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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1959

Page

2

Policies change in first week under new defense secretary

A fragment from a 1950s era column notes rapid shifts in defense policy during the new secretary's first week. The gag features social commentary on lipstick dangers, travel fashion, milk pesticide residues, and public concerns about prosperity and headlines.

Secretary of Defense Gates Ajar

Winning Essay Wins Marion Houston Award

Ottawa University senior Dennis Evens wins the Marion Houston award for concise persuasive writing. His essay questions whether too much economic security harms the American Way of Life, arguing free enterprise requires personal freedom and risk. The piece contrasts Soviet security with freedom, urging balanced economic initiative and occasional risk. Additional items note amateur radio licenses to Lawrence Piper and several local social updates, including royal stock show records and community plans.

Dennis Evens Ottawa University Marion Houston

Ottawa Herald listings and schedule heavy with references

The Ottawa Herald page lists daily publication details, staff, and subscription rates. It also presents an extensive TV and radio program grid with numerous show titles, times, and stations across multiple networks, including sports and entertainment blocks.

X rays worry about children questioned by readers

In this Your Good Health column Dr Molner answers letters about X ray exposure in children, color blindness, glaucoma, and reader concerns. He explains diagnostic X rays are brief, radiation sickness requires repeated exposure, and advises justified X rays be done.

Village auction draws bidders for Sunflower Village sale

About 200 prospective buyers attended the package sale of Sunflower Village built for World War II workers at Sunflower Ordnance Works. The opening bid was 100000, rising in 10000 increments to the final price. The 176 acre site includes 175 concrete block residences eight business buildings plus utilities and sewage systems. Ensley aims to rehabilitate the village and sell lots for homes in cleared town areas.

Sunflower Village Sunflower Ordnance Works Ensley

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