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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1967
Page
1
Ottawa Herald editorial argues that despite some at home and abroad favoring stopping North Vietnam bombing, with only holiday pauses, the program is likely to expand. It notes the Defense Supply Agency buys jet fuel twice yearly for Navy and Air Force use.
The report notes a 2.7 billion gallon hazardous device purchase at 292 million, a 50 million rise from six months prior, enabling larger bomber raids. North Vietnam faces sustained air attacks as monsoon ends, targets shrink, and escalation of air and ground warfare is expected next year with more troops involved.
The Department of Justice targets the National Association of Funeral Directors on a conspiracy in restraint of trade charge. The agency alleges the organization engaged in anticompetitive practices affecting funeral costs and market competition.
The Department charges funeral price advertising is restrained and price competition is inhibited. It argues consumers suffer when individuals cannot compare coffin costs and recommends shoppers arrange and prepay burial choices. The piece urges early casket selection and notes varied preferences from plain pine to bronze.
The letters discuss fertility after age 45, noting pregnancies do occur rarely but become highly unlikely after 50. Guidance emphasizes tracking cessation of periods and acknowledges rare exceptions while advising caution and medical confirmation. It also covers eye color change, milk choices for weight concerns, and midcycle fertility timing.
A brief deferment was requested from the local draft board so the applicant could finish the last installments of a serial story in which he is engrossed. Also from 50 years ago Ralph Lamb, son of C. F. Lamb, has been accepted for Sousa's navy band at Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago, where he plays the trombone.
A devotional prayer expounds the spirit as a candle of the Lord. It asks Christ to set aglow the human spirit so believers may shine for Him and bear His light to the world and lead others to salvation. Amen.
AP analysis notes the United States may remove the gold cover backing Federal Reserve Notes, freeing over 20 billion dollars of gold to defend the dollar overseas. It warns higher interest rates and weaker dollar confidence could follow if action is delayed, with Congress expected to vote next year.
Viewers could glimpse Lynda Bird Johnson’s White House wedding and a range of programs from the weekend. Ed Sullivan marked 20 years in TV with guests, while stage numbers, a Radio City tribute, and a United Nations concert aired. Recommended tonight include Winged World and Movin With Nancy specials.
About 300 marchers, both Negro and white, protested city council inaction on an open housing ordinance. They paused at the home of their opponent for coffee and doughnuts, then planned a new march to Mayor Norsick’s home next week. NAACP head Henry Floyd presented proposed amendments to the ordinance to Love. The march covered about three miles through Oklahoma City's Capitol Hill, led by two Negro state legislators.
Cincinnati AP report: 4. record 5.2 million men and women in U S colleges this fall per UC official Dr Garland G Parker. Enrollment up 5.7 percent since 1965–66 driven by business administration and engineering gains. Freshmen up 2.3 percent to 812,288 with women at 44 percent of freshmen and 39.7 percent of all students.
Daily Ottawa schedule listing a dense lineup from 5:00 PM to 5:00 AM across multiple networks and programs including Leave It To Beaver Fantatones Truth or Consequences and The Tonight lineup with news weather sports and editorial segments. Mentions local publication details and subscription rates.
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