Water and transit woes ride the nation into midweek
Ottawa Herald notes drought in the southwest and rising river levels near Ottawa as water becomes a luxury and a national debate grows over moving water for power recreation and irrigation. It cites heavy speeding fines in Lindsborg and radar use in Ottawa, urging transit cuts and potential federal bus takeover amid mobility shifts.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Southwest
Oklahoma
Kansas
State Board of Health
Chanute
Death by Own Action Question to Dr Thosteson
A reader asks Dear Dr Thosteson whether every person who attempts death by own action requires psychiatric help. The inquiry centers on mental health assessment after suicide attempts and appropriate care paths for patients.
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Dr. Thosteson
Psychiatric help urged for a pregnant adulteress
A reader in distress seeks guidance after a potential pregnancy and infidelity. A psychiatrist advises seeking immediate help, cautions against self harm, and suggests contacting local mental health resources or a Death by Own Action Prevention Center if available, emphasizing deeper emotional struggles and the need for professional support.
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L.B
Blind Paperboy Delivers Chicago Heights Route
Gene Thibideau, 48, blind for 44 years, has walked a 24 year daily paper route in Holbrook delivering to 92 homes. A street slope and a sewer cover guide his steps with no guide dog or helper. He lost sight in an early accident and trained at the Illinois School for the Visually Handicapped in Jacksonville.
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Chicago Heights
III
Gene Thibideau
Holbrook
Thibidean
Illinois School For the Visually Handicapped
Jacksonville
Ill
A Lesson In Model Cities
Washington described the Model Cities program as flawed yet foundational as it funded urban redevelopment since 1967. The piece contrasts cities like Eagle Pass and Alma with troubled metros while noting over $1 billion invested and the evolving relationship among government, planners, and the poor amid citizen participation concerns.
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Washington
Eagle Pass
Texas
Alma
Georgia
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Gary
Lyndon B. Johnson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Robert C. Wood
HUD
Johnson
Vietnam
Floyd H., Hyde
Fresno
Calif
Hyde
Wood
Dennis Keating
VISTA
National Center For Housing and Economic Development
Berkeley
San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Indianapolis
Near East Side Community Organization
Duane Etienne
Etienne
Robert R. Hawkins
Economic Development Corporation
Congress
The Special London Bridge Special on NBC Sunday Night
NBC aired The Special London Bridge Special a quirky fantasy program blending Tom Jones in London and a rebuilt 150 year old London Bridge site in Lake Havasu City Arizona. Jennifer ONeill Rudolf Nureyev Charlton Heston Kirk Douglas and Michael Landon appear in musical and playful vignettes.
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New York
London Bridge
NBC
Tom Jones
London
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
Tom
Jennifer O'Neill
Arizona
Rudolf Nureyev
Charlton Heston
Mike Landon
Kirk Douglas
Jones
Hill and Grizzly Night On CBS Schedule Mix
A TV guide style listing details films and programs across the day from The Hill to Night Of The Grizzly and many daytime shows. It notes comic and talk segments with classic titles and network context, including the CBS lineup and several movies. The piece also references CBS Young People's Concert and studio tributes around J Edgar Hoover.
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Jonathan Winters
Hermione Gingold
London
Old Bridge
CBS
Anton Bruckner
Bach
Beethoven
Brahms
Leonard Bernstein
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
ABC
The
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Managing Our Environment written by Agricultural Research Service
Washington AP report on a 50 page ARS booklet titled Managing Our Environment outlines environmental challenges in agriculture and ongoing actions. It notes limits on natural resources and a need for a national effort, citing the Mississippi River delivering about 500 million tons of sediment annually and concerns over fertilizer nitrate in foods like spinach and beets.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
Agricultural Research Service
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
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Ottawa Herald
Editorial
Gulf
Missouri
Mississippi
Lindsborg
Franklin County
Paperboy
Channel
Jeannie
Lucy
David Frost
Dinah Shore
Lucille Ball
Somerset
Lucille Rivers
Cafferty
Jeff's Collie
Andy Griffith
Mike Douglas
Daniel Boone
Dick van Dyke
Cannon
Marcus Welby
Nashville Music
Johnny Carson
Mister Buddwing
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
ARS
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