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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1964
Page
2
Local merchants question the value of trading stamps redeemable as savings bonds. A Kansas court found no statute violation, but many merchants fear higher costs fall on consumers. A Chamber of Commerce discussion showed strong opposition to the plan, with skeptics warning stamps are a gimmick and may fail if adopted.
Former Senator Harry Darby submitted his resignation as Republican national committeeman, ending a 24 year tenure that earned him a national reputation as a dedicated public servant. His influence in Kansas remains strong, and he will continue to be viewed as Mr. Republican of Kansas.
A long reader letters page covers well water safety hard versus softened water and vitamin myths, pregnancy questions, epilepsy explained idiopathic grand mal, aphasia detection, thyroid influenced menstruation and weight, plus a prayer and a two-generation local nostalgia note. Names include Mrs C J, H W B, BMRS E C, IT A, MRS J M, W S, Henry Sornberger, J B Matteson, J B Stewart, F R Bennett, Margaret Ford, Margeret and Lucille Prunty, and local institutions.
A columnist reflects on the press as impartial judges and the pressure from readers seeking exceptions to publication. He recounts cases where husbands or wives fear scandal from news coverage, notes past editors like William Allen White and Old Ed Howe, and questions the right approach to withholding or printing sensitive personal events.
Wednesday and Thursday broadcast grid lists channels NBC CBS ABC with a dense schedule of serials and variety programs. Entries include Gunplay and family shows such as Rifleman Ozzie and Harriet Beverly Hillbillies Donna Reed Dick Van Dyke The Beverly Hillbillies and The Untouchables alongside cartoons and game shows.
TV highlights report major scientific breakthroughs since World War I will be seen at 6 30 pm on Chronicle Channels 8 and 139 The maser inventor Charles Townes explains the laser and its radio twin The genetic code and heredity are discussed by NYU’s Severe Odos Pati Harris stars in The Only Place Where They Know My Name on Ben Casey Channel 9 at 8 pm A German officer who aided peace talks in 1944 is invited home by West Germany for a heroism medal on Esplor age Channel 4 at 8 pm
A compact auto listing features a 62 Ford Country Sedan with 6 pass seating and Cruisomatic, a Fairlane 6 sedan with economical focus, a 60 Galaxy four door with V eight and air, a 59 Fairlane 500 with Fordomatic and power steering, plus a 38 Oldsmobile and a 57 Plymouth four door sedan with standard options.
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