17 Jun 1964
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1964
Page
1
An editorial blames the police department and sheriff for withholding arrest information. It argues no law requires disclosure, but public and officer interests demand transparency. Readers’ calls hint at a police shooting at water works and a cover-up, prompting the editorial to press for information.
A resident confronted The Herald over police secrecy after a Saturday shooting. He refused to identify, was dismissed, and rumors spread about a cover up. Officials said only Chief Flaherty controls comment and a statement could have halted the chatter.
A Bucharest guide recalls his life as a courteous old gentleman with rusty English. He details his long stay in the city, a past as a modest finance technician, and a career constrained by not reaching a high executive role, ending as he notes being blacklisted during the Communist era.
A former business owner, nationalized and retired, now works as a tour guide. He rejects tips to maintain pride, notes fear and bitterness are absent, and describes divided postwar society in Romania with unchanged memories. He recalls cramped living, reform era prisoners released without hearings, and government inertia in pensions.
Three year olds need daily rest or sleep, though actual slumber may vary. Protests at bedtime often reflect overstimulation or attention seeking. Calm, firm boundaries and a quiet, consistent routine help, while recognizing rest is essential even if sleep isn’t guaranteed.
Mrs. Everett Fetter and Miss Eileen Wilson sail for Los Angeles to attend USC summer schools. Wallace Hutchins, Ottawa University graduate, to teach at Lane High School next year. Ned Embry family from Kansas City visiting Nurman family. Vera Ringer visits Kansas City for a day. Mrs. B D Bennet goes to Chautauqua for Ruth Cook wedding. Emma Stratton hosts bride to be Ruth Larson. Larson-Carlander wedding set for Ottawa on June 23 in Gary Indiana venue.
Economic gains from the tax cut prompt Ways and Means to study new levies including a European value added tax on manufacturing. Supporters want broader revenue tools, while critics warn against shifting taxes from state to federal and hitting specific industries. The debate also weighs extending wartime excises on cosmetics and jewelry.
New York AP reports an audience study of over 600 viewers across 14 areas by Social Research Inc finds Americans still love TV but grow more selective. While satisfied with news specials and sports, they found last season's dramas depressing and morbid, wanting lighter escape and more favorable outcomes.
Virginian Channel 4 features A Portrait of Marie Valonne in New Orleans at 6 30 p m. Ben Casey on Channel 9 at 8 p m Dramatic hospital MS ward story. Channel 13 offers Danny Kaye special at 9 p m with Ebsen Lovell and Morris. Channel 4 airs Dial M for Murder at 8 p m Channel 5 presents And Now Tomorrow at 10 15 p m and Three Godfathers with John Wayne at 12 10 p m.
On June 17 1964 events include the 775 Battle of Bunker Hill, Drake's 1579 landing on California, 1818 birth of composer Gounod, 1940 Petain government armistice request, 1943 Allied bombers hit Naples and Sicily, and a 1945 OPA inventory order for shoe stores as congressional hearings on McCarthy era ends concluded ten years earlier.
Ottawa Herald lists daily except Sundays and holidays with rates for trade area by mail. One month one dollar, three months three dollars, six months five dollars, one year nine dollars. Outside trade area rates are higher. Editor and publisher Robert B. Wellington signs this notice as a member of the Associated Press which holds exclusive rights to AP news for local publication.
A dense TV schedule lists programs from Rifleman to The Price Is Right, with multiple time slots and channel cues. Separately in Seoul, six South Korean journalists arrested over anti-government protests are referred to army prosecutors for potential military trials, facing possible death penalty if convicted on insurrection and aiding Communists charges.
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