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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1961
Page
2
The National Farm Organization declares a July 1 holding action to withhold foodstuffs, aiming to force buyers to bargain on farm commodity prices. Officials say the move follows a prior livestock withholding with limited market impact and no proven receipt manipulation. It is described as a desperate, potentially nonviolent effort to pressure market prices.
A collection of quips and light observations about current events and public figures. The piece riffs on misread signs, a high profile activist, long work hours, and oddities of politics, citing jokes about FBI lists and the Maine reservoir. It maintains a humorous, tongue in cheek tone throughout.
A local newspaper recalls a controversial Herb Lock cartoon showing dark skinned patrons in a foreign dress entering a fancy Ottawa restaurant. A University of Ottawa Nigerian student recounts different treatment when he wore native attire versus modern clothing, highlighting racial bias in local service. The piece links to a 25 years ago note about a newborn, a minor car collision, campus concert by the Campus Quartet, and residents affected by a street accident.
A reader asks if diet changes can prevent a second heart attack after coronary thrombosis. Dr Molner says there is no special postattack diet. avoid excess solid fats, prefer liquid vegetable oils, but weight control is main priority. Obesity greatly raises heart attack risk. restoring normal weight is key to a satisfactory diet.
The Ottawa Herald lists publisher Robert B. Wellington and Guy Snedaker with standard and trade area subscription rates. It notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays and includes Associated Press republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
NBC aired a wrong tape of The Price Is Right during a Wednesday morning broadcast and briefly switched to the correct tape. The incident occurred as the day-time version was taped in advance with Bill Cullen on vacation.
A collage of channels lists mid afternoon to late night programs, guests and reruns. Notable items include Gunslinger on Channel 13, Jim Backus on Channel 9, The Untouchables on Channel 9, Ernie Ford show with guest Cliff Arquette, Groucho and Marx appearances on Channel 4, Donna Reed on Channel 9, and Bat Masterson and Real McCoys on Channel 4. Also mentioned are Morning Court on ABC, Nighttime features like Girl Trouble and A Very Honorable Guy, and a propaganda newsreel for Cuban theaters. Weather and various film listings conclude the page.
The Kansas Centennial caravan moves from Herrington toward McPherson along an 800 mile Santa Fe Trail route with a May 20 Santa Fe finish. In Elkhart May 17, two school buses locking their drivers caused a one hour halt in Council Grove delaying the parade until deputies unlocked a bus and drivers appeared.
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