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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1960
Page
2
Reader complains that regional media overly sensationalized the two teenage convicts captured in Ottawa while neglecting background context. He cites a lack of inquiry into the boys' homes education and finances, and questions whether vigilante crowds sought publicity rather than community help, urging deeper reporting.
Dear Dr Mother explains that high fever alone rarely causes mental deficiency. More serious brain inflammation from diseases like measles or mumps can risk permanent impairment if severe. Fever with common infections should be treated promptly to avoid complications. Also notes late bloomers and variable motor development with no need for alarm. Public health tips follow.
Ralph G Burk sought a permit to build a home addition to serve as an icebox. Marty Jenner, a Santa Fe employee, was off duty after injuring his foot dropping a crowbar. Lafayette Haughn retrieved a five pound drum at Ott Daim in the Marais des Cygnes river. Ward Weaver, 620 N Poplar, was gravely ill at home with typhoid. A new cement sidewalk was laid at Sona Pierson’s 121 S Locust residence. Cement approaches were added at the Tavern Corner, 2nd and Walnut, by a city sidewalk crew.
A devotional prayer requests daily divine guidance and awareness of God's presence. The speaker asks for the continued gift of the Spirit and to praise God forever, closing in the Master's name.
A long, fragmentary TV guide lists hours from 8:00 to 12:40 with a mix of programs, news, sports, weather, soap operas, game shows, and variety segments. It names numerous shows and hosts such as American Bandstand, Captain Kangaroo, Huntley Brinkley, Merle Harmon, Gordon Jump, and Don Harrison, reflecting a patchwork schedule across channels with cartoons, westerns, dramas, and film titles sprinkled throughout.
HOLLYWOOD AP Will the five month writers strike against film studios yield a vast literary outpouring It does not. Book and play reps descended on Hollywood to reap a harvest of writers many returned to New York with scant prospects during 22 weeks of the studio walkout Writers stayed home years with families and even followed sports The Dodgers absorbed attention as writers claimed spare time did not produce big projects or productivity
NBCs Sunday Mystery Hour headlines the summer schedule with Diana Lynn and Anne Seymour in Dark Possession, a late Victorian set tale of a widow and her sister. Gore Vidal crafted a psychopathic killer plot while Walter Slezak hosts a live night of mystery drama and comedy across channels 4,5,9,13. A 10:30 PM film on Channel 9 features Randolph Scott in Return of the Bad Men.
New York AP reports appliances makers face stubborn inventories and slow consumer spending. Firms have cut output and laid off workers while price cuts appear. Some see a late 1959 to 1960 pickup as homes start building again and demand grows, though steel strike stocks and shifting budgets hinder progress.
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