Editorial argues prison reforms may curb riots and aid reintegration
The Ottawa Herald urges humane prison reform after waves of riots in New Jersey and Florida. It applauds Kansas work release, noting five inmates will study at a community college and twelve may work outside walls under close supervision. It warns reliance on punishment, and stresses proper administration and public acceptance to reduce despair and recidivism.
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New Jersey
Florida
Hutchinson
Community College
Kansas
Former Kansas Governor May Run Again
Former Kansas Governor John Anderson is eyed as a possible candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Known as a popular attorney general and two term governor, his solitary leadership style and indecision are noted as factors that may hinder a late entry amid a fragmented GOP and recent Goldwater defeat.
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Kansas
May
John Anderson
Anderson
Reaction To Jewelry Dear Dr Thosteson
A reader reports skin turning black where in contact with jewelry containing high non-gold alloy content. An 18-K ring leaves a faint mark, while costume jewelry watches and 14-K rings produce large dark smudges around the contact area that are hard to wash off.
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Dr. Thosteson
Thosteson
Health Q and A on metal reactions and medical notes
Reader questions cover perspiration reactions with metals causing skin markings with silver and gold jewelry, and preventive coating tips. Additional letters discuss gout diet and medication, hemorrhoid dilation aftercare, rubber allergy, and a biblical prayer note.
Moving Of Stage Play To Television A Success
New York AP reports NET Playhouse presented Home with Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson transforming David Storey’s stage study of loneliness to a television drama. The five-character piece, set in one room, unfolds from guarded conversation to shared misery in a mental hospital setting. Exquisite performances and perceptive dialogue highlight communication barriers and barren lives. A forthcoming pre Christmas treat includes ABC’s Movie of the Week Brian’s Song about Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers.
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New York
John Gielgud
Ralph Richardson
NET Playhouse
David Storey
Storey
ABC
Brian
Brian Piccolo
Chicago Bears
Gale Sayers
Mexico Reforms Eyed as Peasants Seek Paved Roads
In Tabasco President Luis Echeverria hears campesinos on rural pace and pledges to pave a dirt road if locals terrace the bed. The AP reports Mexico’s push to cut corruption and narrow the wealth gap while critics warn of persistent poverty, low wages, and U.S. influence. Industry, land reform, and church critique frame a nation balancing rapid growth with social strain.
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Luis Echeverria
Mexico
Tabasco
Echeverria
Mexico City
Confederation of Mercan Workers
Partido Revolucionario Institucional
PRI
Jumping to conclusions about aging and ambition
New York columnist Hal Boyle notes the paradoxes of aging and societal views on longevity. He observes that octogenarians aiming for nine decades are seen as vain or stubborn and that even public figures like a pro football quarterback rarely hope for a white Christmas.
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New York
The Cow, Mortality, and Friction in Life Snippets
A terse parade of observations about cows, teeth, shoes, relatives, and marriage. The speaker muses on ignorance of cow anatomy, mortality from dental pain, success of relatives, and the fading old fashioned kitchen match, punctuating with wry humor.
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America
Soap and detergent market shifts in midcentury trends
Washington AP reports that detergents may hit market saturation in soap segments unless they push into bar soap. About 90 percent of current soap use is toilet and hand bars with laundries consuming most remaining. Detergents surged postwar but gains faded in the 1960s. synthetic detergents rely on petroleum. Soap sales were 2.9 billion pounds in 1950 versus 1.4 billion for detergents, while 1970 estimates show soap at 1.1 billion and detergents at 5.6 billion pounds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
Soap and Detergent Association
Evening TV Schedule Fragment From 5 to 12 Minutes
A dense OCR list outlines a television grid with numerous shows across channels and times. It mentions program names such as The Munsters Petticoat Junction Petticoat Junc tion, Brian's Song Hawaii Five-O The Carol Burnett era specials and daytime soap operas including Guiding Light As The World Turns General Hospital and One Life To Live among many others.
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Guiding Light
Doctors
Another World
Bay City
Secret Storm
General Hospital
One Life To Live
Bright Promise
Perry Mason
Gomer Pyle
the Steel
Ottawa Herald Rate Card Details Cedar 104
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly plans, including in state tax deductions. It notes Cedar and mentions Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and AP exclusivity for local news and dispatches.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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