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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1964
Page
1
The writer recalls shipyard neglect after a box injures a Chinese dock worker who is discarded into the bay. They compare this to other urban crises where bystanders fail to intervene. A woman survives a car crash into a canal, illustrating detachment and peril in modern life.
The text laments bystanders who watched a drowning woman, noting fear of involvement and safety concerns deter action. It argues for civic duty education in schools and broader adult education to encourage responsible citizen behavior and intervention.
A near-miss at Kansas City airport left 180 passengers and eight crew shaken when Flight 91 skimmed a boundary fence and ruptured its undercarriage before sliding 4,000 yards on its belly. The writer notes the airport's aging terminal, single 7,000 foot runway, flood-prone river site, and proximity to downtown skyscrapers. Despite warnings and nearby new runways, the city keeps its current field for convenience, though danger looms if odds fail.
A local sports club issues a two hundred dollar fine for playing the harmonica during a game on the team’s losing streak, signaling disciplinary action aligned with game day conduct in the standings.
A reader asks how barbiturates differ from narcotics. The columnist explains they are both sedatives and pain relievers but not the same, noting narcotics can breed addiction quickly while barbiturates require cautious use, with both having risks and medical uses.
Auld Lang Syne notes Mr and Mrs Bert Anderson and Mr and Mrs Milo Hewitt of Osage City arrived home after a ten day vacation in Wyoming. Mrs Charles S Williamson returned from McPherson where daughters Nancy and Ruth Williamson attend McPherson Academy. Ottawa Condensing Co switches to motor power by purchasing a Ford truck. Elizabeth Jacobus visits Rev D B Jacobus in Elgin and friends in Mound City. Mary Helen Douglass returns from week with Sunshine Young east of town.
A devotional prayer invoking God’s power and love. It thanks God for omnipotence and care, asking for equipping for life and for duties, in Jesus name.
A dense listing of TV and radio primetime slots across channels NBC CBS ABC and more. Includes a long sequence of programs from Rifleman Huckleberry Hound and Destry to Johnny Carson Steve Allen and multiple sports events with dates times and episode titles.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with Kansas trade area and outside rates for by mail subscriptions. It notes membership in the Associated Press and exclusive local news publication rights for AP dispatches.
A detailed listing of KOFO Saturday programs from 6:00 AM to 9:45 PM including Top Of The Morning, News and Weather, The Serenade, Country Karavan, KOFO Karavan, Triad programs, and times for Weather, Sports, Devotions, and sign offs.
International Showtime on Channel 4 at 6 30 p m features Holiday on Ice with former Olympic champions and variety acts. Bob Hope hosts at 7 30 p m on Channel 4. Twilight Zone airs on Channel 5 13 at 8 30 p m with An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Jo Stafford appears from Palladium on Channel 4 at 9 p m. The mid-evening lineup includes Hell on Frisco Bay on Channel 5 at 10 15 p m and The Three Musketeers on Channel 13 at 10 30 p m, with Bombardier and Angel and the Badman on Channel 5 12 40 p m and Channel 9 11 45 p m respectively.
Nine members of the Franklin County Social Welfare Board attended a Linn County Department of Social Welfare meeting at the Mound City courthouse. A 9:30 coffee and 10:00 business session opened the day, with Dr. Karl Targownik and Mrs. Bernice Tajima discussing the Diagnostic Center in Topeka and the role of county offices in compiling basic social histories for referrals to the center. Wanda Baird reported representation from 17 counties. The article notes the first seven U.S. presidents were not native born Americans and were British subjects at birth.
On this date in 1814 a New York built fleet under Lt Thomas Macdonough defeated a British force at Lake Champlain saving the United States from invasion by Wellington veterans. Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan in 1609 and the Pentagon's construction began in 1941. Malta surrendered much of its fleet in 1943. Edna hurricane memory recalls 23 deaths. Beatrix arrived in New York for Hudson celebration.
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