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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1969
Page
2
Charles W. Chilcote challenges a Kansas City Chiefs editorial faulting the team after a recent Oakland game. He argues the piece unfairly rehashes errors and hints at gambling while overlooking players under pressure and human limits.
A writer critiques the overlong holiday season. He notes year end excesses from early shopping to post Christmas layoffs and New Year’s football. He proposes a national referendum to convert Christmas to a three day festival with prep, celebration, and recovery.
Dear Dr Thosteson and Mrs H discuss pros and cons of cowboy boots, tennis shoes, sandals, and oxfords for children. The key is correct fit to avoid ill effects from poor fitting. normal feet are assumed, and boots or sandals should be worn only for short periods if fit is right.
Guidance on children's shoe fit emphasizes wide toes and snug heels, with shoes about a thumb's width longer and a little finger wider than the foot. Regular checks, avoiding overly small shoes, and flexible soles are advised, plus a series of reader questions on flu, metallic taste, quinine in pregnancy, and Rummell's disease with concise medical responses.
Detroit AP reports 1968 set a record for auto sales with over 9.6 million new cars and 1.8 million trucks sold. Imports captured about 960,000 cars, U.S. firms targeted large year-end totals, and Ford GM and others expanded small car programs to meet overseas demand. Labor peace largely held with modest wage gains and a shift toward luxury and big cars.
New York based AP view predicts 1969 will mix inflation, credit growth, and uncertainty. Moon missions, global health focus, political shifts, and odd prophecies color a year of rising living costs, aging leaders, and social experiments in universities. Weather hints include widespread January snow and late-year river levels.
County and city school officials report no resignations from teachers this Christmas vacation, an unusual mid semester trend for the period. In a separate note, 50 years ago A. J. Puterbaugh bought the old F. H. Six farm of 88 acres near Ottawa on Logan Street for 15 500, about 170 50 an acre.
A devotional prayer reflecting gratitude for each day and asking guidance to grow in knowledge compassion and love toward others. It ends with the prayer in Jesus name Our Father who art in heaven Amen.
A dense broadcast log lists daytime and prime time programs across channels with times, titles, and repeated sequences. Notable items include News, Weather, and a mix of classic series such as Bonanza Star Trek Dick Van Dyke and Hogan’s Heroes alongside films like Blonde and The Incredible Mr Limpet.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade and non trade areas by mail with monthly quarterly and yearly options. The paper notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays and credits Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher.
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