Editorial on federal gambling stamps in Kansas
The Wichita IRS released a list of stamp purchasers for coin operated gambling devices costing 250 dollars each. Stamps made slot machines immune to federal laws, but possessing the stamp violates Kansas law where gambling is largely illegal. The list shows many organizations such as the American Legion Elks VFW Eagles and country clubs as holders.
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Internal Revenue Service
Wichita
Kansas
American Legion
the Elks
VFW
Eagles
Country Clubs
Legal Hypocrisy and Slot Machines Debate
The piece argues slot machines in clubs fund operations and improvements while dues cover costs. It notes few raids since a state list release, cites officer reluctance and election timing as factors, and suggests legalizing slots with heavy state taxes for school funding.
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Kansas
Growth of the Cabinet Across American History
The article traces cabinet expansion from five initial posts in 1789 to a predicted dozen, noting added departments and the risks of unwieldy size. It contrasts Washington’s small, daily meetings with later presidents who held larger cabinets and broader executive status.
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Congress
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
Henry Knox
Edmond Randolph
Samuel Osgood
Navy
Department of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ter
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Parksinson
Tle
Johnson
Dear Dr Molner on hair loss and hairpieces
A reader asks about hereditary baldness in a 19 year old husband and whether hair transplantation is viable, affordable, or advisable. Dr Molner suggests dermatologist exam for seborrheic dermatitis, notes transplanting is possible if hair can be spared and scalp circulation is adequate, but a hairpiece may be quicker and cheaper.
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R.B.H
Ottawa visit on theater sound equipment check
R C Gold a Kansas City service engineer for RCA spent time in Ottawa to inspect the Tally theater sound system. Fifty years ago two prisoners tunneled through a wall at the county jail and escaped, with repairs planned soon.
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R. C. Gold
Kansas City
RCA Company
Ottawa
Critics Snub CBS Spy Debut Amid Stereotypes
AP critic Cynthia Lowry finds Jere cho a patchwork spy drama with three rookie leads. She cites stale clichés in the plot as the show follows agents into a Nazi occupied Dutch radar station amid fighting and attempted comedy. The Tammy Grimes Show and The Hero? receive similar mixed notices for tone and pacing.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Jerecho
CBS
Holland
Tammy Grimes
ABC
Mfe
Complex TV Schedule Highlights Daytime Lineup
A dense list outlines a full broadcast day with hundreds of program entries. Notable items include Marshal Dillon Flintstones News Wells Fargo Weather Space Ghost and Mission Impossible among many westerns dramas comedies and sports telecasts across multiple time slots and channels.
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Marshal Dillon
Flintstones
Wells Fargo
Hogan’s Heroes
U.N.C.L.E
Milton Berle
T.H.E. Cat
Laredo
Johnny Carson
Hollywood Palace
Bob Hope
Merv Griffin
M Squad
Faith For Our Times
Mike Douglas
Torey and the Three Stooges
Superman
Today In History highlights Wall Street blast and Hong Kong surrender
On Sept 16 1966 the history brief notes a 1920 Wall Street explosion that killed 40 and wounded 130, and a 1945 event in which Britain accepted Japan’s formal surrender of Hong Kong. The day marks 259 days into the year with 106 remaining.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Hong Kong
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and AP Notice
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for local and out of area readers with rates for one month to one year and notes Associated Press usage rights. The paper identifies Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and clarifies postal and publication details.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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