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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1969
Page
1
Ottawa Herald notes Senator Edward Kennedy is not just another senator as the No. 2 Democrat and leading 1972 presidential contender. A tardy report of a motor car drowning incident and an emotional TV plea raise questions about his campaign, despite broad support.
A July 1969 piece questions Edward Kennedy's judgment after a controversial gathering with six married men and six unmarried women. It argues Kennedy's attempted cover ups suggest a botched handling of a tragedy with national implications and casts doubt on his fitness for higher office.
An appropriations bill for the State Department was amended to remove funding for cultural exchange plays in Iron Curtain countries after a New York representative objected to the language. The same bill allocates 22,500 for a Kansas project by Midwest Research Institute to study if out-of-state agitators caused campus disorders, a minor expense in the vast federal budget, but still subject to criticism as wasteful.
The piece explains a skin condition linked to oily skin, nerve instability causing dilated surface vessels and transient or permanent redness. Treatments include avoiding irritants, addressing digestive issues, moderating spicy foods and alcohol, and possibly mild sedatives with estrogen around menopause. The letter asks for Dr Thosteson’s booklet and opinions on reducing clubs.
A faith oriented message cites Psalm 146 5 praising hope in the Lord and asks for daily guidance through the gospel. It notes weight loss clubs can aid effort with psychological support while warning success requires personal commitment and sensible methods not drugs or crash diets. It includes reader questions on diabetes testing and epilepsy medication unrelated to dandruff.
In Jamesburg New Jersey a 4500 person town faced racial tensions echoing Newark two years after major riots. An argument at ice cream stand sparked two nights of disorders with arrests, fires and threats, as mayor and police described a generation gap and planned disturbance.
American families shrink over time from 5.7 to 3.7 members since 1790. Blood donation up to age 66 without consent after. Littering varies by age and locale with city residents greener than rural. Switzerland sustains 400+ newspapers with 100 dailies for six million people. U.S. firms push profits abroad. top 100 transfer 35,000 executives yearly. Training a business exec costs 15000. Notables remark on practicality and dreams. England sees high tooth decay in children. Universal estimate: the universe contains about a hundred trillion stars.
A Baltimore News and the Post editorial from the November 6 1934 edition calls for educators and authorities to weed out student radicals who defy authority and preach sedition. It argues these youths seek trouble not education and should be expelled from institutions and the country. The piece was found recently in a vintage Baltimore home.
President Nixon arrives in New Delhi amid political confusion as India cycles through three heads of state following Zakir Husain’s death. He will meet Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and honor Gandhi at Rajghat before visiting Pakistan to meet Gen. Agha Yahya Khan, with tight schedules and cautious phrasing around Hidayatullah’s role.
New York City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Bess Myerson Grant announced that a dozen restaurants received summonses for adulterating hamburgers with starch soy flour or excess fats. Burgers must be pure chopped beef with fat content no higher than 30 percent. The crackdown will continue until sellers stop adulterating hamburgers.
A humorous tale notes Louis XI sulking, saved by a troupe of colorful little French pigs dancing to bagpipes, dating to around five centuries before Disney. The anecdote blends whimsy with royal whimsy and historic flair.
A detailed broadcast log lists programs by time across channels including News Weather Editorial sports cinema and game shows. Notable entries include Flintstones Lancer Julia Liberace It Takes A Thief and Hollywood Squares along with afternoon and late night lineup notes.
The Ottawa Herald lists mailing address at 104 S Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067 with daily except Sunday publication. Robert B Wellington serves as editor and publisher. Rates show trade area pricing 1 month 1.00 3 months 3.00 6 months 5.50 12 months 10.00 and outside trade area 1 month 1.50 3 months 4.25 6 months 8.00 12 months 15.00. The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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