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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1962
Page
2
Editorial page from OTTAWA HERALD dated Monday January 29 1962 features opinion pieces on public policy and local issues. Readers see a collection of viewpoints from the panel offering commentary on governance, economy, and social matters of the era.
A Senate Armed Services Subcommittee weighs whether military officials should be muzzled. The piece argues civilian control is essential but stresses military experts must speak on military matters while political comments should be restrained. It criticizes censorship from higher authorities and urges competent sources for any restraint.
Dr Molner explains a blue spot after a yearly injection. A vein puncture can cause brief bleeding as pressure is applied, leading to a bruise from small blood leakage under the skin and a prickling sensation as the area heals.
A collage of letters and column snippets cover humor warnings medical Q and A and social scenes. It includes jokes about business folk and clergy, labor talks, a sheriff’s note on a theft, advice from Dear Dr Mother on soft water heart health and diet, and questions about medical conditions with pragmatic guidance.
Auld Lang Syne Devoe and Harris of Southwestern Bell aided Little Rock flood repairs. Mr and Mrs A F Stephenson and son Jack ill with influenza. Lloyd Walker and Harold Womerickhouse plan a paint and wallpaper store at 409 St Main. Charles Quin presided over the Ottawa Commercial Club. directors listed. Dr J B Davis called to Rantoul. Fred W Brombacher returns to Ottawa Republican staff after illness.
Prayer expresses devotion to God through humility and truth. Aimed at guiding believers to worship in spirit, focusing hearts and minds on the Father through Jesus Christ.
A compiled prime time grid lists NBC CBS ABC and local channels with half hour blocks and program titles including Yogi Bear Highway Patrol The Rifleman Gunsmoke Laugh-In Huntley-Brinkley and several movie and late show entries. The log emphasizes a mix of cartoons news dramas sports and variety shows across multiple channels with many time slots and program names.
Hollywood report notes producer Bryan Foy will direct PT 109 about John F. Kennedy’s wartime heroics with Raoul Walsh directing. San Diego models the Melville training center and Key Largo stands in for Rendova. Shooting expected March 1 to 15 with cast pending and White House approval forthcoming.
New York AP reports FCC hearings praise network performance during Glenn countdown as Astronauts and reporters kept viewers informed. NBC White Paper on Newburgh probes welfare reform, cites 800 able bodied workers, 6 percent aid to fatherless families, and small tax savings. Chet Huntley anchors a stark, pointed critique of welfare reform in the program.
Tonight features Joni James joining dancers and orchestra on Mon tovani at 7 p.m. Channel 4 presents Record Encores and a panel of To Tell the Truth on Channels 5 and 13 at 6 30 p.m. Danny Thomas on Channels 5 13 at 8 p.m. Andy Griffith on Channels 5 13 at 8 30 p.m. and Merv Griffin substituting for Jack Parr on Channel 4 at 10 51.
Lyle Fulmer age 46 of Wichita died when his car slammed into a bridge post on the Kansas Turnpike near Wellington. Witnesses described the crash as a loud explosion and noted the vehicle was traveling at high speed.
Published daily except Sunday and holidays at Ottawa Kansas Robert B Wellington editor and publisher subscription rates for trade area by mail: 1 month 83 six months 3.75 one year 7. Outside trade area rates by mail 1 month 1.60 three months 4.25 12 months 6.00 one year 14.00 Associated Press member entitled to local news and AP dispatches.
A late Saturday fire at a Baldwin pipeline regulator station cut natural gas to Baldwin for about 10 hours. The cold night dropped into the low 20s, no hardships reported, service restored Sunday. Some residents sought refuge in public schools and Baker University gymnasium, which have alternate heat. The unmanned regulator station lies 34 miles west of town.
A 100 foot section of an old bridge over the Arkansas River in Wichita was knocked out by an ice jam Sunday. Police closed two additional bridges as a precaution while the damaged structures are assessed.
New York AP summarizes a column of assorted quirks and trivia on modern life. It notes one in five Americans over 30 is dangerously overweight and lists varied observations including facts about beauty, Marie Antoinette, fax handwriting, realistic decoys for hunting, historic voices, and playful quotes. The piece ends with Ethel Barrymore noting you grow up when you first truly laugh at yourself.
In Buckland Massachusetts a two story farm house fire claimed nine lives early Sunday. An 11 year old survivor, Robert Deame Jr., escaped by breaking through a rear door. Victims included the boy’s mother Mrs. Robert Deame 82 a brother Charles 6 grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crandall 66 and 63 and five first cousins aged 2 to 10.
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