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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1964
Page
1
The article notes Ottawa tightened firework laws to ban most devices beyond cap pistols, with sparklers also discouraged. Only controlled displays by experts are allowed, reducing casualties and easing public nerves as crowds gather for sports car races at Garnett.
A reporter notes Istanbul offers lavish hospitality to 150 newspapermen from five continents during a convention. The Turks host guests at sumptuous buffet suppers in a different palace each night, with buses and motorcycle police guiding them from hotels to events.
Observers describe a dazzling sequence of dinners and tours from Dolmabahe to Beylerbey Palaces. Large halls with marble, frescoes, and a four-ton chandelier dominated, while the Antalya-like court guards and grand saloon pool left editors impressed by opulence and ritual.
Atlanta reports that Georgia ends debt imprisonment as new laws open the state prison system to about 400 inmates and aim to curb brutal conditions. Historical abuses from chain gangs and leg irons are cited, with reforms prompted by investigations and a scathing penologist report.
Dear readers discuss plastic contact lenses and eight reported blindness cases. Dr Molner urges cautious use, noting early defects but emphasizes personal suitability. He advises reporting irritation and seeking medical guidance, and reminds medicine is individual.
A short devotional prayer asks forgiveness for rebellion and seeks harmony in spiritual life and poise in relations through closeness to God. It ends with a Christ centered Amen asking to walk with Him today.
Auld Lang Syne 25 years ago recalls Mr. and Mrs. A C Heigele winning a free long distance call at the Golden Gate exposition in San Francisco and contacting Ottawa friends. W C Briles, east of Ottawa, was injured when his team frightened a cultivator and bolted. 50 years ago Miss Rebecca Ott left for Green Mountain Falls Colorado. Friends of Charles B Voorhees former Ottawa resident connected with Kingman Plow in Peoria learned he took a job in Pontiac Michigan. Mr and Mrs E G Casey and daughters visited with Mr and Mrs Tom Lloyd near Rantoul.
The federal debt ceiling was raised again and temporary excise taxes on jewelry cosmetics furs luggage liquor cigarettes autos local phone calls and airplane tickets were extended for another year. Treasury officials expect a deficit as outlays exceed receipts though assets remain higher across the economy and debt continues its rising trend.
On July 2, 1881 President James Garfield was shot in Washington by Charles Guiteau, later dying September 19. Other notable moments include Lincoln signing the Morrill Act in 1862, the Sherman Anti Trust Act in 1890, Amelia Earhart’s last communication in 1937, El Alamein in 1942, Adenauer’s sovereignty appeal in 1954, John XXIII’s 1962 encyclopedia, and Kennedy’s 1963 Vatican call with Paul VI.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside regions. Rates include monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options by mail, with different pricing for local and non local areas.
A sprawling TV grid lists hundreds of programs across hours from 5 to 1:30, naming titles such as Rifleman Yogi Bear News Fractured Flickers Flintstones Perry Mason Jo Stafford Captain Kangaroo Lassie and many more with multiple time slots and channel cues, reflecting a dense historic day’s broadcasting.
Flintstones on Channel 9 at 6:30 features Fred and Barney steering their wives to a camping trip. Rawhide at 7 on Channels 5 and 13 follows Rowdy’s former Confederate cohorts taking him to a ghost town to face a Civil War betrayal accusation. Dr Kildare at 7:30 on Channel 4 centers on an obsessed doctor choosing work over his wife as a cardiac patient needs a machine. Perry Mason on Channels 5 and 13 at 8 tells of a prison-greed frame up and revenge. Kraft Suspense Theatre on Channel 4 at 9 shows Mace Ethridge reluctant to admit witnessing a murder despite an innocent man’s arrest.
Washington AP Kansas University research shows refuse can be transformed into energy. Microbial processes in landfills form methane, which could be captured through controlled biological systems. Senate Public Works subcommittee heard that this lost energy might meet rising energy demand amid air pollution concerns from solid waste disposal.
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