Remembering Stockton Snow Invasion And Dragging Main
In Northwestern Kansas memories of a spring blizzard recall two feet of wet snow that shut schools and trapped residents. A farm implement store duo used a tractor to clear cars, drew envy, then anger from a city snowplow. The melt brought Dragging Main and a snowball battle before authorities intervened.
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Kansas
Kansas Rain Forest
Stockton
Hays
Webster Reservoir
Main
Mad Max
The
Road Warriors
Hart Prepares for 1984 Democratic Run Amid Press Scrutiny
The article reviews Gary Hart's looming presidential bid and the national media's sharp focus on his past. It cites Time and Newsweek analyses of Hart's Ottawa childhood, his perceived aloofness, and his ties to Kansas? with Ottawa’s history. it notes his campaign debts, NH struggles, and a harsh press climate demanding candor.
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Gary Hart
National
Time
Newsweek
Hart
Ottawa
Bryan Perry
Sam Esquivel
Dana Coopey
Guy Price
Hartpeace
Kans
Gary Hartpence
Kansas City
U.S. News & World Report
Fame and Fallout From CBS 60 Minutes Standoff
Writer and observer laments fame after joining CBS 60 Minutes as a commentator. He notes relentless media attention amid Writers Guild strike, recalls CBS announcing salary cessation, and describes interviews, phone calls, and camera crews. He questions CBS negotiator power and reflects on industry friends and severance.
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60 Minutes
America
Writers Guild of America
CBS
United States
Writers Guild
Tom Wyman
Howard Stringer
CBS News
Don Hewitt
Don
Kansas political fractures lead Democrats to House majority
In 1976 Kansas Republicans faced internal strife as Don Concannon and others challenged leadership while Ronald Reagan gained momentum. Ford held backing in Wichita and Johnson County, but the party split widened. Democrats exploited rural-urban divides, winning 34 rural and 31 urban districts and taking a House majority for the first time in 64 years, with John Carlin elected speaker in 1977.
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Kansas
Robert Bennett
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Kansas High Plains
Don Concannon
Ronald Reagan
Concannon
Reagan
Toneka
Bennett
Gerald Ford
Hugoton
Indiana
Ford
Texas
Topeka
Johnson County
Shawnee County
Corporation Commission
KBI
House of Representatives
John Carlin
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates July 1986
Ottawa Herald lists monthly and yearly subscription prices for Ottawa area and surrounding counties by carrier, motor routes, and mail. Rates: Ottawa area one month 4.00, three months 11.00, six months 21.05, one year 40.00. County and adjacent counties: one month 4.50, three months 13.00, six months 25.00, one year 48.00. All other areas by mail: one month 5.50, three months 16.00, six months 31.00, one year 60.00. Out-of-state subscribers incur a 5.5 percent sales deduction.
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Ottawa
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