke, Perry Mason, Johnny Carson and more. The page presents a continuous run of programs with start times and episode counts.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with normal weekdays except Sundays and holidays. It notes subscription rates for trade area by mail: one month 1.00, three months 3.00, six months 5.00, one year 9.00, and outside trade area: one month 1.50, three months 4.25, six months 8.00, one year 15.00. It also states editor Robert B. Wellington and that AP material is used under license.
A glimpse of 25 years past shows Louis Stevenson displaying old photographs by W H Martin of giant corn stalks toppling a barn and ears being cut on a buzz saw. Names mentioned include Miss Ruth Shotts nurse substitute, Mrs Dwight Spears and daughters Erma and Marjorie, plus Amos Lingard and Frank Walsh.
Three children listen as a Storyteller recounts Nog, a wicked Bugaboo banished from Santa Land by the Queen Fairy. Nog causes chaos in weather, steals treats, and terrorizes residents until Santa decides to try him in Santa Land, where his mischief grows.
President Johnson awarded Dr J Robert Oppenheimer the Fermi Award nine years after the Atomic Energy Commission deemed him a security risk and denied access to secrets due to alleged Communist associations. The ceremony cited Oppenheimer’s contributions to theoretical physics and leadership at Los Alamos and the atomic energy program.
Roger L. Cook moves to 709 Tremont. Bob Crawford relocates from 836 Tremont to 1133 N. Mulberry. Rex Hiner moves to 704 Cherry. Charles Jones shifts from 715 Princeton to 127 S. Cedar. David H. Owen goes to 608 W. 4th. Ralph W. Whitmore moves to 319 Walnut.
Media take on spin offs as pilots. Danny Thomas Show features Irish comedians and Barr Mullen with plans for roles as doctor lawyer ad man and policeman. NBC delays documentary hour after Kennedy death. ABC weighs using Howard K Smith and Edward Morgan.
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