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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1964
Page
7
KOFO syndicated schedule lists 7:00 AM to 9:45 PM blocks including Easy Melodies News and Weather programs. Notable items include Sunday Serenade and KOFO Karavan segments with a mix of music, church programs, farming and business news, and public affairs.
A reader reports mysterious air traffic over Ottawa tied to Forbes Air Force Base. The base, transitioning to a new command, used Ottawa as a waypoint, prompting a playful letter with a strip of red tape. The piece shifts to critique of school prayer and a 1915 Frances Willard law mandating morality lessons, arguing for current priorities and religious neutrality.
A sweeping shift in Africa sees transistor radios spreading from north to south. Since 1948 radio sets rose from 930000 to 5.5 million while daily newspaper circulation grew 50 percent to three million. Major powers expand broadcasts in Amharic Swahili and English with Voice of America Soviet China and France all active.
Channel listings reveal Jackie Gleason on Channel 5-13 at 6 30 with Frank Fontaine and the gang. Gilligan’s Island on Channel 5 at 7 30. The Tall Men on Channel 4 at 8. 12 O Clock High on Channel 13 at 10 30 with Brig Gen Frank Savage. Something for the Birds on Channel 9 at 11 15. The Walking Dead on Channel 5 12 25. Nikki Wild Dog of the North on Channel 4 at 6 30. Machinist Mate Marion Botnik on Channel 9 at 7 30. Some Like It Hot on Channel 9 at 8. We Are Not Alone on Channel 9 at 10 15. Hannibal on Channel 9 at 10 35. Crime and Punishment USA on Channel 9 at 12 15.
A dense log lists NBC CBS ABC and other channels with times from 12:00 to 12:25, detailing programs like Dig That Uranium Beneath The 12 Mile Reef Stoney Burke Gunsmoke The Tall Men and classic talks and dramas including Lanterns of Gospel and Frontiers of Faith across a full day guide.
In Manila a radical passion play staged by St. Scholastica's College reimagines biblical scenes with women roles, including Satan as a stylish woman. Jesuit Father James Reuter notes modern theology embracing English Tagalog and Chinese hymns, reflecting Vatican II reforms.
New York AP report on CBS comedy The Cara Williams Show starring Cara Williams and Frank Aletter as coworkers in a deceptive work romance. The boss dislikes office marriages and a CIA joke drives the plot while the episode mixes humor with risqué moments. CBS also aired The Presidency: A Splendid Misery, a civics history special with six actors and a narrator presenting presidents and their roles.
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