18 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1969
Page
1
The county and nation have pursued road safety reforms from redesigned highways to seat belt rules. In 1965 US highway deaths reached 49,000 with 1.8 million disabling injuries, with 56,000 deaths and 2 million injuries forecast. An old salesman’s cautionary tale about safety, and a tale of a man who died slipping on soap, close the reflection.
Senate debate centers on a 69.3 billion defense bill including Nixon’s Safeguard program though below the 75.3 billion request. Critics warn such outlays clash with poverty, taxes, education, and public services as world tensions ease and arms costs rise. The piece questions whether a nation can ever disarm and where the money should come from.
A two year history of throat irritation and compulsive coughing is discussed in a letter to Dr Thosteson. The writer mentions seeing two ear nose throat specialists and notes ongoing difficulties with throat symptoms and unclear text.
Readers seek guidance after two specialists deny tonsils as cause for a persistent cough. The doctor urges reconsultation with an ENT and a process of elimination, listing post nasal drip allergies fumes nerves and smoking as possible factors while stressing patience and reassessment. The column also addresses masturbation and arthritis notes and ends with a devotional prayer.
AP reports Hee Haw came back to CBS with the same barnyard humor and music that made the summer hit. Roy Clark and Buck Owens are the anchors among a crowd of country comedians and singers. The show features catchy tunes and a newish offbeat number Okie From Muskogee by Merle Hagard. Viewers rate jokes as novel, corny, or so corny they’re funny.
Soviet strategy in the Middle East grows as it uses economic military aid trade and propaganda to sow doubt about U S aims while seeking a stabilizing peace. Moscow aims to deter hot war while building a ring of dependent states amid Arab Israel tensions and oil influence. Egypt Syria and Iraq receive expanded Soviet aid as Moscow leverages influence across a volatile triangle spanning North Africa to Iran and the Persian Gulf.
A New York couple recounts a kitchen mishap with a three month old wedding casserole dish. The husband tries to fix it with glue and lie, while his wife buys a replacement dress, only to reveal a second new casserole in the hall closet. The mishap ends with laughter as the old dish remains broken and sticky.
In New York AP reports a shift in corporate life as firms drop the old rule that leaders must age before rising. The average top officer age has declined amid rapid turnover and a mobility driven by young executives who seek faster advancement. Dr. Eugene Jennings notes mobility rose from 1961 to 1990 to about 76 percent, reshaping the executive ladder as knowledge and adaptability trump seniority. The mobicentric leader climbs quickly, supported by a continuous learning curve and self-nomination for advancement.
A dense list of TV programs, times, and personalities across a week night into early morning. It catalogues shows from Flintstones to The Rains Of Ranchipur and Tomorrow’s Tonight with many CBS NBC and ABC names, including News Weather Sports and Movie entries.
Ottawa Herald publishes subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area with monthly, quarterly, half year and yearly plans. The paper states rates by mail and notes Associated Press exclusive rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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