Editorial on Postal Service Reform and Rep Ellsworth
The piece criticizes the post office as a national scandal in election years while acknowledging local cooperation. It cites growth in mail volume urbanization and changing times as strains on a slower system and urges Congress to tackle junk mail pay working conditions leadership turnover and rule simplification. Rep Ellsworth is urged to champion reform as a personal project.
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Robert Ellsworth
Congress
Ellsworth
Post Office Department
Post Office
Rep. Ellsworth
Medical conference warns population growth as threat
A Washington conference on world population growth described it as a bigger danger than nuclear arms. An expert warned that if birth control isn t addressed, future centuries could see one living person per square yard on Earth. Another speaker soberly predicted widespread cannibalism once food supplies fail.
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Washington
Earth
United States
Ever advancing science raises life creation fears
A researcher claims science could create life within five years and may aim to produce men and women from test tubes. The piece warns of crowded living, traffic deaths, and apathy toward safety and contraception, arguing that societal distractions and illiteracy hinder progress and public action.
The Birth Problem and Health Anxiety in Youth
An editorial questions rising adolescent fears of cancer over minor blemishes and the impact of disease-focused groups. It warns against hypochondriasis and urges balanced health education while noting differing birth risks for women over forty.
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The
Medical Society
Detroit
L. E. Heideman
Television Schedule Chaos on Channel Mix Mess
A sprawling TV grid lists NBC CBS ABC and independent channels with show names and times. Notable items include Captain Kangaroo General Hospital I Love Lucy Eye Guess News Concentration McCoys Nurses Andy Griffith Market News and Weather segments plus late night staples like The Tonight Show and Johnny Carson.
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General Hospital
McCoys
Andy Griffith
Morning Star
Paradise Bay
Dick van Dyke
Father K Best
Guiding Light
Detroit
Merv Griffin
Secret Storm
Mike Douglas
Jungle Jon
Torey and Friends
Three Stooges
Magilla Gorilla
Bat Masterson
Supersman
Wells Fargo
Ottawa notes and local changes from 25 to 50 years ago
Twenty five years ago John H. Youngberg of Kansas City Kansas, a former Ottawa dance orchestra leader, became bandmaster at Lansing state prison succeeding the late E H Van Osdel. Willis Johnson bought the bowling alley at 116 West Third from Bob Melton. Fifty years ago G C Fowler opened a new stock of second hand goods at 212 North Main, old Scoville variety store site. A large Ottawa Franklin County delegation visited Topeka and Kansas City to see President Wilson.
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John H. Youngberg
Kansas City
Kansas
Ottawa Dance Orchestra
Lansing State Prison
E. H. van Osdel
Willis Johnson
West Third
Bob Melton
G C. Fowler
N. Main Street
Scoville
Ottawa
Franklin County
Topeka
Wilson
Ottawa Herald masthead and subscription rates notice
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for in area and outside trade area with monthly and annual options. Publisher Robert B. Wellington announces pricing, copyright 1965, and AP rights notice.
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Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Ottawa Herald, Inc
Associated Press
Today In History Feb 3 1966 Highlights
On this date in history events include Wyoming ratifying the 16th Amendment in 1913, creating the income tax, the Illinois Territory's creation in 1809, Horace Greeley's birth in 1811, the U S breaking diplomatic ties with Germany in 1917, Woodrow Wilson's death in 1924, the RAF bombing Hamburg in 1943, Gardner's resignation over missile funding, Kennedy's 1963 aid program for Cuban refugees, and arrests rising in Selma and Marion during the Negro voter drive.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
Ilenois
Horace Greeley
Amherst
United States
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
Asst
Air Force
Gardner
John F. Kennedy
Selma
Ala
Marion
Death of Buster Keaton Culls Silent Film Giants
Hollywood AP writer Bob Thomas notes the death of Buster Keaton leaves Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd as the last major silent era comics. Keaton stayed active for financial reasons, once owned Beverly Hills showplace split in divorce, and converted a lavish bus into a land yacht sold at a loss.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Buster Keaton
Charlie Chaplin
Harold Lloyd
Elethey
Keaton
Natalie Talmadge
Buster
Beverly Hills
Castle Plans Save Italian Castles From Ruin
Rome AP reports a nationwide campaign launches to protect Italy’s castles from ruin and decay, aiming to preserve historic fortifications and heritage sites across the peninsula. The effort targets preservation funding, restoration projects, and public awareness to safeguard landmarks for future generations.
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Rome
Italian Peninsula
Descay
TV Highlights Fight Night Batman and Movie Picks Tonight
Channel schedules feature Batman Gets Riled on Channel 9 at 6 30 p m with the Joker turning Gotham against the Dynamic Duo Gidget gets wedding news at 7 Channel 9 Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne star in The Magnificent Yankee at 7 30 on Channel 4 13 a Hall of Fame feature on Justice Holmes as The Great Dissenter airs at 7 30 Channel 4 13 Guns of Darkness with Leslie Caron and David Niven on Channel 5 at 8 p m Jim Carey schemes to steal a jewel collection after saving Mannering Channel 9 9 p m The Barbarian and the Geisha on Channel 5 at 10 15 p m All Ashore with Mickey Rooney and Dick Haymes airs Channel 5 late night 12 10 a m
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Daniel Boone
Batman
Gidget
Henry Phyfe
Hall of Fame
Dean Martin
Johnny Carson
Kansas
Merv Griffin
sBatman
Robin
Gotham
Channel
Gidgget
Jeff
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Robert Hartung
Emmet Lavery
Washington
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
Holmes
Channel 5
Leslie Caron
David Niven
the Baron
Jim Carey
Mannering
Manering
Carey
the Barbarian
the Geisha
John Wayne
Elko Ando
Mickey Rooney
Dick Haymes
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