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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1960
Page
2
The piece argues nature and economy rely on balanced factors. It notes compact cars alter traffic, cut fuel use, and threaten tax revenue by 500 million annually, risking highway funding and jobs. It questions bans on efficient cars, predicting higher fuel taxes instead as the solution.
A satirical column critiques spying as adultery like pretense, notes picture windows and drapes as metaphor, forecasts Kennedy securing the Democratic nomination, mocks social trends, and lampoons consumer freedoms and the utopian promise of freedom from want while noting domestic desires.
A reader asks if arm numbness in a 46 year old may be age related and Dr Mother explains it likely involves nerve interference from the neck or shoulder and stresses early medical evaluation. Additional notes cover heel spurs with padding, leg cramps tips, a Wheat germ clarification, and local school and personal notices including a new bookcase in a school office and a KU football alumnus offering coaching at Ottawa University.
A church prayer emphasizes daily Bible reading to gain peace and understanding for faithful Christian service. It asks for wisdom to listen learn and the courage to obey, invoking Jesus teaching and the Our Father prayer.
The page lists a dense network schedule with CBS Channel 9 ABC and Channel 5-13 programs across dayparts. Notable items include early morning blocks featuring Captain Kangaroo, Continental Classroom, and Today. daytime serials and game shows such as Love of Life Guiding Light Love That Bob As the World Turns. and prime time entries like Wagon Train Perry Como and The Untouchables. The guide also notes weather, news, and sports segments with anchors Harold Mack Gordon Jump Jim Walsh and Dev Nelson.
AP writer Cynthia Lowry notes seven basic Western plots used in TV shows: The Marshal The Outlaw The Ranch The Revenge The Cavalry and Indians The Empire The Union Pacific. She observes the Western format is now predictable with shows often signaling genre by titles like Bronco Gunsmoke Wanted Dead or Alive and Overland Trail and predicts next year’s trend toward Sundance.
A compact guide lists programs across channels with talk and entertainment. Highlights include Quick Draw McGraw on Channel 9 at 16 00 and a Listening Post special from Hong Kong, Gene Kelly Show rerun on Channel 13, The Price Is Right winner revealed on Channel 4, Rick Nelson on Channel 9, Perry Como with Bing Crosby sons, Assignment Manila on Hawaiian Eye, Charles Laughton on Ive Got A Secret, Sergeant Bilko en route to Las Vegas, and a Lock Up episode ahead of a Randolph Scott western Coroner Creek at 10 40 on Channel 4 and more.
The Ottawa Herald lists editor Robert B. Wellington and publisher Guy Snedaker. It notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays and provides subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area. Member of the Associated Press states exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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