12 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1969
Page
1
Editorial notes Gov. Robert Docking proposes 890 thousand dollars for studies in the next year including a Little Hoover commission to review the executive branch. Critics say Kansas has been well studied and the Legislature already has more reports than it can handle. Over the past decade the state has spent about 900 thousand on studies.
The Kansas Legislature debates highway needs as studies cost 375000 for Jorgensen and Smith. Gov Docking vetoes gasoline, license, truck taxes and bond ideas. Critics say studies serve mainly to delay action, letting politicians brag without results while under-action grips the state.
The column criticizes President Nixon for dawn work hours arguing that early rising undermines dignity and accuracy. It contrasts with Roosevelt’s late mornings and suggests a nine o’clock start would allow time for newspapers coffee and headlines while keeping staff organized and efficient.
A reader questions cross species disease risks between dogs and humans and fleas affecting pets. Dr Thosteson confirms humans can share some disorders with dogs and notes 80 to 100 zoonoses exist. The letter discusses eczema in a friend's dog and flea transfer between cats and dogs.
A reflective note discusses diseases transmitted between animals and humans, listing rabies from dogs, cat scratch fever, psittacosis from parrots, tularemia from rabbits, and salmonella from turtles. It warns about fleas spreading typhus, mentions eczema, allergy, and ringworm, and ends with a prayer and a Psalm verse. Also includes 25 and 50 years ago items about Ottawa Chamber of Commerce air policy and Lincoln’s birthday commemorations.
A federal inquiry into the Miami riots blames inept policing and Headley’s get-tough stance while praising the Dade County Sheriff’s Office. It cites unemployment, housing, and school failures as underlying causes, notes confusion during policing, and recommends outside support earlier to quell violence.
AP Television writer Cyntha Lowry dissects NBC World Premiere film Any Second Now a two hour mix of suspense and soap opera. Lois Nettleton and Stewart Granger star in a plot built on coincidence with amnesia and a cliffside car crash ending in murder and misidentified death. The piece notes a melodramatic villain and compares CBS Lancer to Bonanza style Westerns.
A dense listing of daily broadcasts for a local station includes News Weather and Sports blocks, multiple daytime and prime time shows, several classic dramas comedies and movies. Notable titles include The Beverly Hillbillies The Virgin Queen Hawaii Five-O Perry Mason Batman and The Andy Griffith Show with actors like Glen Campbell Lucille Ball and Joey Bishop appearing in various time slots.
In Skaneateles New York a young man with a long beard and a girl in an iridescent dress serenaded their captors for nearly two hours with folk songs inside the village police station. The performers were Peter A. Parke and Norine Deary, 19, both of Boston, charged Tuesday with possession of marijuana.
Ottawa Herald lists publication address at 104 S. Cedar and notes daily except Sunday and holidays. Editor Robert B. Wellington. Subscription rates shown for trade area by mail. one month with varying terms up to one year. Outside trade area rates also listed with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. The paper reserves exclusive AP news usage.
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