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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1967
Page
1
A lament on mistrust of politicians links past scandals to current federal spending. It cites Defense Department overpayments for knobs and rods, and criticizes the Subversive Activities Control Board for a large budget with little apparent activity. The piece ends declaring politicians a sorry lot.
Dr. Mark R. Rosenzweig of UC Berkeley reports 14 years of rat and mouse studies showing enriched environments and constant learning raise brain size by six percent. He warns of a national brain drain as many Americans neglect thinking, favoring passive leisure and distractions. A daily crossword puzzle could help reclaim mental fitness.
A poison center story recalls emergency calls from children and adults, including a girl with perfume, turpentine irritation, and pills in a suicide attempt. It notes the need for hospital care, fast action, and education to prevent tragedies, with cases of aspirin intake, lye burns, eye exposure, and a deadly cigarette ingestion. It also recalls 25 years ago news of a Topeka couple and a Franklin County fair inspection, ending with a prayer segment.
AP analyst James Marlow notes presidents have long used war authorizations without formal declarations. He cites Gulf of Tonkin as Congress backed, six undeclared wars, and five declared conflicts, from 1798 naval actions to 1960s Vietnam, with mixed motives and outcomes across administrations.
AP Political Writer Jack Bell reports that major party leaders foresee Vietnam War developments shaping Democratic candidates' use of Johnson's coattails in 1968. Senators Magnuson Morton and four dissenters Gruening Nelson McGovern Morse express mixed views on Johnson's policy and its impact on reelection prospects.
Readable schedule fragment lists dozens of shows, time slots, and parodied cue titles. It notes programs such as The Flintstones Bewitched Captain Kangaroo and News weather sports across stations with many time stamps and program names.
AP Television reporter Cynthia Lowry notes a potentially vintage year for variety shows as Dean Martin Carol Burnett and the Smothers Brothers entertain NBCs Music Hall with Rock Hudson leading a tribute to 1930s Hollywood musicals. The Nielsen week of Sept 11 lists top programs as CBS NBC and ABC movies and established series with five new entries in the top 120.
Ottawa Herald indicates daily publication except Sundays and holidays with editor Robert B. Wellington. It lists subscription rates for trade area by mail: one month one dollar, three months three dollars, six months five dollars, one year nine dollars. outside trade area by mail: one month one dollar sixty, three months four dollars twenty five, six months eight dollars, one year fifteen dollars. The paper states Associated Press exclusivity for local news and AP dispatches.
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