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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1987
Page
2
An Ottawa newspaper welcomes presidential hopeful Gary Hart, noting his stay with local youth in schools and his presence in the community. The piece emphasizes Ottawa Kansas as a representative America and invites Hart to mingle with residents and revisit old hometown haunts.
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum announced support for President Reagan’s veto of the 88 billion highway finance bill reversing a prior stance. Reagan allies, including Sen. Bob Dole, pressed to sustain the veto citing demonstration projects and fiscal restraint amid rising deficits and debt since 1966.
Jeff and Sharon Cunningham, OU graduates, spoke at the OU Chapel as part of the OU Program Series about U S diplomacy. Cunningham, serving at the U S Consulate in Vancouver, described the mission of diplomats, U S views of Canada, and career routes including posts in Nicaragua, Colombia, Uruguay, Japan and Indonesia. He stressed honest inquiry, the role of leadership, and the value of summer internships with congress members.
From Our Readers discusses hospital care and public safety. The writer praises hospital staff but condemns doctors for alleged lack of compassion and recounts a mother's death. Calls for outside investigation by the Attorney General and warns against limiting freedoms, referencing historical persecution. Mrs. Vistam of Hanson urges action.
A Colorado reader, Mr. Howard Martin quoted, writes that junkpiles on I-35 are a disgrace and urges others to contact the governor and voice complaints. The letter implies public action may prompt cleanup.
A writings apology from a jailed individual who admits an addiction to check writing and pledges to reform with help from God, self-help groups, and a Mental Health Clinic. He hopes to repay those harmed and plans to meet them in person after release.
Opinion piece argues state lottery and pari mutuel betting prey on the public’s hope and gullibility. It contrasts gambling with a planned tuition repayment for scholars, questioning government reliance on lottery revenue and the brain drain from Kansas.
John Marshall analyzes how a Republican governor battles a Republican legislature in Kansas. He notes budget clashes, tax reform effects, and shifts in party roles, arguing that parties are now more a sidecar to efficient government amid modernization. Next: more columns.
Publication list shows daily newspaper Ottawa Herald outlining July 1 1986 rates for Ottawa area and surrounding counties. Carrier and motor routes: one month four dollars, three months eleven dollars, six months twenty one dollars, one year forty dollars. Franklin and adjacent counties: one month four fifty, three months thirteen dollars, six months twenty five dollars, one year forty eight dollars. Other areas by mail: one month five fifty, three months sixteen dollars, six months thirty one dollars, one year sixty dollars. Subscriptions taxed 5.5 percent for out of state.
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