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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1964
Page
1
An education authority estimated Kansas college enrollments could double by 1973, from 66,000 to about 120,000, driven by high school graduates. It suggests expanding state schools, funding junior and small colleges, or adopting year-round schooling such as trimesters and a full summer session at Ottawa University to maximize facilities and faculty use.
A veteran recalls a Maxwell AFB jet ride, noting little progress in hardware since prior flight yet highlighting the ritual and precautions. After extensive prep and claustrophobic gear, the brief flight over Alabama ends with a joke about returning the release form to preserve the right to sue.
James Marlow reports that Alabama Governor George C. Wallace’s anti civil rights stance drew wide opposition to Johnson’s civil rights bill in Wisconsin Indiana and Maryland. Wallace failed to win delegates but gained substantial support among conservatives and segregationists amid Maryland’s state rights and school prayer debates. He argued the bill invades states’ rights while tying equal treatment to broader social changes.
A reader asks if a laminectomy cured her condition after a ruptured disc surgery. Dr Molner explains laminectomy removes part of a vertebra to relieve nerve pressure, often reducing pain, with milder post op discomfort possible. He notes the procedure likely did not cure asthma but reducing pain and emotional tension may lessen triggers.
AP Hollywood interview with Ernest Truex recalls studio plans to have him ride a lion to mark 70 years as an actor. Truex says he declined. a stunt man was injured on the trailer ramp end scene. He reflects on a long career from stage debut in 1894 to early film work with Mary Pickford and Adolf Zukor.
A dense listing outlines NBC CBS ABC and other channels with prime time lineups from 5:00 PM through 12:35 AM. Shows include Rifleman News Weather Rawhide Donna Reed Perry Mason My Three Sons Hazel Dr Kildare Perry Como Stoney Burke Johnny Carson Steve Allen Hollywood Palace Sea Hunt Dragnet Men of Texas Faith For Our Times Daily Word.
TV highlights list Channel 9 6 30 Flintstones and the Rubbles reminisce about Wilma and Betty mistaking the boys for millionaires Channel 4 7 30 Dr Kildare Wealthy widow in Blair contends with loneliness Channel 13 8 Perry Mason portrait artist Usher takes interest in Alice Trilling Nurses 9 Channel 5 9 Forgetting professional reserve Liz seeks family of dying patient Movies Channel 5 10 15 Neptunes Daughter Esther Williams Red Skelton Ricardo Montalban Channel 5 12 10 Men of Texas Robert Stack Broderick Crawford
Trenton mayor Arthur J. Holland and his family moved Feb 28 into a three story nine room house at 138 Mercer St in a racially mixed area slated for urban renewal. He took a $7,000 mortgage and a $10,000 loan, spending about $2,000 more, to renovate much of the home while balancing a $15,000 annual salary. Neighbors applaud while some whites fear political fallout as Holland walks to City Hall and copes with limited parking in a carless neighborhood.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with no Sunday edition. Subscription rates vary by trade area and mail, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options for both in and out of trade area. The paper credits Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and notes AP ownership of local news and dispatches.
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