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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1960
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald's fourth page dated Monday March 14 1980 features local briefs and notices in a compact newspaper card format. This summary captures the page’s brief items and community updates as read from the OCR segment.
Dr Franklin Murphy KU chancellor rebutts governor George Docking who had accused him of costly junkets and a $22000 salary plus a free house and car. Murphy notes funds come from Ford, Kress and Carnegie foundations and describes trips as university led and valuable, including a Costa Rica exchange facilitating 11 student exchanges and broader international ties. He defends his work and says he aims to elevate KU among top U.S. universities.
A devotional prayer asks God to cleanse hearts of denial and betrayal of Jesus Christ. It pleads to die to sin and live for God, asking to avoid crucifying Him afresh and to be filled with the spirit of Christ.
Whimsical notes from This And That column discuss Jack Paar vacationing in Japan and a ghostwriter remark possibly boosting a candidate. It mentions new postal hires, a joke about Chile and dining room service, a tight contract bridge session, Bill Vaughan's quip on Maine Senate races, and Burma's former prime minister returning to office with a playful Rangoon joke.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription pricing for trade area by mail with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly rates and notes editorial staff and Associated Press copyright. Rates outside the trade area are higher by mail. The paper credits Robert B. Wellington as editor and Guy Snedaker as publisher.
In this column Dr. Mother explains swollen feet and ankles result from fluid buildup and many possible causes. Even with normal heart and kidney tests, circulation issues, varicose veins, pelvic tumors, obesity, and age-related vein problems may contribute. Salt reduction helps. elastic stockings may ease late-day swelling.
Reports from Ottawa detail the planned renaming of the highway US73W to US79. Also noted are a southward tour by Mr and Mrs George R Pfoutz in a traveling home mounted on a car chassis, and several local items including scholarship selections and a barber prank involving fake licenses.
Giant Globemaster transports lift troops and equipment from 13 bases to Puerto Rico for Exercise Big Slam Puerto Pine a peacetime airlift of more than 18 000 troops and 11 000 tons of gear. Eight thousand paratroopers with the 101st Airborne Division among 18 000 total are among forces rushed to Caribbean training for a mock battle and to test MATS speed.
The page lists a dense calendar of TV programming across channels 4 5 9 13 NBC CBS ABC including afternoon and prime time slots with shows such as News Weather Sports Theaters and Westerns plus many named programs and hosts for Monday and Tuesday hours, detailing program titles and times.
Washington AP reports Americans spend close to a billion dollars yearly on medical and nutritional quacks. The FDA seeks more Congress funding to fight thousands of quacks, citing examples like a $2.40 hagi pipe and a $1 plastic bag for head exhalation. Long distance diagnosis via mailed samples is also noted, with a rooster blood test misreading malaria and gonorrhea.
TOPERA AP reports Kansas Board of Regents set 6% for sale of 250000 in bonds to finance a women’s dormitory at Emporia State Teachers College. The addition will house 156 women students. Proceeds cover about half the cost. room rentals retire bonds. the rest funded by a .25 mill statewide property tax from the state dormitory fund.
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