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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1968
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald critiques presidential primaries arguing they unduly hinge on a few New Hampshire voters, distort delegate selection, and waste over $250 million on campaigns without yielding clear issue insight for national and local choices.
The piece critiques extensive news focus on George Romney in New Hampshire. It notes coverage of his snowball throwing, skiing, coffee drinking, and factory gate standoff, while questioning his qualifications and the role of mass media. It compares modern TV coverage to Calvin Coolidge era imagery and emphasizes the Nielsen ratings.
The d.w answered affirmatively when asked about a summer trip to London Paris and Rome.
A dialogue contrasts travel fantasies with patriotic limits as London Ontario Paris Illinois and Rome New York are weighed. The speaker jokes about foreign travel and cultural stops while the other retorts for authentic experience, proposing to go as volunteer goodwill ambassadors. The exchange ends unresolved.
A reader asks about a heavy worker husband taking green and white diet pills. The Dr notes amphetamine pep pills deplete energy reserves, cause sleep issues and nerves, and can lead to greater harm as dosage rises. At 120 pounds he does not need them, and medical supervision is advised.
AP television writer Cynthia Lowry surveys television’s trend as audiences tire of routine fare. NBCs Laugh-In returns with bold satire on politics, government, de Gaulle, rock, and pot, jolting networks into sharper, provocative programming.
A dense schedule listing for TV programs across channels with times and titles, followed by prose commentary on the reception of new shows and network planning for next season. Mentioned are Laura, Nielsen counts in New York, and planned replacements like Doris Day shows and Hawaii Five-O. The piece also notes uncertain fates of Star Trek and other programs.
AP News Analyst James Marlow notes Clark Clifford, chosen by President Johnson as defense secretary, is a hard liner on Vietnam yet seen as a political asset. His Senate confirmation was unanimous. Clifford’s trail in Congress and his likable stature may cushion Johnson from antiwar criticism longer, potentially paving the way for Rusk and McNamara’s replacements to dilute opposition during the campaign.
AP reports Army Lt George Matassarin who leaves Monday for Vietnam may see his wife Pat more often there than since their 1966 marriage. Pat, an Army nurse also a lieutenant, will accompany him to Vietnam where he serves as a helicopter pilot in the medical service corps. Pat recalls sewing a colonel’s jacket button at Fitzsimmons General Hospital, which led to a Pentagon inquiry and a letter promising they could be stationed together in Vietnam if possible.
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