Ottawa Herald Briefs December 30 1969
Brief items from the Ottawa Herald page two dated December 30 1969. Regional notices, local items, and concise updates shaping the day’s community bulletin.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
1
Congress reforming taxes sparks debate in Winn letter
Editorial relays Rep. Larry Winn praising a rare fiscal restraint while warning that future spending controls are needed. It notes Congress has pursued a tax reform bill this session, highlighting social security increases, higher exemptions, and potential higher overall costs amid inflation concerns.
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Congress
Hopeful Signs And Budget Talks Amid Debt Strain
The piece notes hopeful reform gains in the bill, a costly defense program with about 75 billion allocated to the defense department, and a tentative budget path. It suggests the President faces a tight budget outlook with limited surplus and potential difficulty balancing the national debt while inflation eases only modestly due to congressional restraint.
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Defense Department
Congress
Docking Leads In Early Kansas Governing Polls
Kansas Governor Robert Docking leads GOP hopefuls in early polls, with Rick Harman Kent Frizzell and Glee Smith showing as potential challengers. Polls reflect early view months before the election, noting possible influences from a new legislature and tax revolt. Docking, a Democrat, seeks a rare third term in a Republican-leaning state.
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Wichita
Robert Docking
GOP
Docking
Rick Harman
Kent Frizzell
Glee Smith
Kansas
Dear Doctor Thosteson Patient Seeks Help for Evening Gas Issue
A 60 year old patient writes about daily work, inability to attend dinners due to embarrassing, uncontrollable gas with unavoidable flatulence, seeking medical advice from Dr. Thosteson.
Gas and nerves drive evening digestive trouble
A reader cites gas only when out, with doctor ruling out gallbladder or liver disease. Experts suggest a nervous, tense bowel cycle and advise relaxation, mild tranquilizers before outings, and possibly simethicone Mylicon to break up gas bubbles.
Does London swing or is it just a myth
AP reports a debate on London nightlife and swinging trends. From Soho to Temple Bar and Kensington Park, opinions split on whether the city truly swings as cultural shifts and media deeds hint and curb. A mix of fashion, nightlife, and public chatter frames the mood of London after midnight.
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London
BOAC
Aberdeen
Moira McKenna
Nova
Soho
Nell Gwynne Club
The
Times
Pall Mall
Kensington Park
BBC
Samuel Johnson
Wild Year Ahead as Nixon Confronts Education Health Veto
Washington AP reports President Nixon and Congress face a tense campaign year with a $19.7 billion health and education appropriation at the forefront. Nixon threatens to veto, and lawmakers delay passage after an eighth hour objection.
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Washington
Nixon
Democratic Congress
Senate
Congress
Promise of safety drives Vietnam pacification efforts
In Saigon and the delta, allied forces prioritize protecting peasants over defeating the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese army. A majority of provinces report weakened guerrilla presence, with VC units pushed into jungles and borders. Officials say the safety program has shifted local support and reduced VC influence, though fears of a comeback linger among peasants.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Delta
Hue
Phong Dien
William. A. Steinberg
King of Prussia
Bem Loc
Nmortheast
Viet Cong
An -Armerican
Television Log Returns Busy Night of Primetime Sports
A dense TV schedule lists News Weather and Sports blocks through late night. Major events include Auburn versus Houston and Orange Bowl Parade coverage, with films A Matter Of Innocence and Birds Do It plus long runs for The Beverly Hillbillies and Hawaii Five-O.
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Flintstones
Kansas
Jeannie
Lancer
Orange Blossom Special
Debbie Reynolds
South Carolina
West Virginia
Red Skelton
Julia
J.J
Johnny Carson
S. Edbert Griffin
Doctors
General Hospital
Gomer Pyle
Dennis Whaley
Mike Douglas
Batman
Perry Mason
Gilligan’s Isward
King Family
Auburn
Houston
Hee Haw
Beverly Hillbillies
Room 222
Medical Center
Bronson
Hawaii Five-O
Propaganda Snag by William L. Ryan
AP Special Correspondent reports that North Vietnam is frustrated by Washingtons measured Vietnam policy. Hanoi reads a low key U S approach as delaying and believes propaganda is crucial as time pressu re grows. By 1971, South Vietnam may stand with less American aid if withdrawal continues. World capitals show a wait and see stance as Paris talks stall.
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William L. Ryan
Nixon
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Washington
United States
U.S
William P. Rogers
Paris
Ottawa Kansas daily paper subscription and policy note
Publication details for the Ottawa Kansas newspaper include editor Robert B. Wellington, publishing schedule daily except Sunday and holidays. Subscriptions vary by trade area and mail, with prices listed for 1 month to 1 year and higher outside trade area. The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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F.D.C
V.T
King’s Road
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Temple Bar
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Television
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CBS
ABC
Mid America
Bette Hayes
Ed Nelson
Lucille Ball
Andy Griffith
David Frost
Paul Harvey
Merv Griffin
Guy Lombardo
Tribune
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