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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1961
Page
3
Ottawa officials rejected a private power deal with Kansas City Power & Light Co claiming cheaper municipal generation. A 10 year KCP&L proposal would cost about 300k to 457k plus substation and bond interest, versus a plan costing about a million. Citizens can petition to put the issue to a vote.
A columnist recalls a patient who stopped medicine because it didn’t seem to help and notes you feel different when you stop, not instantly better. Doctors wish for instant cures but nature often makes improvements gradual and noticeable mainly when things worsen.
Informal notes recount various curiosities and local items. Mentions include political quips about Kennedy and Nixon, fashion glimpses from shoppers, a Kansas centennial slogan debate, and local visits. Also notes on termite treatment at John Brown cabin Osawatomie and staff exchanges at regional newspapers.
A sprawling OCR list outlines ABC and local station lineups with hundreds of programs, films, sports, and public notices. It names shows such as Gunsmoke, Daleks, Captain Kangaroo, Lassie, Peter Gunn, and Twenty-First Century Theater, alongside sports, news, and movie slots across a packed Saturday slate.
A packed list of prime time options across Channel 4 5 9 13 and more features Sea Hunt Bonanza Gunsmoke Perry Mason The Defenders Leave It To Beaver and Dennis the Menace. Notable items include a sunken ship in a shipping lane a nurse plot Have Gun Will Travel and Murder By the Book in color.
A brief religious prayer urges ceaseless prayer for a lost or backslidden soul. It invokes James 5 16 and asks Heavenly Father to teach persistent faith and belief that prayers will be answered through Christ in Jesus name Amen.
A color camera aboard the Mercury spacecraft released three photographs showing Earth and Hurricane Esther. The images include a large circular storm with a defined eye, taken 18 minutes after launch as the capsule neared Africa’s west coast at 17,519 mph and 110 miles high. Esther's winds reach 130 mph as it churns through the central Atlantic.
The Ot tawa Kansas paper lists daily publication except Sundays and holidays with subscription rates for trade area by mail: one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3.75 dollars, one year 7 dollars. Outside trade area by mail: one month 1.50, three months 4.25, six months 8 dollars, one year 15 dollars.
A crowded KOFO broadcast day lists sign ons from 7:00 to 6:30 pm with easy melodies news weather and church programs. The lineup features Serenades Garden shows Farm and Market updates and multiple KOFO Karavan segments plus a noon to afternoon schedule and a bulletin board.
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