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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1963
Page
2
A reader complains as The Herald explains its February rise in rural by mail rates. The piece traces paper price growth from 51 to 125 per ton and postage hikes from 3 to 4 cents, noting a 52 percent rise in postage over ten years and a 33 percent gain over five years, justifying the higher charges.
Detroit News editor Martin Hayden argues that more than 700 dailies have folded or merged since 1916, as costs rise beyond income. He cites diverse content needs, higher postage and newsprint prices, and suggests subscription hikes as a necessity, though calling it highway robbery.
I E asks if post hysterectomy exams are reliable and how far doctors can palpate pelvic structures. Dr Mother advises that if the uterus is removed nothing to feel, if cervix remains it should be inspected with Pap smears. Other letters cover breast lump concerns, nasal polyps, ribbon stools, hemorrhoids, and a local community update with events at Ottawa University and ROTC news.
Gov John Anderson of Kansas announced J O Wilson of Wichita will become state bank commissioner on July 1 succeeding J A OLeary. Wilson is current chairman of the Banking Board and a former president of the Kansas State Bank of Wichita with more than 30 years in banking. Leonard Williams named assistant state labor commissioner effective June 1 to succeed Harold L Smith. Anderson reappoints Willard Matthews and Fred Needham to three year terms.
The Herald announces a weekly prize of five dollars for the best news tip submitted by a reader. Tips must be novel and verifiable, with recipients named upon publication. The program aims to encourage community reporting and quick highlights from subscribers.
A historic KOFO broadcast grid lists Sunday AM FM sign on and a full slate of easy melodies news weather church services and devotional programs plus Sunday Serenade Music from Masters and Mount Orcad. The Monday through Friday lineup adds Top of the Morning sports round up farm show and Karavan segments amid frequent sign offs and recurring programs.
Miami Beach has been named the site of the American Legion national convention set for September 6 to 12, shifting from New Orleans due to racial problems. National Commander James Powers announced the move saying integrated lodgings were not available in New Orleans.
In provincial Philippines journalism is weak with only 56 English papers serving 25 million people. Most editors work as a side line, few own presses, and provincial dailies are small with scant advertising. Manila boasts four national dailies. three post losses, one earns modest profit amid ad shifts to radio and TV. The papers are heavy on politics, light on world news.
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