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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1961
Page
2
Editorial recalls Kennedy speech on Berlin emergency and a strengthened defense posture. It notes the president’s convincing tone and calls up reserves, more defense spending, and public preparedness. The piece contrasts Kennedy with FDR and Truman while expecting support for non-nuclear weapons funding.
A national discussion questions if wartime spending will balloon the national debt as surveys show weak US growth and high employment compared with other leading nations. Wall Street Journal data suggest major industries won’t expand for a Berlin crisis, while Republicans call for domestic economy cuts to offset defense costs and Kennedy's surge in rhetoric prompts questions about Kremlin reactions and global resource strain.
Ottawa Herald lists Friday television log by channel NBC Channel 4 CBS Channel 5 13 and ASO Channel 9 with programming details for the evening.
A fragmented reminiscence notes a 10 year flood in Kansas City, reflecting on unprotected areas, ongoing anxieties about future floods and government spending. Mentions a deceased executive, a drowning minister, and imagined future technology while recalling era headlines and local tributes.
A gasoline transport truck overturned at 9th and Main, ignited, and burned out. Driver Gaylord Duree, 24, and passenger Miss Luewella A. Francis, 28, both of Topeka, died in the flames. The tanker carried about 2999 gallons of gasoline. Gasoline spread two blocks to Park Street, destroying four homes and damaging others. Trees were felled and total damage estimated at 3510.
A reader letter discusses starting cereal at 3 to 4 weeks with rice cereal and gradually introducing solids, using adjusted nipple holes and spoon feeding progressions. It emphasizes individual baby readiness, gradual, fuss-free introduction, and notes that some children eat from the table by seven months. It also references milk cures and offers a hemorrhoids booklet from Dr Mother.
TV grid lists various channel lineups with programs and guests. Entries mention actors and topics from news interviews to dramatic titles and a late movie billing featuring Dixie from 1948 with Bing Crosby.
New York AP profile of Mortimer Witherspoon Thrope who seeks social acceptance by mimicking normal life He marries averages and lives a conventional routine joining clubs avoiding office runs and reading only best sellers His 15 years of exemplary behavior ends as a cautionary tale about conformity’s hollow rewards.
Readable fragments list a morning weather roundup and a series of KOFO KOFO Serenade shows and related programs. Highlights include News & Weather blocks, Sunday Serenade slots, Karavan programs, and various music segments across the day.
Mortimer awakens to being shunned by friends and neighbors. He hires a public relations man to probe, who finds locals think he is too good to be true and may be hiding something. Moral: to gain popularity, stand out rather than appear normal.
The document lists subscription rates for local and trade areas, showing monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly prices. It notes publication by Robert B Wellington and Fidvop Guy Snedake and mentions the Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches.
This historical column recounts Ottawa and Franklin County church beginnings from pioneer settlers to the Sacred Heart parish. It notes early sites and structures, key benefactors, and the appointment of Rev. C. E. Degan shaping the parish. Readers are invited to submit church histories and pastor resumes for future columns.
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