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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1963
Page
2
Steve Jones of Ottawa Jr High writes to defend teens against a newspaper portrayal of immorality. He argues most youths are respectful and that skating rink incidents reflect a few, with teen spaces under adult guidance preferable to street trouble. He supports a downtown school future and appeals to voters on its value.
A Harvard psychiatrist cites rising premarital relations among undergraduates and Radcliffe women, noting a shift from traditional values. He contrasts today’s culture with that of the author’s 1923 class, remarking on changes in virginity rates and social mores across elite colleges.
A reader advises middle class patients to select one physician and remain with him to spread test costs over years, coordinate with specialists, and reduce waste from multiple doctors. The note emphasizes asking the doctor for a local recommendation when moving, and keeping health records for continuity of care.
Senate leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois rails against a proposed law requiring Congress to disclose income and assets. He calls it an affront, saying he won’t accept being a second class citizen while others disclose financial interests. The piece notes past ethics debates, investigations into Robert Baker, former reps Boykin and Johnson, Byrnes’ stock gain after tax ruling, and a NATO delegation trip. It frames disclosure as a trust issue and cites Douglas’s long advocacy for an ethics commission and financial disclosures.
Kansas State Historical Society publishes Why the West was Wild detailing pioneer days in Abilene Newton Ellsworth Wichita Dodge City Caldwell and Hays. The study recounts 57 peace officers including Wild Bill Hickok Dan Jones Bat Masterson Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday and others using era newspaper stories and city records where available.
A dense sanitized listing outlines weekend TV from 5:00 PM through 1:10 AM with Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Jack Paar, Alfred Hitchcock, Ozzie and Harriet style parades, news hours, movies like Casablanca and Painted Desert, and a Sunday morning lineup including Look Up and Live and This Is The Life featuring many classic shows and channel references.
AP critic Cynthia Lowry calls NBC project 20 presentation That War in Korea a well narrated documentary of the 1950 1953 fighting. The piece contrasts the real war with today’s border patrols and reflects on the inconclusive struggle against Communists. NBC and Revue Studios plan a two hour feature Johnny North for television next season. An interview with Egorick held in Moscow on espionage will air on CBS Face the Nation.
On this day in history the China Clipper began the first trans Pacific airmail flight in 1935. Brussels welcomed King Albert in 1918 after World War I. Cairo hosted Roosevelt Churchill in 1943 during World War II. In 1945 peacetime Thanksgiving began in the United States. In 1963 David Ben Gurion and Israel, Nixon and Rockefeller in 1968, and 1972 India's frontier with Red China saw renewed quiet after 33 days of undeclared hostilities.
Gil Hodges of the Washington Senators hosts a country history hootenanny featuring Burl Ives the Limeliters and Tennessee Ernie Ford as performers and announcers in a festive broadcast.
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