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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1963
Page
2
Editorial argues Kansas mineral production reached a $521 million value the past year, led by crude oil with other minerals also contributing. It notes a severance tax was once passed but struck down, urging revival to ensure the state taxes the wealth from digging and drilling.
Letters discuss radiation from chest X-rays and nuclear fallout fears. Authors argue X-rays pose minimal risk with tiny exposure, but caution against unnecessary use. A TB screening shift favors tuberculin skin tests for under 35, with X-rays only if TB exposure or symptoms arise.
A collage of quips and questions on culture law and health. Noted items include a Memphis court robe theft, a joke about radios and Street chatter, and jokes about Pan American Trans World Airlines and French dressing. The piece mentions citrus growers, tax concerns, and medical X ray usage with brief advice from Dr. Mother column style.
Auld Lang Syne notes Ottawa High School lost to Lawrence High by 21 to 12. Battery B 61st Field Artillery marked its 16th anniversary as Ottawa National Guard unit. A P DeWoody of RFC 1 Ottawa received a letter from son Dorsey from England saying he would be home soon after 18 months in Arabia with an oil firm. Salina thermometer at 28 below zero. Gettysburg veterans in Franklin County sign up for battlefield reunion listing attendees from Union and Confederate forces. Dr H E Markham travels to Kansas City to buy furniture for a hospital in Ottawa.
A devotional verse from Psalm 120 verse 1 opens with a prayer asking divine hearing and guidance. It requests that life be dedicated to what pleases Thee and reflects the Christ spirit, ending in Amen.
Newspaper page lists publication details and subscription rates for Ottawa Kansas, then merges into a dense TV schedule with channels and programs like Sea Hunt Dragnet News and a long line of show times. It combines press masthead data with a prime time line up for NBC CBS and local programming.
A dense schedule listing CBS ABC and local channels with programs from 4-Daily Word to 77 Sunset Strip and news segments. Notable items include Captain Kangaroo I Love Lucy News Hour and sports segments with Farm Report and Pete and Gladys amid late-night movies and educational shows.
Hollywood AP reports Ben Blue announced the Santa Monica night club will close, ending his five year nightery and costing 82 jobs including 16 entertainers. He cites government crackdown on expense account spending and loss of credit card patronage as key factors affecting big industry and tourist clientele. Bob Cobb of Brown Derby restaurants notes Treasury edicts will hurt class clientele driven dining and entertainment.
Perry Como hosts Jane Powell and Peter Ustinov on Channel 4 at 8. The Peter Gennaro dancers perform as well. The Virginian, with Lee J. Cobb, airs a self defense themed episode. Channel 4 6:30. Steve Allen features Billy Daniels on Channel 9 at 10:15. Channel 5 airs Four Daughters at 10:15.
Lightning jolted downtown Honolulu on Tuesday as heavy rain drenched the city for a second day. Snowfall in the mountains marooned two men overnight, marking a rare and severe weather event in Hawaii.
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