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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1961
Page
2
In Topeka editorial view, the Kansas Turnpike Authority abolishes general manager John E. Kirchner and folds his duties into the chief engineer post. The move, labeled an economy measure, is seen as partisan maneuvering as Republicans and Democrats trade power through personnel changes rather than firing.
Edna Marie Wimmer of Ottawa laments Kansas political turmoil and fireworks dangers. She notes resignations or terminations, calls for decisive action, and warns that selling fireworks within Ottawa could ignite a block. She cites accidents in other towns and urges caution.
A dense TV schedule lists daily airings across channels with notable programs and hosts. It names shows from Early Show to Hogan, news bulletins, sports, game shows, classic dramas, and feature films highlighting Popeye, Bonanza, Maverick and other era staples.
A traveler finds Cyprus and Nicosia’s hotel scene trying for rooms but discovers the Ledra Palace offers solid Victorian comfort. The hotel exudes BritishEmpire ambience with baths, air conditioning, and a terrace dance floor where a lively party by a Caribbean beat unfolds among diners.
A physician answers reader questions about MS noting no known cause or cure, but outlining management: rest, nutrition, stress control, psychotherapy, physical therapy, and vitamins. The piece explains disease variability, remissions, and the role of emotional health in progression. It also addresses a query on syphilis transmission by kissing, clarifying that kissing can transmit only if lesions are present.
A grass fire at 36 N. Sycamore, the home of John Oakes, got out of control with Ottawa fire department called to assist. A marriage license issued to Robert H. Bartholomew of Keokuk Iowa and Virginia Harkins of Ottawa. A son born to Mr and Mrs Roland Turner of 325 E With. E.F.E. King plans a new 6 room residence at 694 Mulberry. Okerberg issued a permit for water service installation at 322 S Willow. Ed Thompson Drug Store ad reprinted in Western Drug Record. Marlborough Talcum Powder ad highlighted. Prayer notes from Psalm 106 and Our Father posted.
New York AP reports NBC documentary Doctor B profiles general practitioner Dr A John Bambara of Flemington New Jersey. The film shows his routine day treating patients and stressing the family doctor’s vital role amid rising specialization. It also notes a behind the scenes Kennedy Nixon debate credit dispute involving NBC and Sarnoff and a Peabody award for CBS leader Frank Stanton.
Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates and mailing guidelines with rates for domestic and out of area delivery. The notice lists monthly quarterly semiannual and annual prices and mentions mail delivery and postage details for readers.
A cluttered broadcast slate features Western Wagon Train and Arabian Desert drama Danger Man, with crime thrillers Naked City and It Could Be You in color. Notable items include The Hunted and The Haven, plus I’ve Got A Secret and a late Double Dynamite outing.
Senator Everett Dirksen Republican leader warned of attaching an anti Red China resolution to Kennedy’s 4.8 billion foreign aid bill if the State Department blocks separate action. He urged a firm stance on Berlin and Khrushchev, noting GOP leaders would discuss China policy at a news conference after a leadership meeting.
LA PUSH Wash AP Ned M Trimble 34 travel editor Kansas City Star and Ed Koterba columnist United Features Syndicate were among five men killed when a private plane crashed near an offshore island during a El Paso Natural Gas Co sight seeing tour. The pilot Don Cornwell and gas company employee Robert Adams plus Bozell Jacobs VP FE G Hines also died. The plane struck a submerged Coast Guard fog horn cable about 200 yards offshore and sank in 49 feet of water. Witness Wilbur Nowak said the craft bounced and skimmed before sinking. Bodies of Trimble Adams and Hines were recovered. the party had been traveling from Orcas Island in Puget Sound to Portland Oregon.
A sequence of deed transfers and trust actions across multiple counties details Richard E. Cunningham to Cictory Stipp and J. W. Roberta to Richard, plus numerous parcels in Park Place Add Ben Williamsbute and Gleason additions. Also noted are estate adoptions, trusteeships, and mortgage-style transfers involving John R. Birer, Cecil L. Morgan, Joel H. Towner, Merritt McDonald, and others in sections 9 through 18 and various blocks and lots.
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