23 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1966
Page
1
Editorial excerpt from the Ottawa Herald page two dated Saturday July 23 1966 presents opinion on community issues. The brief item reflects local perspectives typical of the era and notes civic concerns shaping public discourse.
A Pomona reader notes high cleanup taxes for litter on highways and parks. The piece discusses national park use, forest park size, K-68 routing through Ottawa, and a proposed municipal swimming pool location near Forest Park or the high school. Readers are invited to share views in the Herald column.
A small city lake long used as a popular swimming hole in Kansas City Kansas has been deemed unsafe for swimming due to health concerns. The site also serves as a baptismal pool for local religious rites, reflecting its mixed public and private use.
A Kansas City Kansas ruling says a swimming hole unfit for bathing remains suitable for baptism, prompting theologians to debate whether any water works. The clerical friend summed it up: any sort of water is fine as long as it is wet.
A reader cites a mother noting lead exposure from tetraethyl lead in ethyl gasoline used to wash motor parts. Dr Molner and others advise safer solvents like white gasoline or kerosene, while warning of fire hazards and urging caution with gasoline. A youth health query follows about post concussion headaches from an athletic injury and the need for neurological evaluation.
A sprawling scanned TV guide lists numerous titles and time slots across channels. Programs include movies such as The Long Hot Summer and Notorious, classic series like Gunsmoke Bonanza and Dr Kildare, game shows, news, weather, and religious programs with many cancellations or To Be Announced entries.
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The excerpt lists a dense screen of shows across the day from early morning worship to late night movies and game shows. It reads like a radio or TV guide with titles such as Captain Kangaroo Eye Guess I Love Lucy The Newlywed Game McCoys Andy Griffith Guiding Light Jeopardy Dark Shadows The Fugitive Perry Mason and Tonight.
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