17 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1969
Page
1
Editorial notes two positive OU student efforts with the Red Cross Bloodmobile and a Saturday work day that raised over $100 for needy children. A later incident involving Black students dropping meal trays caused $80 in damage to the student union, contrasting with the earlier commendable actions.
A local commentary urges residents to recall past student conduct and avoid alarm as winds of change sweep campuses nationwide. It notes the recent incident was minor, affects less than five percent of students, and praises the administration's handling while calling the community to reflect on its role in racial problem solving.
The President appointed Kansan John Crutcher as director of the state and local government division of the Office of Economic Opportunity. A former legislator and lieutenant governor, Crutcher brings legislative and executive experience, education, and business success to the poverty program.
A reader asks Dr Thosteson if Raynaud's disease can disappear as it appears, noting there is no cure. The question reflects patient concern about the syndrome's course and potential for remission.
A reader asks how severe Raynaud's disease presents after nerve severing and whether fingers and toes stay purplish red and swollen. The doctor explains sympathectomy relaxes vessels, may yield livid but not necessarily swollen extremities, and notes sensory nerves are not cut with possible numbness but preserved pain and touch.
From The Soldier's Viewpoint MY LAI Vietnam Marines of Combined Action Platoon 146 rest by a burned house. Pfc. Robert Wolff of Sacramento says he has killed civilians under orders, noting later they were civilians and they can be disguised as women or children. Fellow Marine Pfc. Randy Wright from Cape Girardeau says he doubts he could kill women and children now, but is changing after two months in country.
Harold Nye, 43, former Oakley night marshal and Oakley native, becomes director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. He redirected from farming after World War II to public service, rising from Hutchinson police captain to KBI leader. Nye advocates strict drug laws, capital punishment, and rehabilitation, noting crime rises in Kansas and nationwide.
A long broadcast schedule for Olympia Washington lists numerous daytime and evening programs across local stations. An appended note accompanies a $350 church tax donation from Rev Maurice Haehlen of United Churches, described as unsolicited and not required by property tax rules.
The 1960s transformed the American movie industry as the big studio era faded. Four major firms posted losses totaling 110 million dollars, reflecting turmoil and mismanagement. Strikes by actors and writers amplified doubts about Hollywood’s future, resolved only by compromise as new management reshaped the business into the 1970s.
Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas lists daily publication with an editor publisher Robert B Wellington. It details trade area and outside trade area subscription prices by month quarter half year and year and notes exclusive AP local news use.
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