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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
1
Short notices from Ottawa Herald dated December 1965. Items cover local events, meetings and classifieds with concise summaries suitable for a quick newspaper glance. Figures and names reflect archival era and balance brevity with clarity.
Ottawa shoppers face a downtown parking crunch caused by more cars and busier commerce. Merchants push to clear land behind Main Street stores for a lot to ease congestion and set a pattern for other areas. A rapid solution may involve a county courthouse parcel, requiring cooperation among officials and local businessmen.
A witty note on how sports writers dodge plain words. The piece observes that games are described with phrases like edge, rout, or romp rather than simple wins, reflecting playful lexicon choices in sports reporting.
An opinion piece rails at rising paper jargon and word juggling replacing straightforward terms. It mocks headlines like Jupiter Pluvius Makes Local Contribution and jokes about chefs, brides, and lawyers being renamed with odd phrases.
A reader asks about a frozen shoulder. Dr Molner explains causes include tissue adhesions and tendon irritation, and outlines treatments such as physical manipulation under anesthesia heat therapy and possible surgery. Pain is often needed initially but movement improves as recovery proceeds.
Auld Lang Syne 25 Years Ago notes drivers and pedestrians urged brighter Ottawa street lighting. Dr W J Scott, longtime Ottawa physician, was named CCC corps physician with orders to report to Ft Des Moines Indiana. 50 Years Ago C F Houser and family plus Earl Wampler and Ed Houser spent Christmas hunting near the Houser farm at Pomona. A fire in a wastebasket under a lobby desk at the federal building was found by Lawrence Stephens, a post office special delivery messenger.
A devotional verse recalls God as strength for the poor and needy and refuge from distress. It asks for increased faith to remove fear, acknowledging divine control and safety through trials in the name of Christ Amen.
AFL-CIO leader Meany warns of strains with President Johnson as Congress delays repeal of Taft-Hartley section 14B. Meany seeks Mansfield’s timetable on bringing the measure to the Senate amid possible Republican filibuster, while labor backs Vietnam policy and political support for liberal House Democrats.
Cynthia Lowry reviews television year end wrap ups as Christmas programs fade from screens. She notes partridge and the drummers boy songs retreat for 11 months while networks air year end specials. Coverage contrasts NBC ABC CBS reports with opinions on world events and aging Perry Mason reruns.
Vienna AP reports Czechoslovakia's Communist Party admits central planning failures hurt the economy and praises a long rebuilding effort. The Central Committee says Stalinist style controls blocked needed changes and caused billions in losses as the nation starts reform moves. Official exchange rate is 7.2 crowns per dollar.
Belgrade Yugoslavia and Cuba signed a 1966 trade agreement promising a 20 percent rise in mutual trade. The accord, reported by AP, signals stronger economic ties between the two nations.
An extended broadcast log lists programs across NBC CBS and ABC channels with odd parallel times. Featured entries include Bat Masterson, Huckleberry Hound, Wells Fargo, Dr Kildare, Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, Perry Mason, and multiple News and Weather slots along with numerous movies and game shows throughout the day and into the night.
TV highlights list late night and prime time airings across channels 4 5 9 13 with titles such as Target 802.9 Perfect Is Too Hard to Be The Young Outlaw and Where film star lineups include Robert Preston Nancy Guild and William Holden listing times from 6:30 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. noting channel numbers and program days.
The American series Profiles in Courage will debut on West German television next month with German dubbing. The program is based on President Kennedy's book and will be presented to German audiences in Munich and across Germany.
Miss Lillian Knoedler died December 2 while trying to save her pets from a fire. Her will leaves a $55,000 estate to animal care institutions in Baltimore Maryland.
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