Public TV fired host over sponsorship ties
Boston's WGBF dismissed Bob Vila from a popular home improvement show citing a conflict of interest as a Time-Life Books spokesman. The piece argues public TV trends toward sponsorships threaten its noncommercial spirit and urges silent program tags and donor scrutiny to restore core public service.
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Bob Vila
Boston
WGBF
Time-Life Books
Vila
Public TV
Rawlings Sets Tougher Academic Standards at Iowa
University of Iowa president Rawlings, former basketball player, tightens academic rules for scholarship athletes after court disclosures of lax transcripts. A university committee rates current athletes highly and assigns an A for education efforts, but Rawlings orders stricter course loads grades and classroom time. He emphasizes academics come first, awaiting alumni and fan reactions.
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Unter Rawlings
University of Iowa
Iowa
Rawlings
David Vernon
University of Ilowa
Thank you to Ottawa officers for Nathan Finch’s care
Teresa Hobson writes appreciation for off duty officers Rick Croucher Jim Raby and Tim Welsh and for the ambulance service Lifeflight and hospital staff who aided her 4 year old nephew Nathan Finch after a car collision, noting Nathan is recovering well and thanking all who checked on him.
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Rick Croucher
Nathan Finch
Mr. Croucher
Nathan
Jim Raby
Jim
Teresa Hobson
Ottawa Herald rates effective April 1 1989
The Ottawa Herald announces subscription prices for Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier and by mail. Rates include one month to one year options with varying amounts for local, Franklin County, adjacent counties, and all other areas.
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SPS
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Pag Armstrong
Olice
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Franklin County
Ottawa Jaycees rank fifth among Kansas chapters
Ottawa Jaycees chapter places fifth in Kansas and among the nation’s top 50 after years of work. Bobby Roberts of Orlando praised the chapter’s ranking based on membership, service, development programs, and state meeting attendance. The group, now at 148 members, aims for 170 by month’s end and highlights leadership training and wide community projects.
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Ottawa Jaycees
Kansas
Bobby Roberts
Orlando
Fla
Jaycee
Ottawa
Roberts
Jaycees
Ginger Millicem
Franklin County
St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
United Way
Budge’s Sports Center
Third
Main
Oliver North a Convincing Liar in Iran Contra Hearings
The piece argues Oliver North lied during the Iran Contra hearings and in later testimony. It lists charges against him, notes the German defense, and compares his alleged deception to public figures like Jim Wright, framing lies as a moral and political tool.
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Oliver North
North
Col. North
al Capone
Jim Wright
Wright
Embargo politics and Contra aid fuel Central America debate
The article argues Congress funds Contras with 6000 per fighter through year end, totaling 67 million in humanitarian aid, while Bush backs the Arias plan in name but violates it by sustaining assistance. It predicts May 1 embargo renewal, recalls Reagan’s 1985 proclamation, condemns the embargo as harmful and deceptive, cites economic harm to Nicaragua and U.S. exporters, and notes limited press coverage beyond presidential dog news.
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U.S
Bush
Central America
Nicaragua
CIA
Reagan
North
Ted Weiss
D-N.y
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