Government costs rise as federal health programs expand
The column argues that federal involvement in health care from Medicare to Medicaid raises costs and paperwork for doctors and hospitals. It notes longstanding shortages in doctors nurses and technicians, rising hospital room rules and wage minimums, and cites price increases for doctors fees and hospital rates. The piece blames Washington for higher medical expenses.
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Congress
Uncle Sam
Sam
Department of Labor
Washington
It Gets Him There
A long time friend avoids new cars, driving a 1952 Cadillac amid 1969 models. The car isn’t antique yet stands out. it serves as dependable transport with low mileage and modest repair costs.
A Man Who Keeps a 1952 Car for a Lifetime
The narrator argues against the belief in yearly car updates, praising durability of 1952 models and predicting the owner will still drive his old car under a Kennedy presidency. He notes Detroit’s reliance on annual model changes for profit and suggests Cadillac should retire the car to a museum, though the owner would refuse.
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Detroit
Ralph Nader
Cadillac
Television Listing for Saturday Night Schedule
A dense TV log lists day parts from 5:00 to 8:30 PM with multiple networks and programs including News Weather Tonight Star Trek Batman Spiderman and Night Passage plus films like In Love And War Breakdown The Glory Guys and Night Passage repeats. It also features cartoons Bugs Bunny Road Runner Casper Wacky Races Top Cat Flintstones Archie Journey to the Center of the Earth and Roadshow game shows and sports including NCAA pregame college bowl and pro football.
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Kansas
Joey Bishop
Phil Silvers
Archie
Maverick
Jackie Gleason
Adam-12
Donald O’connor
Doctors
Password
Mike Douglas
Flintstones
Merv Griffin
Special
Gilligan’s Island
Avengers
Eric Hoffer
Rowan and Martin
TV Schedule Dense With Classic Programs and Movies
A sprawling archived TV guide lists hundreds of programs across channels and time slots. It details news weather sports films cartoons talk shows and dramas featuring stars like Lucille Ball Steve Allen Dick Van Dyke Perry Mason and Bonanza alongside titles such as The Girl Cant Help It Night Of The Grizzly and The Sunsh ine Patriot. The list includes air times periods and some parenthetical censoring marks indicating reairings and special segments.
Diet advice for angina pectoris patient
Mrs H N asks Dear Dr Thesteson about diet for her husband with angina pectoris. The doctor replies that diet has indirect value and suggests weight loss if the patient is obese to ease heart strain and help reduce pains.
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Dr. Thesteson
To Your Good Health on Diet and Digestion
A medical column advises a diet low in animal fats to reduce cholesterol and atherosclerosis risk, with light regular exercise to ease angina. It discusses mineral oil as a stool softener, prune juice, fluids, and milk of magnesia, and ends with Bible quiz prompts noting ancient counting systems and biblical questions.
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Thosteson
Apollo 8 mission ships toward lunar orbit from Cape Kennedy
Apollo 8, commanded by Air Force Col. Frank Borman with Navy Capt. James Lovell Jr. and Air Force Maj. William Anders, is scheduled to blast off December 21 for a six day mission. They will circle the moon ten times, study mascons, map the far side, and test navigation as a lead in to a possible manned lunar landing.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Moon
Air Force
Frank Borman
Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Censorinus
Sea of Tranquillity
Lovell
Earth
Anders
Auld Lang Syne and Desert Water Facts Recalled
A dated item notes that dates in the desert need huge water and only prosper at an oasis. Another entry recalls Kansas City Natural Gas Company sending 6,185.59 dollars to the federal government for taxes, reflecting inflation concerns.
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Kansas City Natural Gas Company
Prayer for Today and Mission of Service
A devotional prayer cites II Corinthians 4 5 RSV and asks God to reveal Jesus Christ to a world suffering. The speaker seeks power to serve for Jesus sake and to present Him as Lord amid world pain and joy.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and masthead details
Ottawa Herald lists pricing for trade area subscriptions by mail with one month at 1.00, three months 3.00, six months 6.50, one year 10.00, and outside trade area rates of 1.50 per month, 4.28 for three months, 8.00 for six months, and 15.00 for a year. Robert B. Wellington is editor and publisher and the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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John Gary
Opinion Washington
Aquaman
Community Dialogue
Your Church
Linus
Wonderama
Rabbi Margolies
King Kong
Mr. Magoo
Bullwinkle
Chris Burford
Sea Devils
Donald O'Connor
Torey
Bette Hayes
Steve Allen
Lucille Ball
General Hospital
Romper Room
Concentration
Joe Hillbillies
Andy Griffith
Dick van Dyke
Mayberry R.F.D
Malchus
John
Simon
Jonas
John the Baptist
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Crisium
Nectaris
Space Agency
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lunar
Five Seas
Aristarchus
S. Cedar
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