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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1967
Page
1
A reader recalls a problem with a records of the month club sending unrequested records and dunning letters after payments. Tips include returning unwanted items or marking dead addressees. The note also recounts an old Lawrence Journal World joke about a grasshopper and an ant under a Great Society joke.
A fragmentary reminiscence notes Westminster Abbey’s English Gothic style and hints at 13th century origins, contrasting its weathered interior with the observer’s impression of age and dusky illumination within the venerable church.
The narrator contrasts Westminster Abbeys restored cream stone and gilt inscriptions with a turbulent scene of visitors. Tour groups, scouts, guides, and foreign busloads overwhelm the sacred space, robbing it of repose as tombs, Latin epitaphs, and Poets Corner fade behind crowds.
A letter from Mrs. E. asks about preventing a recurrence after her husband, age 58, suffered a stroke 31 months ago. The doctor explains brain blood flow changes, arterial hardening, two stroke types, and recovery prospects with possible brain reorganization and anticoagulants. Also notes on stroke seriousness and encouragement to strive for recovery. An unrelated note mentions Frank Mayes’s yields and a Kansas National Guard event in City Park.
In Detroit, white and black officers express deep hostility toward Black residents amid a riot era. Officers describe fear, calls for restraint, and a willingness to quit, while noting looters, National Guard deployments, and limited use of tear gas and firepower. A veteran officer rails against looters as a “nigger town.”
The Suez Canal has been shut for almost two months, forcing Western Europe to reroute oil traffic and adjust supply lines. Egyptian authorities cling to closure until Israel withdraws troops, while Europe builds oil stocks and awaits winter demand.
Television entries list weekend programming with times and titles. Notable shows include Midwestern Hayride Gunsmoke The Ugly American Mission Impossible Nightline weather and a range of movies and specials across channels with entries such as The Lemon Drop Kid and Why Must I Die.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for trade area and outside trade area with monthly and annual options and notes editorial details. The paper is part of the Associated Press and claims exclusive local publication rights for AP dispatches.
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