31 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1969
Page
1
Page Two editorial reflections on the past year and decade. It notes violent moments from Northern Ireland Vietnam and Chappaquiddick along with Hurricane Camille and the moon landing. It also recalls World Series glory for the Mets and Spiro Agnew becoming a household name.
A reflection on the Sixties noting great deeds and tragedies. It contrasts assassinations riots and world turmoil with cultural shifts in fashion music and pace of life. It foresees a future where the world may not be the same and hopes for continued change without fragmentation.
Five 270 ton gunboats 147 feet long sailed from Cherbourg to Israel amid embargo pressure. The feat of secretly manning, fueling, and launching them around the world is described as the decade’s greatest larceny, dwarfing prior heists in Britain and Brinks.
Dear Dr Thosteson explains a patient experiences beat-beating sounds in the ears when trying to sleep. The 70 year old patient with controlled hypertension asks how blood pressure medications might cause this symptom and whether it indicates a health issue requiring change in therapy.
A reader reports nocturnal pulse beating with elevated blood pressure disturbing sleep. Dr Thesteson advises reassurance, positional changes, mild nightly sedative, or a softly ticking clock or radio to help forget the sound. Emphasizes normal physiology and nonessential concern.
New York columnist Hal Boyle recalls a dramatic injury on a rainy day after leaving a Chinese restaurant, describing a 13 inch incision and over 100 stitches for a torn calf. He denies gossip it happened while running toward a miniskirted view, explains the cause as an egg foo young soaked day, and notes two weeks bedridden before an orthopedist repaired torn muscles tendons and ligaments. He adds the cab catch was the only redeeming moment.
North Vietnam prepares a winter spring offensive with bases and staged supplies along Laos and Cambodia borders. Intelligence notes hoarded materiel, infiltrating bands, and massed formations to threaten Saigon, Hue, and Quang Tri while U.S. and Vietnamese units tighten patrols and defenses across the DMZ and southern provinces.
A dense listing of daytime and evening programs across Wednesday to Friday. Includes News Weather Sports, various game shows, parades, cartoons, dramas, movies, sports events like NCAA and NBA games, and special programs with numerous station identifications and times.
Hollywood AP reports Jim Nabors the Sylacauga Alabama actor who left Gomer Pyle to host his own variety show The Jim Nabors Show. The move boosts his career and finances as the new series tops Nielsen ratings among season debuts. Nabors says singing drew him to the show.
The notice lists pricing for newspaper subscriptions in Ottawa Kansas with local and out of area rates. It identifies Robert B Wellington as editor and publisher and provides monthly quarterly semiannual and yearly price options.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all local news printed in the newspaper and to use AP dispatches for news dissemination. This notice states AP's entitlement to the newspaper's local coverage and news wire content.
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