Letter From Portland Traveler Attacks Ottawa Hospitality
Doris N. Kay from Portland writes of a Christmas stay in Ottawa Kansas with her 92 year old father detailing closed restaurants, empty town services after 5 PM, and a lack of chamber of commerce support. She commends a few kind staff but laments the unfriendly town while noting her relief at being far from Kansas.
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Portland
Ore
Lane
Kan
Earl Kennedy
Ottawa
Reno’s
Chamber of Commerce
David Laury
Lee’s
Kansas
Kansas Society
Oregon
Doris N. Kay
SST race heats up as TU144 leads rush to supersonic service
In 1968 the Soviet TU144 completed a half hour test flight and claims speeds to 1440 mph with over 4000 mile range and 120 to 130 passenger capacity. Concorde trials lag with first flights expected next year and deliveries not before 1972. Boeing SST design undecided, prototype possible in 1972, service years away. Russia may market TA114 globally to cash in during the two year lead, challenging Concorde and Boeing.
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Saids Dures
Soviet Union
Russia
One of Our Largest Banks Expands Into Insurance
New York AP reports First National City Corp, a major bank, is creating a holding company to acquire Chubb Corp for over 300 million dollars. The holding company structure lets the bank diversify beyond banking into insurance, mutual funds, travel services, and computer services, raising questions about the future of finance.
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New York
First National City Corp
Chubb Corp
First City
First City Bank
Chubb
Anoth
One-Bank
Department Store of Finance
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Yi Periyenst Wy Ar Firest
Breath-Holding in Babies Stirs Medical Advice
Dear Dr Thosteson writes on breath-holding by crying infants. A 9 month old commonly holds breath, with parents debating punishment or cold-water discipline. The inquiry notes the baby behaves well with a babysitter, while alcohol consumption by the couple is mentioned.
Breath holding in babies and parental caution
The piece notes that many babies cry and may hold breath briefly with blue moments but usually calm with cuddling and kind words. It warns against cold water soaks, mentions possible anemia prompting medical tests, and urges patience and prayer for parents and caregivers.
Kerala’s unrest fuels communist revolution dream
In Kerala, India, a crowded, literate state with large educated unemployment and many poor agricultural laborers is described as fertile ground for a Maoist movement. The article profiles a modest Brahmin leader whose stammer and demeanor mask a significant political aim.
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Trivandrum
Kerala
India
Kerala Plot Aims at Revolt Against Elections and Coalition Rule
Ripe For Revolution notes Kerala faces threats to plantations and industries as E M S Namboodiripad, 68, fights to hold his seven party coalition together after years of New Delhi interventions. The article warns of intensified pressure by extremist elements and the risk of a premature collapse of parliamentary democracy amid Kerala’s fiscal crisis.
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E.M.S
Namboodiripad
Kerala
New Delhi
Nam
Communist Party
Odd insurance cases amuse State Farm VP
HAL BOYLE reports on quirky claims handled by insurer State Farm, including a drunken driver who fixed a broken drunkometer, a tribe not legally suable due to no peace treaty, a bathtub collision after a truck drop, a man atop his garage roof after a water heater explosion, and animal encounters from a rabbit attack to a desert hawk’s aerial theft.
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Hal Boyle
New York
R.J. Bartum
State Farm Mutual
Arizona
Television Schedule Log 1960s to 1970s
A dense listing of TV program blocks across the day with show names, times, and network notes. Entries include News, Weather, serials, game shows, films, and children's programs such as Captain Kangaroo and Beverly Hillbillies, interspersed with public affairs and educational segments.
News Rights Bill Offered In Kansas Senate
A Kansas Senate bill to shield newsmen from disclosing sources was introduced by Senate leaders Frank Hodge and Jack Robinson. The measure would protect reporters and others connected with news media from revealing information sources in court or official proceedings, with broad potential coverage across newspapers radio and TV. The proposal, backed by Kansas Radio Broadcasters and Kansas Press Association, may be refined in committee.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Frank Hodge
R — Hutchinson
Jack Robinson
Wichita
Robinson
Ottawa Herald Volume and subscription rates notice
The Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sunday with subscription rates listed for trade area and outside areas. Rates include one month to one year options, with prices from 1.00 to 15.00 depending on duration and area. The Associated Press retains exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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Captain Kangaroo
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