Madalyn Murray O'Hair revisited in Denver and Kansas City memories
A veteran writer recalls meeting Madalyn Murray in 1963 as she challenged Bible readings in public schools. The piece recounts a whirlwind Kansas City internship, guiding a top reporter to cover her arrival near Stockton and Speed, the 80 acre land gift, beer at a tavern, and the fallout. It closes with reflections on a long-ago scoop and a career move to Ottawa.
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Herald
Madalyn Murray O’hair
Denver
Madalyn
Baltimore
Madalyn Murray
Middle America
Bible Belt
Kansas City Times
KC Star-Times
Kansas
Carl Brown
Stockton
12Th Street
Robert K. Sanford
Powers That Be
Kansas City
Sanford
Brown
Speed
J-school
Mom
KC Star
Ottawa
Mondale and Gephardt clash over taxes in 1984 race
Walter Mondale in accepting the Democratic nomination warned taxes would rise under the next administration, while President Reagan and allies deny any tax hike. U S Representative Richard Gephardt emerged as a contender promoting both tax increases and spending cuts to curb the deficit. He argues cutting spending alone would be painful amid heavy federal outlays and high debt.
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Walter ‘‘Fritz
Mondale
Reagan
U.S
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Gephardt
Santa Fe Trail to be designated national historic trail
The Santa Fe Trail, carved by pioneers from Missouri to New Mexico via Kansas Oklahoma and Colorado, would be marked along its 900 miles after a House approval. Supporters see tourism potential, critics fear costs and profit motives, arguing heritage matters more than finance. The bill moves to the Senate.
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Missouri
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Ottawa
Lawrence
Topeka
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
First Woman President and a First Man in US history
The column muses on a future female US president with Nancy Reagan as a likely candidate. It questions the idea of a First Lady’s role and imagines a First Man, proposing Ronald Reagan as an ideal husband potential. It notes public opinion and media dynamics surrounding a woman president and her consort.
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Atlantic Ocean
United States
Nancy Reagan
Washington
Ronald Reagan
White House
Ottawa Herald Publishes 1986 Subscription Rates
Ottawa Herald lists 1986 delivery and mail rates for Ottawa area Franklin County and surrounding regions. Local carrier prices start at 4.00 per month and rise to 40.00 per year. Mail rates vary by region with taxes.
Soviet Veterans Visit Washington in Informal Talks
In Washington seven Soviet and one Ukrainian retiree meet with U S defense minds at Carnegie Endowment and Notre Dame to discuss arms control. Gen Milshtein urges reducing conventional forces while noting U S misperceptions about the USSR. The group weighs cultural diversions and policy steps amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
VJ. Petrenko
Soviet Union
Auschwitz
Center For Defense Information
U.S
Gene LaRocque
Arlington Cemetery
LaRocque
Mikhail Milshtein
Milshtein
Carnegie Endowment
Notre Dame
Kennedy Center
Uptown Theater
Boris D. Yashin
Mikhail Gorbachev
A. M. Shevchenko
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Tattooing Hair On Bald Heads A Bold, Odd Idea
A windstorm incident with a hairpiece prompts a look at scalp tattooing as a low cost permanent alternative. Chicago artists share methods from dots to strands, noting safety, permanence and varied customer interest including rising female clients and tattoo designs like butterflies and flowers.
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Chicago
Greg Lamont
Wisconsin
Lamont
Tats Thomas
Great Lakes Navy
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Rooney
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Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Mary McGrory
Tats
Ralph Johnson
Johnson
Jesus
Royko
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