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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1964
Page
1
A Garnett Saturday incident split readers between riot and outing. Police on duty described the events as a riot, while college age youths preferred terms like lark or outing, reflecting viewers’ vested interests. The piece contrasts perspectives from those present.
The Garnett Grand Prix ended with disorder as police and youth clashed during a two day event. About 2,000 youths were gathered for an overnight stay and the plan proved unsafe. There was no track competition for the major race on Sunday afternoon. The uneasy outcome raises doubts about future such events.
A traveler describes a 100 mile plus journey near Izmir along fertile valleys and low mountains. Fields yield tobacco cotton vegetables corn and wheat cut with sickles. Olives grapes cherries figs and other fruits add to the varied harvests observed along the route.
The author notes white and blue plastered adobelike cottages with mud fences, clumps of trees hosting coffee tables, and men awaiting service or eternity. Livestock ranges from mangy camels to Bunty cattle, dogs, down bred horses, water buffalo, and donkeys. Native dress features jodhpurs for men and bright bloomers for women while fields are mostly tilled by hand under hot sun. sleep breaks through the day before resuming work near Izmir.
Reader letters discuss gall bladder disease with two small stones seen on X rays and the option of surgery versus continued observation. Advice notes risks of bile duct blockage, potential jaundice, and cancer with delays, recommending early surgery at age 44 to avoid emergency procedures, plus dietary cautions and lifestyle considerations.
Melvin R. Laird of Wisconsin has been named chairman of the Republican Platform committee. A seasoned platform maker since 1952, the 42 year old congressman is described as a conciliator who kept order at a marathon session that resulted in a tightly drafted platform with only four changes. Laird, a Navy veteran and former Wisconsin state senator, is regarded as a creative conservative focused on defense and medical research while steering Wisconsin interests in Congress.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices by mail for trade area and outside area, with rates from one month to one year. The note identifies Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and states AP membership for local news and dispatches.
Reno resident George Schuster, at 91, recalls steering the 1907 Thomas Flyer on the New York to Paris auto race of 1908. He describes hardship from cold and ice, the route via Alaska and Russia, and his role as driver and team captain. The Flyer, once near junk, was saved by Reno collector Bill Harrah and remains a symbol of early endurance automotive daring.
A dense listing of TV and radio programming across the day detailing shows, news, weather, sports, and specials. It lists titles such as Rifleman Woody Woodpecker Guns, Texan, News, Speak Up, Mr Novak, Petticoat Junction, Richard Boone, Jack Benny, Donald O’Connor, Make Way for Tomorrow, GOP Convention coverage, and numerous others with times and channel codes, reflecting a full broadcast schedule. The entry emphasizes a wide array of entertainment from cartoons to dramas, news blocks, and public affairs.
Key events on this date include King's College opening in New York City with eight students and Dr Samuel Johnson, later becoming Columbia University. Also Truman leaving Norfolk for Potsdam, Eisenhower signing Alaska statehood, and multiple aviation and diplomatic incidents reported in prior years and recent history.
Tonight on Channel 4 Mr. Novak at 6:30 features a Russian defector amid a hero welcome. Channel 9 presents McHale's Navy at 7:30 with a plot about married men being rotated home. Channel 4 airs The Arena at 8, a political drama conclusion. A jazz film Blues for Trumpet and Kato airs Channel 4 at 9, and Make Way For Tomorrow plays Channel 5 at 10:15 with The Violent Men late into the night.
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