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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1967
Page
1
Ottawa Herald notes that the shift to mail purchases for automobile license tags reduces in-person lines at courthouses but creates year end rushes as tags expire December 31. County treasurers hire extra temporary staff to handle the six month workload now concentrated in early January.
The author argues against eight week license timeframes and urges Kansas to switch to anniversary dates for vehicle licenses. Rotating expirations would provide a steady annual flow for officials and enable efficient routines, citing observed benefits from driver's license practice as a model.
The University of Illinois suspends twelve football and basketball players and terminates athletic director and assistant after a long dispute over payments. Alumni funded recruiting activities and transportation with wages described as 15 to 35 dollars monthly. The piece argues players are effectively professionals, deserving higher pay and recognition.
In New York AP reports NBC failed with its third feature film for initial television broadcast titled How I spent my summer vacation. The two hour program, starring Robert Wagner and Peter Lawford, aimed to blur reality and illusion but delivered a disjointed fantasy lacking clear purpose.
A reader asks about X ray and ultrasonic treatments for shoulder bursitis and how calcium deposits are handled. The doctor notes X rays do not dissolve calcium but help reduce inflammation, possible aspiration if deposits are not solid, and corticosteroid injections for temporary relief. Cases vary. severe calcification may require surgery. Other letters discuss leg veins, pyelitis, and raw eggs with brief historical notes and a prayer.
A dense wire service style TV schedule lists channels and times for daytime and evening program blocks. Entries include Marshal Dillon Gunsmoke and Leave It To Beaver, Flintstones, News, Wells Fargo, Gilligan's Island, The Monkees, Mr. Terrific, Lucille Ball, Rat Patrol, Branded, Andy Griffith, Family Affair, Payton Place, The Big Valley, To Tell The Truth, Run For Your Life, Ive Got A Secret, Esther Waters, Johnny Carson, The Hoodlum, VAALILe, Merv Griffin, The Brain Eaters, and more with various 5 to 13 minute blocks and multiple channels. The page notes additional talk shows game shows soap operas and movies with numerous time stamps and cross references to other pages.
A humorous column probes airline "human engineering" as a satirical look at squeezing more passengers into planes. The narrator chats with a fictional engineering exec who jokes about smaller seat gaps, fewer arm rests, and even stuffing people into overhead racks to boost payload, highlighting stockholder priorities over passenger comfort.
The notice lists daily publication details for Ottawa Kansas with address 104 S Cedar and notes subscription prices for trade area and outside trade area. Editor Robert B Wellington is named as publisher. It also states the paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive local use rights.
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