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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
1
In a lighthearted July 1969 Ottawa Herald editorial the heat wave and a humorous dog anecdote take center stage. The author jokes about fans, a poodle-cocker mutt with a skin issue, and a vet’s skepticism toward home remedies while a child hopes to wire Houston Space Center for a birthday wish.
Saturday Notebook questions the value of a small silicon disc to be left on the moon by astronauts this Sunday. District's Larry Winn says the disc bears tiny messages from Presidents Eisenhower through Nixon and leaders from 73 countries, plus space officials and committees. Critics doubt usefulness and cost, noting it will be unreadable without a microscope.
A reader asks what doctors seek when a patient sticks out the tongue and Dr Thosteson explains the tongue reveals signs from cancer to canker sores, illustrating how oral health reflects overall condition.
Dr Thosteson explains how tongue appearance signals health issues from fever dehydration and diabetes to anemia infections and acromegaly. He answers reader questions on kidney skin dryness pregnancy fetal sex heartbeat reliability and milk substitutes while warning about quack remedies and offering a prayer.
A sprawling TV grid lists hourly blocks of news weather sports film and stage shows from noon through midnight. Programs include This Earth Is Mine Nancy Goes To Rio The Unguarded Moment The Red Pony The Bandit Of Zhobe and Laredo among many others with frequent repeats and back-to-back block transitions.
The second Charleston hospital walkout ends after four months of tension. County Hospital rehiring 42 strikers immediately with3 months to place the rest, minimum hourly wage raised to 1.60 dollars. The unions involved include Local 1199B and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The piece warns that Apollo 11 may contaminate the moon with Earth microbes and exhaust gases. It notes sterilization limits, how ultraviolet rays and the moon's dryness limit germ survival, and scientists debating whether returned rocks could carry Earth germs or native moon life.
New York AP reports most Americans cannot see the moon when astronauts likely reach the surface at 2 21 a m EDT Monday. In Hawaii residents will view the moon as it will not have set. If touchdown occurs earlier, Far West watchers may glimpse the moon near 10 or 11 p m EDT.
Ottawa Herald lists address at 104 S Cedar Ottawa Kansas with editor Robert B Wellington. It publishes daily except Sundays and holidays and carries subscription rates for trade area and outside area by mail.
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