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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1967
Page
1
The editorial notes Kansas has a five cent per gallon gasoline tax, the lowest in the nation, and discusses possible tax hikes to finance faster highway construction. Governor Docking opposes an automatic raise next winter unless essential, arguing better roads require funding but not via higher property taxes or bonds.
The narrator recalls early autos in a small town, starting with Adam Dobson’s two passenger red Brush with a lever guide and up to 20 mph progress. The Dobsons lived across the alley from the narrator in a square white house. Adam was a banker and Fred, his son, encouraged the purchase. The family also owned Tempest the driving mare for transport and faced frequent Brush repairs. The narrator’s father entered the automotive age via a Samsom, traded from a newspaper business, with barter involving wood, roasted ears, sausage, chickens, and butter. The Samsom later became a smoother four door car with curtains. Dining and Sunday drives followed, offering 30 mile trips when roads allowed and punctures rare.
Reader questions cover loss of smell causes from colds and sinus disease to atrophic rhinitis and possible treatments. Advice stresses ENT evaluation, infection treatment, and cautions about hormones and LU D devices. Additional letters address heartburn diet and broad nine poison safety rules for households.
A dense listings page outlines a full day of TV programming featuring Leave It To Beaver Flintstones Lucy Ball and Danny Thomas as well as news weather and sports blocks. The schedule includes The Tonight Show type entries and various game shows and dramas from morning to late night across multiple channels.
Twenty five years ago Bill Bowers son of Attorney and Mrs B F Bowers of 729 S Cedar was enlisted in the Naval Reserve and received orders to report to Columbia University for four months of training. Also noted is a memory from fifty years ago describing the town clock hands sticking at 7 30 until 8 00 this morning.
A devotional text references Ephesians 4 3 4 0 6 and calls for unity in faith with a prayer asking God the Father to be in hearts and fellowship. It ends with a benediction in the name of Jesus and the phrase Our Father who art in heaven Amen.
AP analysis details Senator J W Fulbright leading a drive to constrain presidential foreign policy power beyond constitutional limits. The piece traces Tonkin resolution origins in 1964, its wide support, and Fulbright’s evolution from Vietnam war ally to outspoken critic with fellow critics like Clifford Case and Everett Dirksen weighing in. It notes Morse and Gruening as the lone dissenting Democrats.
Washington AP reports a proposed 5 billion dollar blanket cut in nondefense spending could disrupt orderly government and provoke backlash against Congress. Officials say it would eliminate new contracts on major federal construction, halt new projects, cut loans and state grants, and drastically reduce school lunch funding, with effects limited to controllable civilian spending.
Cynthia Lowry notes a season heavy on older films and mediocre new series with several shows at risk of early cancellation. NBC confirms police series and CBS a new game show, while hits include The Carol Burnett Show and Gunsmoke. Our Endangered Wildlife fared poorly due to late scheduling.
The Harvard Student Agencies linen service drops door to door deliveries after students last year used 8 000 towels 1 000 pillowcases and 940 sheets valued at 5 000. Beginning this week customers who pay 28 annual fee must return dirty linen.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for trade area and outside area by mail. Rates include one month to one year, with different charges for domestic and out-of-state delivery. Publisher Robert B. Wellington notes AP member status and exclusive local news use.
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