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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
2
Ottawa Herald notes that starting January 1 social security payroll tax rises from 3 percent to 3 1 8th percent, affecting workers and employers. The increase climbs through 1965 to 4 5-8 percent by 1968, turning a $144 annual deduction for a $4,800 earner into $222, with Congress cited as the reason.
Increasing burdens reduce funds as benefits rise and minimum coverage cuts ease access. Planned increases aim to balance the social security fund, contingent on Congress avoiding early allowance boosts. A future medical care for the aged deduction could deplete the fund, or require higher tax deductions, worsening low income impacts.
The piece argues Britain faces a shift from a no color line pride toward controlled immigration and port segregation. It asserts the UK is joining Europe through the Common Market, trading Commonwealth autonomy for tariff-free access and potential political union, redefining its global role. The tone notes pride, disruption, and urgency in adapting to Europe.
A 66 year old woman with gall bladder issues and family history asks about checking for diabetes before it is too late. The advice stresses heredity risk, weight reduction, early detection, and managing blood sugar through normal weight maintenance to delay progression. It warns against overconfidence and notes urine and blood sugar tests as aids.
Auld Lang Syne H A Warton marks 35 years in Ottawa post office. About 100 Barred Rock chicks stolen from Olaf Nelson’s farm 3 miles east of Le Loup. Karl Eitner shows an enlargement of an Indian war dance from Ottawa’s 1866 Christmas observance. Curtis Bogardus visits Le Loup for a few days. J K Manners suffers a heart attack. C A Morrow returns to Kansas City after visiting his father. Prayer and Bible verse conclude.
A sprawling television grid lists programs from early afternoon to after midnight, detailing titles such as Popeye, Dr Kildare, Captain Kangaroo, The News, and many family and variety shows. It notes multiple channels and time slots, with sports, weather, and specials scattered throughout, reflecting a typical 1960s–70s broadcast lineup.
Main Published day except Sunday and Holidays. Subscription rates show Ot tawa area by mail: one month .85, three months 2, six months 3.75, one year 9. Terms for outside trade area: one month 1.50, three months 4.25, six months 8.00, one year 15.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive rights to publish AP news.
AP TV-Radio writer reports Betty White has stayed in Los Angeles nearly ten days, cutting her usual Hollywood New York trips to about 20 this year. She acts in Advise and Consent and will report NBC's Tournament of Roses parade on New Year's Day. CBS eyeing TV Tonight variety show with Dennis Weaver may replace Gunsmoke's Chester role. Nielsen ranks Wagon Train Bonanza Gun Smoke as top shows.
Channel listings describe reruns and premieres across channels 9 4 5 13 138 including Huckleberry Hound Frontier Circus Outlaws Wyatt Earp Donna Reed Real McCoys Bob Cummings Investigators My Three Sons Hazel Sing Along With Mitch Years of Crisis Untouchables and a late 1938 Katharine Hepburn Holiday episode with CBS year end roundup notes and an auction scene with Dorothy and George anxious about insurance.
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