21 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1969
Page
1
Page Two of the Ottawa Herald from June 21 1969 presents local notices and brief items. The page layout includes column snippets, community notes, and probable small notices typical of a mid 20th century local paper.
The piece laments dietary cravings and snacking after dinner driven by rising grocery costs and criticizes tax policy. It suggests increasing deductions for parents with teenage boys and questions Congress about allowances, using humorous examples of household expenses to argue for reform.
The piece criticizes draft timing and costs, noting Uncle Sam aid for dependents at 800 per year while taxpayers get 600. It cites Job Corps training at 11,000 yearly and prison costs at 2,300 per inmate. It quotes editor comments mocking a college graduate awaiting draft notices and wartime gallows humor about Vietnam.
A 16 year old writes about stunted growth and asks about iodine in milk and a vitamin to grow taller. The doctor advises against iodine and states no vitamin cures growth after adolescence. Emphasizes parental guidance and proper nutrition instead.
A compilation of Dr. George C. Thosteson guidance on height growth limits and age, gallstone surgery risks, intravenous pyelogram meaning, Pap smear do it yourself kits, and feminine hygiene cautions. The column emphasizes heredity’s role in height, safer elective surgery timing, and medical best practices for diagnostics and care.
Senate leaders seek to limit Safeguard missile buys next year and block deployment at Montana and North Dakota sites until approval. A push favors U S Soviet mutual MIRV testing halt, part of a broader 21.9 billion defense bill, with Brooke and McIntyre proposals shaping the debate as Stennis objects to any report so far.
New York AP reports sustained high rates as restraints curb lending. The bank prime rate hits 8 percent, the Fed discount rate at 6 percent, with economists noting a slowing economy yet little relief anticipated. Officials warn of painful adjustments ahead while municipal debt offerings fall. Housing starts slip 3 percent to 1.509 million, and industrial output rises. personal income hits a quarterly high of 735 billion.
A dense OCR list of TV slots runs from morning to late night detailing programs, films, sports, and specials. It includes many recurring shows such as Romper Room, Lone Ranger, News, Weather, Sports, Ed Sullivan, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Tonight Show, and various movies and public affairs, with multiple time blocks and channel markings.
Ottawa Herald lists address at 104 S Cedar and notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays. Robert B Wellington is editor and publisher with subscription rates for trade areas listed by month, quarter, half year and year. Non trade area rates vary by period and include higher prices. The Associated Press is granted exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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