03 May 1966
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
1
Ottawa Herald editors argue manufacturers neglect safety for chrome and horsepower. Congress is urged to grant the government power to set standards, amid criticism of Ford and General Motors. Two deaths on US-50 near Ottawa highlight dangers from nondivided highways and out of control vehicles.
Sunday near Princeton a multiple wreck left four cars damaged, three persons injured, and nine others frightened. The piece argues unsafe highways, urges safer vehicles, stricter licensing, more patrols, tougher judges, and better roads as the path to saving lives.
A speculative view on baseball facing antitrust challenges and a players union led by a veteran United Steel Workers organizer. The piece imagines labor disputes, minimum salaries, fringe benefits, long negotiations, and potential strikes, plus the need for team owners to hire psychiatrists as teams restructure under new bargaining realities.
Dr Molner explains medical terms such as diverticulosis emphysema and Hirschsprung's disease in a Q and A style. The column notes that emphysema is increasingly prevalent and often misunderstood and emphasizes seeking a doctor's diagnosis for conditions like rectal itch caruncles and diabetes related sexual function.
A devotional prayer asks divine guidance for daily family life. It seeks grace for today’s trials and strength to live by commandments, invoking heavenly Father and Jesus in a concise supplication.
A dense listing of TV airings with times and show titles across news, dramas, comedies, sports, and religious blocks. Highlights include Driv Crooked Road, Rifleman, Bonanza era staples, and late night features like Perry Mason and Combat, plus meteorology and morning religious segments.
Local Ottawa newspaper page shows TV schedule blocks and a long list of programs from 7:06 to 12:50 with titles such as Captain Kangaroo I Love Lucy General Hospital and The Lawless Eighties. It also includes subscription rates for the Ottawa Herald in and out of trade area and a copyright notice from 1965.
Today in history marks May 3, 1966 as the 128th day with notable events: 1919 saw the start of airline passenger service from New York to Atlantic City, 1494 Columbus’s discovery of Jamaica, 1802 Washington DC's incorporation, and 1864 Grant crossing the Rapidan to engage Lee in Civil War combat.
ABCs Supermarket Sweep hosts defend the show against claims of greed as contestants rack up large totals in a Philadelphia market episode. Bill Malone, the host, says contestants treat it as game play and highlights charity donations. The piece also notes Malone’s TV career and other programming news including Van Williams joining The Green Hornet and Snooky Lawson starring in a June TV series.
AP reports that booby traps are a key Viet Cong weapon in South Vietnam. Capt. A. R. Foss of the Wolfhounds notes the guerrillas excel at booby trapping with many devices, including a water jar packed with explosives and shrapnel that appears harmless.
Television highlights list tonight across channels. Notable items include The Farmer at 6 30 p m on Channel 9 with Saunders and his men evacuating an elderly French couple. The Pride of the Yankees airs on Channel 4 at 8 p m with Gary Cooper and Babe Ruth among the cast. Channel 5 features a Stravinsky profile at 9 p m CBS News Special and The Skipper Surprised at 10 15 p m. A City of Shadows stars on Channel 9 at 10 30 p m and A Strange Adventure on Channel 9 at 11 50 p m. Channel 4 carries Crime Wave at 12 05 a m and Drive a Crooked Road at 12 10 a m with Rooney and McCarthy.
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