City Clerk Don Capper Steps Down After 14 Years
Editorial notes Capper’s resignation stems from board dissension. Mayor Phillips supported reappointment, Commissioner Murphy opposed for personal reasons, and new Commissioner Dearfoss sought delay to study the rift. Capper ran the office effectively, acting much like a city manager amid governance conflicts.
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Don Capper
City Board of Commissioners
Jamar Phillips
Capper
Harry Murphy
Alden Dearfoss
Ottawa mayor changes spark clerk’s office concern
The city faced questions over a clerkship shakeup after a series of staffing shifts. Critics cite Daniel Murphy’s tumultuous tenure, noting the city engineer’s resignation under pressure and, now, the absence of a city clerk, raising concerns about governance and succession.
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Phillips
Charles Williamson
Ottawa
Freshman Senator Hughes presses for military budget scrutiny
Concientious Democrat Howard E. Hughes, visiting his home state, urged cutting through mystique to scrutinize military budgets. He noted annual waste rivals the income tax surcharge and cited growth under Democratic administrations, signaling a shift in party views on DoD spending.
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Howard E. Hughes
Congress
Hughes
Senate
Department of Defense
Feeding Dear Dr Thosteson Growth Spurts And Toddler Diet
A reader asks how much milk a three year old needs after stopping the bottle and whether nutrition from other foods suffices. The response notes many three year olds are finicky but growth spurts cause rapid changes in appetite and height, implying milk need not be excessive and that diet can balance with bodily growth.
To Your Good Health and Growing Pains Advice
The guidance urges slowing growth spurts and boosting intake with milk. Recommend at least three cups of milk daily for the child, avoiding milk between meals to prevent appetite suppression. Track calcium intake via cereal pudding and bread, and consider a vitamin supplement during light eating.
Dear Dr Thosteson and Other Reader Letters
A collection of reader letters and brief responses features health diet questions about the grapefruit plan, hormone therapy myths, and sexual health, with Dr Thosteson and others offering cautions. The page also includes a short prayer and two historic notes: a 25 year anniversary of a high-profile marriage and a 50 year old health board finding on home accidents.
Water Boom Transforms Kansas on New Reservoir Era
A long narrative recalls Kansas rapid shift from drought hardship to water abundance. By 1975 most Kansans will live within an hour of a large lake and numerous lakes and reservoirs now fuel boating, fishing, swimming, and water recreation. Federal projects began with Kanopolis in 1948 and expanded through the 1960s, creating hundreds of miles of shoreline and thousands of acres of water surface, with ongoing plans and construction for more reservoirs. The fish program introduced species like walleye and striped bass, stocking millions of channel catfish annually and turning Kansas into a fisherman's haven with wide public recreation facilities at many reservoirs.
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Kanopolis
Salina
Marion
Cottonwood River
Perry
Delaware River
Topeka
Lawrence
Glen Elde
Solomon River
Melvern
Congress
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Fall River
State Fish Hatchery
Pratt
Eureka
Television Log Heavy Weekend Schedule Details
A dense TV guide lists Friday night into early Saturday with dozens of programs across channels. NewsWeatherSports blocks appear frequently alongside classics like Flintstones Gomer Pyle and Adventures of Gulliver, plus films such as The Alphabet Murders and The Dark At The Stairs.
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Archie
Joe Foss
Buck Owens
Gilligan’s Island
Porter Wagoner
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and masthead notes
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area with monthly quarterly six month and yearly options. The paper credits Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and notes AP news exclusivity for local news and dispatches.
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Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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