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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
1
The piece reflects on Christmas meanings for different people from a sled to a mink stole and a big dinner. It notes ongoing racial segregation and barriers before the law, calling for continued progress toward true Peace on Earth as illustrated by Luke’s Christmas story.
A dense list of holiday broadcasts across channels 13 5 9 and 4 includes A Christmas Carol Narrated by Vincent Price on Channel 13 and The Case of the Bore Rowed Baby rerun on Channel 5 13. Bewitched on Channel 9 9 p m features a Christmas theme with an orphan. WIBW Channel 13 offers Christmas at WIBW with host discussions and local choirs. The Gun on Channel 4 dramatizes a dentist near cowardice. Other items include Christmas Carol on Channel 4 with Sammy Davis Jr and Luboff Choir and a Pontifical Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral on Channel 5. Additional specials include A Christmas Carol on Channel 5 12 10 and Miracles on 34th Street on Channel 13 10 30 with various stars.
A New York summit of former Republican candidates Eisenhower Nixon and Goldwater exposed poor party morale and shaky rhetoric. Critics note Nixon’s concise defense, Eisenhower’s mixed phrasing, and Goldwater’s infamous sentence about blood, highlighting widespread linguistic lapses among presidents and party figures.
A reader asks if rapid dieting caused extreme dry itchy skin and how to restore moisture. Dr Molner says rapid fat restriction can dry skin, suggests bath oils and lipids, vitamins, and checking for skin disorders. Another reader asks about circumcision for a newborn and a 4 year old. Dr Molner says birth is best for circumcision and the older boy need not be cut unless necessary.
Auld Lang Syne notes a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Wayland Stookey of Kansas City Kansas at St Luke's Hospital. Formerly Eula Mae Spears, daughter of Mr and Mrs R D Spears of Homewood, the family shares this early 20th century milestone.
Channel listings span NBC CBS ABC and local affiliates with a dense schedule across morning to late night. It notes programs from news, sports, dramas, comedies, cartoons, and specials including The Christmas Carol The Painted Hills and Miracle on 34th Street with a closing note on the Braille system evolved by Louis Braille and its global use.
Ottawa Herald lists publication schedule and pricing including daily except Sundays and holidays. Subscription rates are $1.00 monthly for trade area and $9.00 yearly, with higher rates for outside trade area. Robert B. Wellington is editor and publisher. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with rights to publish local news and AP dispatches.
Gardner Kansas reported a 50 barrel a day oil strike on the west edge of town by driller Charles McClain. Mayor Howard Lawrence dismissed any boom notion saying Gardner already has 40 or 50 wells and many wells flare then drop. The Eldon Gordon property strike tapped the Bartlesville formation at 849 feet, with outcomes uncertain until production stabilizes.
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