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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1961
Page
2
A TV column on dental braces discusses correcting crooked teeth with time and effort. Readers share experiences from a girl who wore braces for years and now has a confident smile. Cost varies by case and can be managed if spread over two years.
By iph This And That advertises two trouser suits and riffs on public life topics with satirical quips about democracy and promotions. It notes an early winter calendar for 1962, and wanders through comments on railroads, executives, shelter rules, church attendance, and inflation, ending with medical Q and A columns from Dr Molner.
The 1929 Essex owned by W. E. Hogan of Wellsville burned on a highway near Ottawa due to faulty wiring. Ottawa sources note local events including a straw poll favoring Alf Landon over Franklin D. Roosevelt and a range of community notices from library enthusiasm for a new Harold Bell Wright book to school performances and store hours, all reflecting life in Ottawa Kansas.
Lyons Kansas faces CBS coverage as a nine minute segment on fallout shelters and civil defense may air on Nov. 2. A CBS crew will visit October 17 to tape a video for the hour long show, per the Lyons Chamber of Commerce.
The article notes former Vice President Richard Nixon entering California's race against Pat Brown, predicting an active national profile and possible 1968 presidential prospects. It also discusses Dr George Jackson resigning as Kansas director of institutions, praising his mental health leadership and urging a successor of equal stature.
A four-man skeleton crew fought to save the 10,564-ton Hess Mariner for six hours but abandoned the tanker before dawn after an engine room explosion. Forty-three crew members had already evacuated to the Texaco Nevada, which arrived after the distress call. One sailor was injured. the explosion’s cause remains unknown.
A scrambled guide lists TV options across channels with start times and show titles. It mentions Target Cor, Man From Corruptors, Surfside 6, To Tell the Truth, Andy Griffin, Cheyenne, Hennesey, Ben Casey, Thriller, The Great Moment 1944, Mantovani, Pete and Gladys, Window On Main Street, Rifleman, Bonanza, The Price Is Right, 87th Precinct, and other items in a chaotic lineup.
Alabama grants quick divorces even when neither party resides in the state. In Double Springs a judge hears Mary Sachs challenge to her divorce from Walter Sachs claiming lack of residency. A private detective testified the couple stayed only hours in Birmingham to obtain the divorce.
New York AP reviews television launches across ABC CBS NBC and NBC noting Bus Stop first episode shocked with a four letter word while other series such as Target The Corrupt iers Father of the Bride Mister Ed Robert Taylors Detectives and Gunsmoke receive mixed judgments. Ed Sullivan and Jack Paar provide lighter fare. The critique highlights uneven character appeal and varying pacing across the lineup.
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