12 Jan 1966
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1966
Page
1
Editorial argues the special session in Topeka will be shaped by gerrymandering unless a majority of lawmakers switch to Kansas’s interests over party. It cites last session’s redrawing of five congressional districts as evidence that equal representation took a back seat to political maneuvering.
An editorial argues that Kansas lawmakers will create a redistricting plan likely to be struck down by courts. The Kansas Supreme Court mandate is for equal population based senatorial and representative districts with objective application. Partisan bias and self-interest threaten a fair outcome, raising concern despite hopes to the contrary.
A columnist rails against excessive college football on television, praising pro football in black and white then color. He ranks nine hours of college games as dull, lists entertainment boreas from the Oscars to Gemini launches, Rose Parade, and bowling, and laments 1968 pageant color substitutes.
A physician explains that ruling out a convulsive disorder like epilepsy is essential to avoid treating for the wrong condition such as low blood sugar. Tests narrow diagnosis, ensuring proper care. The piece cites examples from indigestion to gallbladder issues and emphasizes confirming the real problem before treatment.
A religious reflection cites Luke 24 49 and urges trust in Gods Word. The plea thanks the Father for biblical assurances and asks Jesus to return to claim the faithful, finishing with a doxology and the Lord's Prayer cadence.
A dense BBC style schedule lists TV programs by time and title across daytime and late evening slots. Entries include Rocky and Friends, Bat Masterson, Wells Fargo, Superman, Lost in Space, Beverly Hillbillies, Dick Van Dyke, I Spy, Battle Circus, Fort Ti, Trail West, The Virginian, Johnny Carson, Peyton Place, Gidget, My Three Sons, Laredo, Gilligan’s Island, Bewitched, Peyton Place and various movie titles with scattered times and channel notes.
On this January 12, notable events include Samuel Gorton establishing Shawomet in Rhode Island in 1643, the 1933 election of Hattie Caraway as the first woman senator, Taft asking funds for the Panama Canal fortification, and Eisenhower's final State of the Union message. The schedule lists daily network programming and morning to evening shows.
The Ottawa Herald Inc publishes under Robert B. Wellington with daily issues except Sundays and holidays. Subscriptions in the trade area by mail range from 1 month to 1 year at prices from 1.00 to 9.00, while outside trade area rates run from 1.50 to 15.00. Copyright 1965. The AP provides local and dispatch news.
AP television writer Cynthia Lowry reviews CBS Tuesday lineup highlighting the chimpanzee Judy and the lion Clarence in Daktari, a new Walt Disney animal adventure, and a CBS news department feature retracing Ulysses route after Troy.
A digest of primetime matches with Virginian Channel 4 showing Men With Guns at 6 30 p m in New Hope and Colonel Bliss land disputes, Big Valley Channel 9 at 8 p m with kidnap plot and misdirected girl Victoria, Channel 9 9 p m Great Day in the Morning, Channel 5 10 15 p m Battle Circus with Robert Stack and June Allyson, Channel 4 12 05 a m Lucky Nick Cain, Channel 6 12 10 a m Fort Ti with George Montgomery.
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