Public funding cuts spark flood control worries nationwide
Gov. Robert Docking in Kansas City warns the Nixon cutback harms flood control programs. Sen. Stuart Symington urges funds for Missouri water projects as Melvern Reservoir nears completion. The piece notes past budget squeezes under Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson, but flood control survives due to congressional support and project merit.
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Nixon
Robert Docking
Kansas City
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Vendetta of Sen Schultz targets university autonomy
The Chanute Tribune critiques Kansas State Senator Reynolds Schultz of Lawrence for proposing to hand control of university discipline to county officials. The piece argues students disciplined by KU were not criminals and warns against politicizing campus matters. It condemns Schultz’s plan as an attack on university independence.
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Kansas
Board of Regents
Nnwit
Reynolds Schultz
Lawrence
Schultz
K.U
Douglas County
Senator Schultz
Chanute Tribune
Memories Are the Best Things to Collect
Hal Boyle reflects on nostalgia and memories as invaluable possessions that outlive objects. He contrasts memories with stamps, coins, and diamonds, noting their enduring interest, shareability, and lack of need for safekeeping. The piece recalls playful pasts, from penny postcards to barber shops, church socials, and family routines. Remember?
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New York
Hepatitis questions in letter to doctor asks about relapse
A reader writes to Dr Thosteson describing a five week hospital stay and four weeks recuperation at home with hepatitis. The letter asks if hepatitis can recur and when one is safe from relapse, noting a lack of literature on the disease.
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Monrovia
Understanding hepatitis and its insidious spread
Dr Thostes explains infectious hepatitis as a common, serious liver disease. Transmission is mainly via contaminated food or water, with jaundice as a symptom rather than the disease. Illness often begins like flu, with liver signs, tests confirm infection, recovery varies, and risk depends on overall health and care.
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H. B
Thesteson
Liberia's Angie Brooks elected U N General Assembly president
Angie Brooks, Liberian lawyer and diplomat, was unopposed for president of the 24th session of the U N General Assembly. At 41, she becomes the second woman and third African to hold the post, presiding over full assembly sessions and guiding proceedings as she helps introduce President Nixon to the 126 nation body.
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United Nations, N.Y
Angie Brooks
United Nations
Liberia
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
U.S
Africa
Monrovia
James Monroe
United States
Brooks
Wisconsin
General Assembly
Assembly
U.N. Trusteeship Council
Ruanda
Urundi
U.S. Trust Territory
The
Pacific
Inflation Began Labor Pains Before Vietnam
A renowned economist argues inflation started before Vietnam, not due to the war. Arthur Burns contends price rises began by late 1963 with wholesale prices up through 1965, and that the simple war explanation for the price-wage spiral is incorrect. He criticizes Johnson era policy and tax moves amid rising federal spending.
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New York
Arthur F. Burns
Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Council of Economic Advisers
National Bureau of Economic Research
Vietnam
Burns
Morever
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Dark Sky Plan Shuts Empire State Lights For Birds
The Empire State Building will turn off floodlights from dusk to midnight on foggy or cloudy nights through Oct 31 to aid migrating birds. The Audubon Society requested the measure, noting birds can lose direction when light diffuses in clouds. In spring, lights will be off from April 15 to May 31 during northbound migration.
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The
Audubon Society
Mayor Wins A Point In Fort Scott Rail War
Mayor Frank Doherty threatened to block Frisco Railroad tracks with police cars to force action. Railroad officials said trains will no longer block Wall Street for extended periods as water is taken from a tower nearby. Frisco officials will shift to a different watering station in the future.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Frank Doherty
Frisco
Wall Street
Doherty
Television Schedule Fragment 1960s Numbers and Titles
A dense log lists TV airings from 5:00 to 12:05, showing numerous classics and current programs. Names such as Flintstones, Truth or Consequences, Captain Kangaroo, Beverly Hillbillies, and Gunfire are listed alongside days, times, and channel codes, forming a snapshot of a busy weekly lineup.
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Bette Hayes
Ed Nelson
Lucille Ball
Beverly Hillbillies
Andy Griffith
David Frost
Paul Harvey
Doctors
General Hospital
Dark Shadows
Gomer Pyle
Dennis Whaley
Mike Douglas
Perrymason
Gilligan’s Island
Flintstones
Kansas
Eddie's Father
Music Hall
Green Acres
Bronson
Hawaii Five-O
Merv Griffin
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and staff
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for local and out of area readers with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options. The paper credits Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and notes exclusive AP news use.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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Miss Brooks
University of Wisconsin
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Liberie
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Lancer
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Sportsman’s Friend
Doris Day
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Dick Cavett
Mid America
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