14 Apr 1989
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1989
Page
1
The Harvard Alcohol Project aims to normalize sober driving by embedding designated driver messages in television. Harvard researchers and the Writers' Guild of America-West backed the effort, and this season 32 programs have incorporated the theme, signaling a possible shift in social norms about drinking and driving.
Chanute Kansas rose from low spirits to City of the Year as Mid-America Inc credits a coordinated plan. The town boosted industrial park employment from 586 to 1261 and cut vacant buildings from 34 to 11 through a joint New Business Assistance Network and targeted investments.
Twenty two years after Gary Hendrickson was killed in Vietnam his friends and family recall him as a beloved friend and son. Mary E. Fitzpatrick of Columbia Maryland writes to honor his memory and note he has never been forgotten.
Ottawa Herald announces new subscription rules effective April 1 1989 with rates by delivery method. Local carrier one month five dollars and twenty five cents three months fourteen dollars fifty cents six months twenty six dollars New yearly totals fifty one dollars twenty five cents. Motor route one month five dollars twenty five cents three months fourteen dollars fifty cents six months twenty eight dollars one year fifty three dollars fifty cents. Franklin County and adjacent counties by mail one month five dollars twenty five cents three months fifteen dollars thirty cents six months twenty nine dollars fifty cents one year fifty six dollars seventy five cents. All other areas by mail one month six dollars twenty five cents three months sixteen dollars seventy five cents six months thirty six dollars one year sixty nine dollars fifty cents.
A feature on spring yard work in Ottawa highlights ongoing gardening drives. The Ottawa 125th anniversary committee sells red white and blue petunias for planting, while the Ottawa PRIDE Committee and Arts Council offer mulch and delivery. Jan Clarks class participates in Trees for Life, planting honey locust seeds and nurturing them through the year. The piece notes elm disease and oak wilt threats, urging trees as long term investments and planetary salvation.
The narrator plans a productive Saturday with errands but shops close early or refuse services. A failed TV tuner and a burned lamp lead to disappointment. Sunday brings a burst washing machine hose and a costly plumber, turning a cheerful line from Jane into a costly wakeful weekend disaster.
A veteran writer reflects on frequent spelling and usage errors in papers, admitting slips like Calvary for Cavalry and Noahs Ark, and jokes about hyphenation, with a cautionary note on courteous titles and the risk of misnaming individuals. The piece also cites reader feedback and a poll about using Mr or Mrs before surnames.
Encouragement for letters to the editor with signatures and addresses. Un signed letters will not be published. A telephone number should be enclosed to expedite verification.
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