26 Sep 1966
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1966
Page
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Page Two Editorial notes a deficit of 800 registered nurses in Kansas affecting almost every hospital, including Ottawa. Gov. Avery cites lack of state educational facilities as a key cause and urges expanded programs for registered and licensed practical nurses to meet growing demand.
The piece argues that nursing schools remain closed and traditional, yet expanding access could benefit both the profession and public. It suggests wives with schoolaged children and seekers of mental activity could train for nursing as a second income or fulfilling work, comparable to returning to school for other certifications.
Kenneth Thompson runs a fiber-spinning factory with 90 workers and has rejected a fixed clocking system. The policy allows employees to come and go as they please as long as the work is completed. Thompson removed the time clock to enforce the flexible schedule.
A practical psychologist Kenneth Thompson advocates a work pattern where employees gain responsibility and can take breaks as needed to boost morale and quality. He notes the scheme only works when workers operate independently, produce measurable results, and avoid disruptions to team production. The idea faces skepticism about long term sustainability and potential decline in discipline.
A Dear Dr. Molner column compiles reader questions on stroke aftereffects speech difficulty and loneliness, sleep patterns, plantar warts and ventricular preponderance with hypertension. Dr. Molner explains that stroke can paralyze limbs or speech but not hearing or intelligence, urges understanding, and notes rehabilitation and speech therapy, plus basic home care and medical explanations.
James Marlow surveys the stalled peace efforts in Vietnam from 1965 to 1966. Johnson’s tentative conditional talks clash with Hanoi’s four point proposal demanding U.S. withdrawal and internal South Vietnamese self determination. U Thant and Goldberg push for negotiation while Russia and Hanoi reject assurances as hypocritical.
A 39 degree reading in Ottawa marks an early fall start and the coldest in Kansas. Fifty years ago Ottawans attended the State Fair in Hutchinson, making the seven hour round trip.
William H. Walker of York Pennsylvania was elected national commander of the World War I Veterans of the U S A at the 14th annual convention in San Diego California Wednesday night.
AP observer Cynthia Lowry notes Bonanza remains popular as it maintains a reliable format and engaging star cast despite Garry Moore on CBS facing the season’s big splash. NBC’s Telephone Hour offers a Spoleto Italy documentary, while ABC shifts from Olympus 70000 to a musical revue Where It’s At.
Channel line up lists NBC CBS ABC and others with prime time offerings from 5:00 PM to midnight. Programs include Marshall Dillon Leave It To Beaver Flintstones News Wells Fargo Gilligan's Island Run Buddy Run I Dream of Jeannie Lucille Ball Rat Patrol Andy Griffith Road West Family Affair Peyton Place Big Valley Run For Your Life Jean Arthur Gilligan's Island Movie The Pajama Game China Seas Merv Griffin among others with times and channels noted.
On Sept 26 1966 notable events include Washington naming Edmund Randolph first US attorney general in 1789, the Tampa torpedoing in 1918 with 118 lives lost, the Queen Mary launch in Scotland in 1934, Military Police Corps becoming a separate Army unit in 1941, Hirohito's call to MacArthur in 1945, a 1954 Japanese ferry disaster with 1172 deaths, and various later political and military references. The page also previews radio and TV listings.
Actress Shirley MacLaine, national chairwoman of the Thomas A. Dooley Foundation, announces Project Showboat to attract Laotian and Thai villagers to floating medical clinics along the Mekong River. Three 38-foot American-built boats are planned within six months, with more boats expected.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher. It outlines subscription rates for trade area by mail: one month 1.00, three months 3.00, six months 6.00, one year 9.00. outside trade area: one month 1.50, three months 4.25, six months 8.00, one year 15.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and reserves exclusive rights to local and AP news.
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