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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1968
Page
1
The American Public Health Association urges that any woman in a free society should have the right to choose abortion and calls for repeal of restrictive laws. Public opinion supports relaxing restraints while some states already grant doctors greater freedom in performing abortions.
Legalized abortion arguments note Colorado's lead and predict similar moves in 1969 state legislatures. Estimates say hundreds of thousands of abortions occur annually despite illegality, often by unskilled individuals in back rooms, with harmful outcomes. Proponents urge regulation as social progress.
The 1924 Scopes trial pitted John T. Scopes against state law in Dayton Tennessee in a clash over teaching evolution. William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow battled in court while the country debated science and religion. The Supreme Court later struck Arkansas and other bans as unconstitutional.
Dr Joesph G Molner died Nov 16 in Detroit at 61 after ill health since 1964. Thosteson and Pickering will continue the health advice feature begun in 1952 with no change in format. Thosteson leaves private practice to devote full time. Pickering remains longtime coauthor and booklet writer.
Four quiz items ask about Jacob's well lessons minor prophet omen forgiveness worship after resurrection and Leah's troubles with Jacob plus a self scoring line. The items reference John 4 12 15 Luke 24 52 Genesis 34 1 and a scoring cue.
A column recalls wartime raids on Berlin with mentions of Hitler and other Nazi leaders as the RAF sought to devastate the city. Also notes turkey prices from 50 years ago at 30 to 40 cents per pound, live and dressed, reflecting economic conditions of that era.
A dense listing of daily TV programming from early hours through the night featuring news, weather, game shows, dramas, soaps, comedies, and movies. It includes network times for shows such as Truth or Consequences Gunsmoke I Dream Of Jeannie Perry Mason Matinee films and late-night talk and variety programs.
Paris reports President De Gaulle seeks a worldwide readjustment of currency parities toward a gold standard and devaluation of the dollar to defend the franc. Debre drives defense of the franc, warns against partial devaluation, cites France’s isolation and US Britain monetary maneuvering in Bonn.
Cynthia Lowry reviews NBC telecast Here's Peggy Fleming and The Mouse on the Mayflower. Fleming's ice show breaks mold with imaginative acts and guest stars Richard Harris Gene Kelly and Spanky and Our Gang. NBC's second special features The Cowills family in a 30 minute pilot like family variety.
In a humorous column Boyle notes oddities from mail, elephants with long lashes, and asymmetries in handedness. He cites a Canadian study estimating lethal aspirin doses and asks if readers have seen a ten thousand dollar bill, noting millions were in circulation last year.
The notice lists subscription rates for the Ottawa Kansas area with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options and specifies higher rates for outside trade area. It also notes Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and states the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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