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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1961
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald editorial argues the space race is necessary for a dynamic society. It cites Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin to claim it demonstrates democracy’s superiority, fuels economic prestige, channels excess energy, and embodies national joy and progress.
A witty column reviews gadgets and politics with jabs at TV remotes compact cars and government. It notes a monk advisory group for the new administration and jokes about a deceased secretary and farm issues while lampooning taxes and licensing.
Dr George E Myers died in Washington DC this week at age 89. He and Mrs Myers, Ottawa University graduates, strengthened education through action. Myers Library at Ottawa University becomes a lasting memorial and the couple’s honor student scholarship, begun last fall, will inspire future OU students to strive for excellence.
D. W. Bush of Princeton entered Ransom Hospital for a major operation. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Glenwood Simmons of 726 Cypress. Firefighters dealt with a cushion fire in a Whippet auto owned by Curtis Eastman of Ottawa. Fred W Brinkerhoff of Ottawa named secretary of the Kansas senate. Kansas City Athletic Club beat Ottawa University 57 to 1. J E Shinn attended Kansas State Agricultural Association meetings in Topeka.
Dear Dr. Mother explains that fertility peaks when the ovum leaves the ovary and travels through the Fallopian tube. For a 28 day cycle, peak fertility starts around days 12 to 16 after the period and may align with day 14 in some views. Temperature rise signals fertile time, best tracked with daily rectal readings over months.
A brief devotional prayer asks for patience and strength to wait upon Thee until renewed with confidence and power for active service. It ends invoking Our Father in heaven and Amen.
The page lists a dense, era-style TV guide of programs across networks and time blocks. It names multiple shows and host personalities such as Don Harrison, Gordon Jump, Dev Nelson, Jack Paar, and Richard C. Hottelet, with a mix of dramas, comedies, news, weather, and sports segments. It includes early morning to late evening slots, embedded ads, and regional program notes, reflecting a busy broadcast lineup.
Washington reports the Soviet Union rebuffed a U S proposal to revive an international control commission for Laos. The rejection was said to have been given Tuesday to Secretary of State Christian A Herter by Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov.
A collage of program notes from channels 4 5 9 and 13 features Hawaii Eyes Wagon Train and Naked City plus The Mating Machine Aquanauts and a Price Is Right appearance. The Laos talks at the State Department with Menshikov are described with Britain backing a revival of the India Poland Canada commission and US openness if acceptable to King Savang Vatthana.
Famed author Ernest Hemingway, treated at Mayo Clinic since November 30, is expected to be discharged within two weeks. A clinic spokesman said neither Hemingway nor his wife would permit disclosure of the illness, and stressed that no surgery was involved.
The Ottawa Herald lists publication days as daily except Sundays and holidays. Auditor Guy Snedaker is noted, with Robert Wellington as publisher and rosters include subscription rates for local and out of state readers, plus Kansas sales tax inclusion.
President-elect Kennedy completed the foreign policy high command by naming George W. Ball as undersecretary for economic affairs at 20000 dollars a year and naming Adlai Stevenson ally KE as undersecretary. Ball, 51, a Washington attorney in international law, has long been Stevenson’s adviser and was chosen after Kennedy’s New York Boston Washington week. Stevenson had been Kennedy’s pick for UN ambassador.
NBC aired an hour long salute to retiring president Dwight D Eisenhower featuring praise from diverse figures but critics called it unfocused and not very engaging. The network also announced tentative reshuffling including a Dewey Gaitskell debate cancellation and CBS and NBC program moves affecting Riverboat and The Americans timeslots.
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