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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1968
Page
1
A parent recounts a five year old child molested by a man with prior offenses and mental illness. The offender was intoxicated and confessed. Police report the danger, but the writer urges prognosis and prevention beyond punishment, noting the need for mental treatment and public safety. The parent asks to remain anonymous. Ed.
A Nixon speech in Tarrytown pledges greater home rule for suburbs, but the piece argues the promise is foolish. It notes suburbs depend on central cities for jobs, culture, and services while avoiding taxes, urging legislation to extend city boundaries for uniform services and shared tax burdens amid broader urban growth. The article also quotes a New York AP dispatch with campaign quips and a related briefing style.
A collage of street interviews and candid remarks from voters and operatives. Topics include election strategy promises, loyalty, campaign finance, neighborly tensions, marital threats over staff, and outreach to young voters and agriculture groups.
Dear reader questions cover Hungarian measles, hair growth concerns, petit mal epilepsy, and biblical quiz. Fifth disease is mild but not advisable to attend school to avoid spreading. Advice emphasizes rest and fever relief, with caution about relapses or complications.
About 40 young federal employees in Washington form The Thursday Group to press for changes within the bureaucracy. They hold lunch sessions at HEW headquarters, limit talks to 10 minutes, and pursue civil rights and poverty issues, shaping a broader movement allied with FEDS and SDS trends.
A brief devotional note urges reflection on humble beginnings and the power of small acts. It restates gratitude for life and children, asking divine care and love to sustain families. The prayer expresses thanks and a wish for growth through love.
Sergeant Lou Gerth Jr. a 20 year old Lane resident killed in a crash near Cassady Kansas last week had enlisted in the Army Air Corps in November. Also 50 years ago a Santa Fe train with war trophies is due this afternoon to promote the Liberty Loan drive.
A long broadcast log lists daytime and late night programs across networks with show titles such as Truth or Consequences Hawaii Five-O Flying Nun Bewitched That Girl Manners, movies like Blondie s Secret, Adults and soaps like General Hospital, Days Of Our Lives, and news/weather slots, plus game shows, variety nights, and sport updates across many time blocks. The entry compiles a near full day of programming including multiple seasons and channel references, noting crime dramas, westerns, comedies, and a range of locally produced outdoors in Kansas segments.
The Ottawa Herald and Cedar editions acknowledge the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights to all local news printed and to AP dispatches. This declaration reinforces AP’s exclusive distribution of local content to covered outlets.
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