License plates for 1967 go white on blue in Michigan
An Ottawa Herald excerpt notes Lansing prisoners produce state license tag machines and reveals 1967 plates will be white on blue to avoid color clashes with cars. It mentions tourism signs in Kansas with a misspelled Wyatt Earp and a Mississippi sign maker. It also recalls Benny Goodman lamenting long hair fashion among young men and the era’s dancing norms.
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Lansing
Kansas
Dodge City
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Eapp
Mississippi
Benny Goodman
Saturday Notebook reflections on Congress and cars
The piece notes Congress tackles truth in packaging and food labeling, while seeking easier packaging openings. It also calls for motor car safety measures and concerns over rising car prices. An editor jokes about August furloughs, planning to reuse winter pages, and ends with a cheeky definition of the week: Wolf, a man who whistles while he lurks.
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Congress
Wolf
The Piano Dropout Dreams And Delays Of A Nation
A reflective piece on music lessons and social pressures from piano to oboe, recounting personal failed attempts and the stigma of piano study. The narrator laments missed chances, recalls cracked ambitions to impress with Chopin and Debussy, and notes friends who find solace in music despite constraints.
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Walter Mitty
Debussy
Paderewski
Trichinosis and pork safety for travelers and locals
A reader asks for reliable tips to prevent trichinosis in the United States. The columnist explains how the disease spreads from undercooked pork and scraps fed to hogs, urges thorough cooking and hand hygiene, notes Americans’ underrecognition of the risk, and highlights historical outbreaks. The piece stresses that properly cooked pork is nutritious and safe.
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United States
E.F
U.S.A
Gen. de Gaulle
Europe
L. SL
Evening TV Guide Highlights From Saturday Schedule
A dense listing presents a full Saturday night of television with movie titles, Westerns, dramas, and variety shows across many networks. Notable entries include Yankee Doodle 1,00-4 and Ride the High Country for film, wrestling and sports blocks, family programs like Ozzie and Harriet and My Favorite Martian, plus Ed Sullivan and Lawrence Welk. The schedule continues with frequent News and Weather breaks and a mix of local and national programs spanning late night into early Sunday.
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Donna Reed
M Squad
Jeannie
Lawrence Welk
Hollywood Palace
Grand Ole Opry
Johnny Carson
Lafayette Escadrille
Faith For Our Times
Andy Hardy
FBI
Brooklyn
Wayne and Shuster
Guiding Light
Whizzo’s Playhouse
Bette Hayes
Merv Griffin
Mike Douglas
Orioles
Torey and Friends
Three Stooges
Huckleberry Hound
July 2 1966 in History Highlights
Today marks the 183rd day of 1966 with notable events including President Garfield being shot in 1881, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders capturing San Juan in 1898, Britain granting voting rights to women over 21 in 1928, and Amelia Earhart last heard during her Pacific flight in 1937.
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Associated Press
James Garfield
Charles Guiteau
Chicago
Washington
Garfield
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Rider’’ Regment
San Juan
Cuba
Britain
Amelia Earhart
Pacific
Ottawa Herald Publication Details and Rates
Ottawa Herald lists publication details and rates with editor Robert B. Wellington and AP membership. Subscriptions inside trade area cost 1 month 1.00, 3 months 3.00, 6 months 5.00, 1 year 9.00. Outside trade area 1 month 1.50, 3 months 4.25, 6 months 8.00, 1 year 15.00. The paper is published daily except Sundays and holidays.
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Kansas
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