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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1966
Page
2
The piece notes the new Ottawa High School building is not finished and the lunch program and some facilities are not yet in use. It calls for patience from students, parents, and administration while the project settles, acknowledging past delays and multiple voter defeats before approval.
The Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant won an Army prize for reported cost savings exceeding 400 percent of the goal in the last fiscal year. The notice raises questions about who set the goal and how such a large overage was achieved, urging scrutiny from the public and readers.
Major airports were in shambles during the strike causing planes to be grounded and 61 percent of air travelers stranded. Crowded terminals held crying children, tired women, and angry men as passengers waited up to 24 hours at standby gates for a seat. Once boarded, many faced ongoing standby checks toward their destinations.
The author recalls World War II rail transportation chaos as planes were scarce and fuel rationing limited cars. Crowded trains left passengers standing in aisles, food and water ran out on long trips, and toilet conditions worsened. Pullman space often required connections or bribes, hotel rooms were scarce, and courtesy was scarce. Women faced harsher treatment, while airline strikes seemed minor by comparison.
A dense listing of daytime and prime time programs across channels, including Yogi Bear, Leave It To Beaver, Gunsmoke, The Devil at 4 Oclock, Peyton Place, Captain Kangaroo, I Love Lucy, Jeopardy, Password, Merv Griffin, To Tell The Truth, The Big Circus, Pro Football Vikings vs Cowboys, Titanic, and numerous news and weather slots, with many time slots and show titles interleaved. The schedule notes multiple network lines, film titles, and special programming entries across Friday and Thursday blocks.
A reader aged 11 asks if heredity or glands cause overweight and seeks advice from Dear Dr. Mother. The column emphasizes energy balance, critiques glandular causes as rare, and urges three solid meals with limited desserts, plus daily vigorous exercise. It notes metabolism tests if glands are suspected and mentions related medical cautions and local community notes.
AP analysis recalls Mike Mansfield's tenure as Senate Democratic leader He urged Vietnam peace a De Gaulle meeting and a large NATO troop withdrawal His pushy but patient style contrasted with President Johnson while Mansfield retires at 63 with hopes for harmony yet frequent friction with the White House persists
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details from Ottawa Kansas with editor Robert B Wellington and pricing for trade area and outside trades. It notes Associated Press membership and exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
Today’s date marks 1966 as the 244th day with 121 remaining. Notable events include Japan’s formal 1945WWII surrender, William Penn sailing in 1682, Germany’s 1939 invasion of Poland, FDR’s 1940 National Guard activation, and 1945 notices of more butter for civilians due to reduced Army needs.
A two story warehouse and office building storing paints, sprays, thinners and turpentine burned Wednesday night in the Central Industrial District. Ten fire companies fought a four alarm blaze for over an hour before gaining control as fire walls protected adjacent structures.
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