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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1968
Page
1
An editorial condemns pocket cameras used for covert surveillance and warns they threaten privacy more than wire tapping. It notes banks and stores deploy cameras, cities fund CCTV to curb crime, and argues gadgets cannot replace trained patrol officers.
I went up on the hill to call on an old friend who is a member of Congress. His marble corridor office feels like a mausoleum, a symbol of opulence that forces passage through four echelons of secretaries before reaching his impersonal room.
A Washington insider reports grim views on Vietnam including rising costs, growing antiwar sentiment in Congress, and no clear exit strategy. He notes Johnson’s resolve to stay the course, while Nixon offers no real alternative, and predicts political costs in November.
Reader inquiries cover tendonitis causes and treatments including rest heat ultrasound and steroid injections. A floating kidney typically moves more than normal and may be managed with padding weight gain or support, with surgery as a last resort. A hysterectomy and hormone therapy are evaluated case by case based on symptoms and need.
Lyndon Johnson faces a year of political thorns as war, gold problems, racial unrest, and Democratic splits threaten his campaign. Nixon hawks the war, McCarthy and Kennedy urge diplomacy, while distrust and riots color the national mood. Humpty Johnson may not be put together again.
AP writer Cynthia Lowry reviews Bill Cosby’s NBC hour, praising his nostalgic persona and gentle humor while noting six hyenas in the audience roared loudly, dampening some of Cosby’s low key jokes. predicts longer legacy for Cosby.
A 40 foot, eight ton whale washed up on a northern California beach near Ross, with 135 pounds of dynamite planted in it on Sunday. The incident scattered debris over a half square mile of seashore and countryside as authorities investigated the explosive finding and its implications for the cetacean’s decaying remains.
Bible quiz excerpt discusses misreading the Bible and understanding key verses. Questions cover a reward for a Commandment, a judge raised in the house of the Lord, Samuel's parents, a warning against arrogance, and the prophet who healed Naaman. References include Exodus 20, Acts 3, Samuel, Kings, and Luke.
A devotional prayer asks for divine forgiveness by acknowledging wrongs and seeking love to forgive those who trespass, in Jesus' name. The text cites Matthew 6 14 and emphasizes forgiveness as reciprocal.
Auld Lang Syne 25 years ago notes Ottawa High School band directed by Hazen L Richardson will give its annual concert at Lincoln School Sunday afternoon with further performances at Hawthorne and Eugene Field. 50 years ago J W Prince plans a modern garage between Fourth and Fifth on Main saying it will be a place where women need have no timidity to come.
A lengthy TV schedule lists daytime and primetime fare across networks and channels. It includes news blocks, game shows, dramas, comedies, films, and children’s programs with numerous titles and times spanning morning to after midnight.
AP reports three years of war in Vietnam show morale among American troops remains high. Officers note the 12 month rotation policy and mandatory rest leaves help sustain cheer, though some erosion is possible as casualties near 500 per week.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and postage terms including prices for trade area subscriptions. It notes Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and states AP news rights and local news exclusivity.
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