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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1968
Page
1
The piece outlines crowded party primaries across offices. Democrats face five Senate hopefuls and four for lieutenant governor among others, while Republicans contend with multiple contenders for Congress governor and other statewide posts. The lengthy slate drives voter complexity in the upcoming August primary.
A voter guide notes District 10 spans 13 counties from Kansas southeast to near Topeka. It lists 2 Democrats and 5 Republicans running for the 10 seats, with 12 Democrats and 33 Republicans statewide. The piece laments ballot fatigue and waning political interest.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan examines Moscow's disarmament offer and its aims. The piece weighs benefits of possible U S Soviet agreement against underlying motives including pressure on Vietnam talks and steering world opinion. It notes Gromyko and Kosygin proposals, linked to broader disarmament moves and regional tensions with Israel West Germany and China.
Easy Safari Nyeri Kenya describes Treetops Hotel set beside a salt-water pond attracting animals for centuries. Extra salt is added to lure wildlife, turning the experience into an armchair safari as a herd of about 50 elephants moves to the water hole beneath the veranda where guests sit.
A guest recounts an extended safari at Treetops detailing a tusked bull elephant and a herd of elephants and buffaloes feeding and mud bathing by day and night. Baboons disrupt scenes on the roof as rhinos, deer, warthogs and other wildlife join the nocturnal display. The animal show continues through the night with noisy, mud rich feasts.
Hal Boyle notes Americans increasingly play instruments with 44 million amateur players, 2.5 million piano players versus 11 million guitarists, and ukulele players dropping from 1.5 million to 0.5 million in a decade. Also mentions ambisexual oysters and Moroccan women’s dawn labor, plus infrared tech finding peacetime uses in forest fire detection and wildlife tracking.
The piece advises visitors to keep visits short to avoid tiring the patient and to avoid overbearing worry. It warns against forced cheerfulness and suggests a small gift or reading matter as a gentle, thoughtful expression of sympathy. It emphasizes subtlety in how to comfort without belittling illness.
Patti Page laments a TV culture that sidelined older female singers for youth and sex appeal. She recalls Dinah Shore, Kay Starr, Jo Stafford, Polly Bergen and others losing TV presence after turning 30, as teen idols and lip synced acts crowded the scene.
A dense log shows TV channel lineups and time slots from 00:00 to 1:00 in a single day, listing programs across news, comedy, drama, movies, and variety shows. It records titles like Leave It To Beaver, Truth or Consequences, Captain Kangaroo, Beverly Hillbillies, Guns, and numerous soap operas and game shows, reflecting a full broadcast day.
Ottawa Herald informs readers of subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area. It lists monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual prices and notes exclusive AP news use. Published by Robert B. Wellington in Ottawa Kansas.
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