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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1969
Page
1
An Ottawa transplant in New York notes we can send men to the moon but struggle with city waste. He worries about ocean dumping and pollution, and jokes about firing garbage into space. The family laments debris from the lunar mission and asks how long space junk will remain hazardous.
The column notes space debris from missions like Apollo 8 and predicts higher social security taxes rising to 4.8 percent on 7800, up 31.20. It links grocery trends to the tax bump, foresees skirts lengthening as a sign of normalcy, and muses on Ottawa’s need to avert a teachers’ strike after holidays.
Sixty five years ago on December 17 Orville Wright made the first powered flight with Wilbur Wright nearby. The article notes how aircraft advanced to speed and range far beyond 12 seconds and 120 feet and foresees jetliners. It contrasts air progress with terminal and ground handling woes at major airports. It cites examples from Dulles, John F Kennedy, O Hare, Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome and London.
A reader challenges a doctor on whether hardening of the arteries is inevitable. The response confirms it is a gradual process, not a sudden ailment, noting arterial walls thicken and stiffen while plaques accumulate.
Dr George C Thosteson discusses hardening of the arteries as an aging process with variable onset, noting clogs can fully block vessels and that aging brings changes in skin hair and energy, while pondering a pill to prevent arterial hardening and aging, ending with a prayer and reflections on past anniversaries.
AAP reporting Nixon nomination at Miami Beach on August 7 and Agnew as running mate surprised many. Chicago seen as armed camp at the Democratic convention with massive security and clashes. Humphrey and Muskie nominated, while Dubcek resisted Soviet ultimatum and Czechoslovakia faced invasion by 600,000 troops.
Washington AP reports 1968 saw farmers harvest large crops of wheat corn and soybeans boosting net income to about 15 billion, with direct government loan support and payments totaling a record 3.5 billion. Costs rose 258 percent of the 1910 14 base, yet net income per farm averaged 4900, second only to 1966.
A dense log lists 27 through 12:00 am broadcast slots, many channels and programs across daytime to late night. Entries include Romper Room, Maverick, Gunsmoke, Petticoat Junction, Batman, The Beverly Hillbillies, Bonanza, Lucy, Tonight shows, News and Weather, and numerous films.
Ottawa Herald publishes rates for trade area and outside area by mail. Local editor Robert B. Wellington presents monthly quarterly six months and yearly options with distinct pricing.
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