Editorial note from Ottawa Herald Page Two
Editorial column in the Ottawa Herald dated Monday July 28 1969 discusses local issues and opinions. It reflects community concerns of the era with a focus on civic matters and public discourse.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1969
Page
1
Apollo Moon Race Winds Down As Congress Considers Pace
The Apollo 11 triumph ends a crash program driven by Soviet lead in orbital flights. Congress will fund space exploration, but there is no urgency for Mars by 2000. Public acceptance remains, with nine Saturns ready for three lunar missions, and key investments at Cape Kennedy and Houston. The debate centers on pacing and home spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Space Agency
Earth
Kennedy
Cape Kennedy
Houston
Mars
White House
Agnew
Broadening Kansas sales tax eyed for next session
A Kansas Legislature joint committee urged expanding the sales tax to laundry and dry cleaning, car repair services, and recreation, with barber and beautician services also discussed. It noted doctor fees might be taxed, while noting legal fees were not reexamined. The piece argues income tax revision is fairer and easier to collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Letter Requesting Booklets On Tattoo Dangers
A parent asks a doctor to provide booklets on tattoo risks for a child, noting reluctance from the mother. An explanatory note describes Mike, a cerebral palsied but bright 14-year-old, asking why he cannot have a tattoo after seeing his swimming teacher with one.
Health and Tattoo Concerns Across Letters to a Doctor
A doctor's advice covers tattoo permanence and infection risks, noting dark blue inks and needle sterility. He cites a hepatitis outbreak linked to unsterilized syringes, discouraging tattoos unless necessary, and suggests asking the tattooed teacher if he would repeat the procedure. The page also touches on beer in moderation and medical tests for venereal disease, finishing with a prayer for peace.
Black Congressmen Call Nixon Era a Government in Exile
Several black congressmen say Nixon abdicated minority duties and vow to press for change. Rep. Clay warns of a self-governing push with a new flag on their grounds as Stokes Conyers and Diggs echo frustration over federal progress. Chisholm urged united action at an Urban League event, framing a coalition against political obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Rep
William Clay
D-Mo
Clay
Louis Stokes
Ohio
John Conyers Jr
Michigan
Shirley Chrisholm
New York
Charles C. Diggs Jr
D-Mich
America
Demos Aren't About To Panic
Denver AP reports members of the New Politics group and former McCarthy Kennedy supporters at a Western States weekend meeting. They remain issue oriented and trust future leadership beyond McCarthy or Kennedy, while debates over racism ABM and politics continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
McCarthy
Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
New Democratic Coalition
Robert F. Kennedy
Violence Waning In The New TV Lineup
HOLLYWOOD AP reports the 1960s style violence on screen will decline but not vanish. Eight movies join the season with NBC's Bold Ones project limited to every third week. Despite fewer violent scenes, action shows and Westerns still fill about a third of prime time. Industry voices debate antiviolence drives and the impact of program prescreening by a code authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
NBC
ABC
Robert F. Kennedy
Cy Chermak
Ironside
Bruce Geller
Mannix
Zimbalist
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Television Code Authority of
CBS
I.D
National Audience Board
Stockton Helffrich
Code Authority
Oldest Actress Claim Shocks LA Birthday Crowd
AP reports Tat zumbie DuPea, a Paiute actress born July 26 189 in Lone Pine California, claims to be 112 or 120 at a Los Angeles birthday party. Her son Edwin 67 notes she may forget her age, while Nixon sends greetings from a convalescent home. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis aged 40 today with husband Aristotle Onassis gifting Apollo spaceship earrings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tatzumbie DuPea
United States
Edwin
Nixon
Aristotle Onassis
John F. Kennedy
Television Log Heavy Night of Classic TV and Movies
A dense schedule lists dozens of programs across hours from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. including News Weather sports, family shows like Flintstones Captain Kangaroo Lassie and Laredo, dramas Such as Gunsmoke and General Hospital and films The Hell raiser Earth Is Mine and Paradise Alley with appearances by Tonight and Dick Cavett plus Nightly News updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flintstones
Kansas
Avengers
Jeannie
Doc
Lucy
Mayberry R.F.D
Joey Bishop
Laredo
Doris Day
N.Y.P.D
Dick Cavett
Kansas Viewpoint
Johnny Carson
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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