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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1968
Page
7
The article notes Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes as he undergoes makeup preparation for his orangutan role. It highlights a humorous twist on evolution concepts and references an AP Wirephoto caption accompanying the scene.
In London the House of Commons debates a drastic reform of divorce. The bill would permit divorce by consent or compulsion and abolish single offense grounds. Key contested points include two-year or five-year separation grounds and fears of compulsory divorces harming middle aged wives and pension rights. Baroness Summerskill warns of financial loss for first wives and pensions flowing to a second wife.
Hollywood story recounts the Charlie Chan legacy from Fox films to a Warner Bros revival, noting the museum festival in New York and memories by Nedda Harrigan Logan and Eleanor Biggers Cole. It traces Chan’s film history from 1926 to 1931 and outlines creator Earl Derr Biggers and successors.
Washington obstetrician Dr. C Richard Gilbert returned from Africa with seven adrenal glands preserved in formaldehyde. He plans to study whether a stamina chemical in adrenal tissue helps animals survive arrow or bullet wounds, hoping to apply the finding to human surgery to reduce shock. Glands came from two bull elephants a gemsbok a buffalo an impala a wildebeest and a giant civet cat.
City briefs from Ottawa cover local happenings and developments. Short items mention community events, public notices, and upcoming meetings with names of organizations and venues appearing as context.
Aboard a Hercules transport, Ernest Guenther lands at Khe Sanh amid rocket fire to unload 16 tons of ammunition for 5,000 Marines besieged by Communist forces. The mission, flown from Da Nang, proceeds in nine minutes from touchdown to liftoff as medics and Marines rush cargo and wounded aboard.
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