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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1987
Page
1
In Topeka a Senate House conference committee produced a new all purpose liquor bill by scrapping a House tax increase proposal that would have raised 12 to 15 million dollars annually. Separately a train collision near Lawrence killed four KU students, all drinking, with blood alcohol under the legal intoxication limit.
Local media hosted a private session with Gary Hart as he neared a Democratic presidential bid. He dined at L and L Restaurant and spoke with waitress Jayne Stottlemire and carrier Joe Adamson about his childhood ties to Ottawa. Hart also met shopkeeper Lee Shelden and addressed Ottawa elementary students and a near thousand-person home town gathering. He emphasized depoliticizing the announcement and urged civic involvement.
Kansas faces a nuclear waste survey dispute as the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission weighs rejected survey results. Raymond Perry, the commission director, claims the survey was a flawed public relations move and not a final site decision. Kansas has 18 counties with suitable sites, more than Nebraska, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma combined, raising questions about locating a storage site without triggering local backlash.
A formatted dialable roster of federal and state lawmakers with office locations in Washington D C and Topeka. Includes President Ronald Reagan, Sen Bob Dole, Sen Nancy Kassebaum, Rep Bob Whittaker, State Sen Jim Allen and State Rep Jack Beauchamp with addresses and phone numbers.
A reader questions the Department of Public Safety grievance process, noting employees struggle to have complaints heard. The letter mentions annual review of department rules and cites Commissioner Heathman’s received complaints, asking why supervisory personnel have not spoken.
Donna Murray urges swift corrective action over alleged missteps by hospital and DPS officials. She criticizes officials for not admitting fault, calls for transparency and apologies, and argues voters should choose those willing to act, not “go with the flow.”
A critique of Ronald Reagan's attempt to revive public support via a Columbia Missouri stop and a string of missteps. The piece notes misstatements to British officials, a mistaken ambassadorial impression at a White House visit, and staff overreach aimed at portraying a decisive presidency.
A compact study of Kansas political patterns argues governors rarely bend legislatures and parties fail to reliably sway voters. From Eisenhower’s era to Carter’s, Kansas split tickets, electing Democrats to the House and governor while voting Republican for national offices, revealing a stubborn mix of factions and regional divides. It notes 1966 to 1986 as a defining two decades.
Ottawa Kansas newspaper lists monthly quarterly six month and yearly rates by carrier motor route and mail. Rates show local area one month four dollars while out-of-state subscribers pay five point five percent sales tax.
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