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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1966
Page
1
A reader disputes legalizing slot machines, arguing that relaxing laws would invite underworld activity. Mary Black of Ottawa urges law-abiding groups to fund expenses rather than tolerate coin operated gambling and cites potential civic harms if gambling de vices become legal.
Pvt. Gerald Smith of Fort Polk, La., thanks Ottawa residents for kindness after missing connections on a Santa Fe train. A Red Cross officer provided funds for meals, Ron Clinton gave coffee and cigarettes, and Mr. Buck plus a baggage man offered hospitality on his return.
A dense list chronicles NBC CBS ABC and local station airings through late night, naming programs such as Marshal Dillon I Love Lucy Batman The Jeffersons and news weather and game shows with times and channel groupings across 4 5 9 13. The grid includes many c designations for color or classic status and references to movies and series like Destry My Three Sons and The Left Handed Gun alongside news broadcasts.
The season nears its close and the Pirates may meet the Orioles in the World Series. After the outcome, attention shifts to pro football.
The piece laments the New York Yankees struggles this season, contrasting their once-dominant run with a current cellar-dwelling slide. It ponders causes from ownership to war-time sentiment and wonders what changed from a virtually invincible empire to a disappointing slump.
Vitamins do not add calories but aid in utilizing food. B vitamins may increase appetite slightly, yet weight gain depends on consuming more calories than expended. Iron tablets should be prescribed by a doctor, as anemia can affect energy and appetite but is not limited to thin individuals.
By James Marlow Associated Press News Analyst Lyndon Johnson trails Kennedy in 1968 popularity polls among Democrats, with 51 to 49 or similar margins. Johnson faces criticism over Vietnam, poverty, and the economy while Kennedy's charisma and TV presence set him apart. Johnson's handling of major issues and messaging struggle, though his foreign wins like the Dominican Republic intervention show mixed results.
AP Television writer Cynthia Lowry notes ABCs Combat has entered its fifth year with Vic Morrow as Saunders in a color shift and new studio location. The episode centers on a bridge mission highlighting character ties while Red Skelton’s show delivers light relief and a Rooney sketch amid Johnson-Nugent wedding jokes. CBS Reports airs a thorough Poisoned Air special, NBC had covered the issue earlier with a deeper, pointed critique.
Actress Janis Paige, 42, was admitted to Mt. Sinai Hospital with hip and back injuries following a collision between her sports car and a panel truck on a rain slicked road Monday in Hollywood.
Highlights for September 21, 1966 note events from 1870 Benedict Arnold meeting to discuss West Point surrender, 1814 first publication of the Star Spangled Banner, 1927 start of George Washington Bridge, 1938 Hitler and Chamberlain meeting, 1939 FDR arms embargo repeal request, 1945 Truman approves WWII title, and later notable years including Nicaragua and UN actions.
Danish surgeons call for a new legal definition of death to speed kidney transplants from deceased donors. Current law requires a hospital death to be left undisturbed for six hours to confirm cessation of life, hindering timely organ donation.
The Ottawa Herald prints an Associated Press license notice stating AP content is exclusive to the local paper for publication and dispatch use.
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