13 Mar 1964
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1964
Page
1
The editorial notes Kansas declares Sunday closing law passed in 1963 unconstitutional due to unbalanced exemptions. It questions legislative talent and consistency, pointing to unification laws, severance tax, and apportionment bills as previous missteps, urging lay public respect for the legislature.
A reader asks about preventing a second stroke after a mild incident. Dr Molner notes strokes vary in severity, emphasizes controlling blood pressure, and advises gradual return to activity with rest. Other letters discuss Caesarean history, breast development through exercise, posture, and health cautions about ulcers.
A devotional prayer thanks God for redemption through Jesus and asks for help in witnessing to others so they may choose Christ. The supplicant prays in Jesus name for guidance, gratitude, and strength to share faith.
A dense listing of Friday and Sunday prime time programming across networks detailing show titles such as The Rifleman Huckleberry Hound and The Twilight Zone along with news weather and sports blocks. The long schedule includes numerous classics Destry Route 66 Gunsmoke Bonanza and biographies plus multiple movie titles and public affairs programs.
A column notes the $2 bill is the least cherished coin in circulation, once considered a curiosity of government currency. It remarks that the odd note lingers in pockets of chronic losers and even dead men, reflecting on its low popularity and misplaced sentiment.
The piece mocks and analyzes a Treasury campaign to popularize a $2 bill, noting printing cost cuts and inflation, while joking about potential $3 and $7 bills and their effects on change making and public use. It cites church plates, supermarkets, Las Vegas, racetracks, and credit card expansion as imagined venues.
New York AP reports NBC's Show of the Week opener The Hell Walkers shifts from suspense to psychological drama. Curt Jurgens plays a German released after 15 years haunted by a postcard noting September fifth as a Dutch magnate seeks revenge. John Mills with Lucille Ball TV plans follow Andy Griffith Show. President Johnson to narrate White House interview.
A detailed hourly broadcast line up listing program titles such as Top of the Morning, KOFO Serenade, News and Weather, and various music segments, with start times from 6:00 AM through 9:45 PM including sign ons and sign offs.
On this date in 1791 Thomas Paine published The Rights of Man. Also noted: 1775 bloodshed in Westminster Vermont, 1884 standard time adopted, 1946 Stalin called Churchill a firebrand, 1954 France warned NATO over Mediterranean fleet, 1963 U S on-site inspections for nuclear test ban.
TV guide style listing notes several programs across channels. In 1893 reporter E J Edwards grows suspicious of Grover Cleveland’s absence from events. Dying prospector names Destry executor. Burke’s Law features art dealer deaths. That Was The Week That Was covers filibusters. Alfred Hitchcock episode questions marriages. Movies include The Tender Trap and Gore.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with editor Robert B. Wellington and price tiers for trade area subscriptions by mail. Rates are 1 month 1.00, 3 months 3.00, 6 months 5.00, 1 year 9.00. outside area 1 month 1.50, 3 months 4.25, 6 months 8.00, 1 year 15.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive local news use rights.
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