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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
1
Editorial notes Nixon's move to recall hundreds of Johnson era postmaster nominations, many unconfirmed by the Senate. It observes the patronage shift to Republicans, questions why a Democrat Senate let jobs slip to the other party, and ponders Senate interest in postmasterships.
A historical column argues against making postmasterships political. It calls for appointing top post office leaders from within the postal service, noting the mail is more technical now and demands experienced, professional staff rather than party appointees.
In 1967 airlines mishandled thousands of bags amid 340 million pieces handled. ACTS, a luggage tracing computer in Charlotte, flags missing bags within 72 hours. Critics note human error and rapid traveler turnover. calls grow for faster return times.
A Q and A discusses alcohol effects on memory and brain function. Excess drinking impairs inhibitions and judgment, leading to foolish actions, though it does not literally make a person simple-minded.
A scrambled TV guide mixes late night program listings with health questions to Dear Dr Thosteson. It includes dietary advice for hiatal hernia and colostomy care references plus a dense slate of 1960s style cartoon and western shows across channels and times.
A dense RN TV guide lists hundreds of show titles, times, and network notes spanning late evening hours. It includes cartoons, westerns, dramas, news, weather, sports, films, and religious programs with multiple cross schedules and interleaved remark lines about anniversaries and historic notes.
Hal Boyle argues the generation gap is a deeper emotional rift than age alone, with youth viewing middle aged people as relics of a failed system. He urges a meaningful dialogue to rebuild trust and find touching points between generations.
New York AP report notes 2,643,000 unemployed in November, 34,000 for 15 weeks or more, at 3.3 percent. Meanwhile help wanted ads hit an all time high, signaling scarce matches due to geography, training gaps, age, health, sex, and race. Calls for better data on labor demand month by month, local areas, and occupations. The Labor Department recently agreed to provide such vacancy studies to government and industry.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with holidays. Rates show mail subscriptions at one month three months and yearly terms. Rates include delivery and postage details for Ottawa Kansas and surrounding trade area.
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