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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
2
The article argues that automation brings growth but risks unemployment, citing George Meany at a AFL-CIO convention. It contrasts India’s resistance to machinery with the need for competitive production, stressing fair distribution of gains through wages and taxes while accepting automation as inevitable.
A travel sketch in Zurich dispels alpine misconceptions, detailing wooded hills along the Rhine, green valleys, and a bustling Banhoffstrasse lined with banks and confectioneries. The piece notes open markets, local produce, and the city’s chilly January weather, contrasting wartime appetites with Swiss calm.
A dense Tuesday night into Wednesday slate lists NBC CBS ABC and more with circuits of dramas, comedies, news, weather, sports and Westerns. It details specific time slots for programs such as Rifleman Gunsmoke Petticoat Junction Dan Barton Combat and Captain Kangaroo along with late night talk shows and soap operas across channels.
Tonight viewers see Lucille Ball in a dramatic tele vision debut at 8 p.m. on Channel 9 as a lady horse trainer. At 9 p.m. a Channel 9 documentary profiles the Soviet Woman and a plan to build a giant new city Santo Tome de Guayana in Venezuela for steel, chemicals and machinery with half a million residents.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for trade area and outside trade area by mail. Rates include one month 1.00, three months 3.00, six months 5.06, one year 9.00 for trade area and 1.50 per month, 4.25 for three months, 8.00 for six months, 15.00 for one year for outside trade area. The paper notes Associated Press rights and city editor publisher details.
Dear Dr Mother discusses accuracy of survival forecasts by physicians. Some cases yield nine in ten accuracy when facts are firm, but uncertainty rises with conditions like hardening arteries or cancer. The columnist notes testing shows roughly 0.97 accuracy in clear cases, while prognosis remains unreliable without solid data.
Recap of an Ottawa Kansas era: post office safe cracking yielding 190.12 in stamps and 18.22 in cash with speculation a professional Kansas City gang operated from midnight in small towns. Local bread bakers announce a new loaf size while Safeway manager C. J. Pence returns to operate a barbe shop. Social notes mention Miss Retta Wolf visiting Baldwin City and locals hosting guests.
A devotional prayer blending biblical phrases on salvation and light for all people. It references the prophets and the revelation of the Holy Spirit, acknowledging Jesus as Word made flesh and closing with Amen. The text presents a reverent, liturgical tone without narrative events or dates.
Hollywood star Nancy Kwan and husband Peter Peck plan to open a Chinese restaurant with a hotel they are building near Innsbruck Austria. She recalls cravings for Chinese food during pregnancy and commuting for meals two to three hours away. The couple aims to balance film work abroad with home life in Europe.
On December 10 1963 history marks the signing of the peace treaty ending the Spanish American War with U S gains of Cuba Puerto Rico the Philippines and Guam. Capt John Smith departed Jamestown in 1607 and was rescued by Pocahontas. Wyoming Territory granted women voting rights in 1869. Subsequent items note Meany Hoffa and farm bureau actions in later years.
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