Garden City deputy publicly rich with long service perks
Garden City officials awarded city manager Deane Wiley a six months salary, a paid car, six months health coverage, and travel expenses for a Montreal meeting after 30 years of service and near 400 unused vacation days. The move sparked controversy over public funds and precedent. Wiley plans retirement July 1 with Kansas retirement benefits.
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Garden City
Kansas City
Deane Wiley
City Commission
Wiley
International City Managers Association
Montreal
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Garden City City Commission
Keeping Dollars At Home How Do You Keep Local Dollars In Town
A northern neighbor survey shows 35 cents of every dollar in the county spent outside the area, mostly in Kansas City and Topeka. The piece argues for boosting local retail share to spark an economic boom in Ottawa and similar small cities amidst a mobile society and imported goods.
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Ottawa
Lawrence
Kansas City
Topeka
Don Marrs Cancer Walk Fights Back For Hope At KS U
Don Marrs, a 48 year old Cincinnati letter carrier battling lymphoma, plans an 85 mile walk from KSU to Lawrence to raise funds for cancer research and his family. Postal workers statewide will pledge miles with proceeds split between the university fund and Marrs family expenses.
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Don Marrs
Cincinnati
Kansas
Center For Basic Cancer Research
Kansas State University
Marrs
Ottawa
Terry Fox
Fox
Canada
Cancer Society
Thunder Bay
Ontario
Illinois
San Francisco
U.S. Postal Service
Dave McBride
McBride
Marilyn Miller
Pomona
Pacific Ocean
K-State
Postal Service
Ackert
Coat Check Fees Hint at City Etiquette
A Friday in New York leads to a Hilton coat check dispute over a $1.50 advance payment. The observer notes escalating tipping expectations, contrasts town and city norms, and laments mandatory charges misnamed as tips while recounting a $3 coat check and a $1 restaurant minimum.
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Margie
Hilton
They Create A Whacky Award For The Worst Boxer
A humorous piece describes the Captain of the Stiffs award by American Boxing News. Willie Albert Smith, fighting as Muhammad Smith, is crowned as the nation's worst boxer for a KO record of ten losses in ten fights, totaling 17 rounds. The tale notes Gene Hunt's inspiration and offers local color from Natchez and a police clerk who chuckles at the claim.
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American Boxing News
ABN
Willie Albert Smith
Muhammad Smith
Smith
Natchez, Miss
D.C. Barker
Barker
Gene Hunt
Akron
Hunt
Willie
Contact details for U S government representatives listed
A compilation of addresses and phone numbers for President Reagan Sen Bob Dole Sen Nancy Kassebaum Rep Bob Whittaker State Sen Jim Allen and State Rep Jack Beauchamp with their Washington and Topeka offices and telephone numbers for public inquiries and requests.
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Ronald Reagan
The
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington
D.C
Bob Whittaker
Cannon House
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Jack Beauchamp
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates July 1986
Ottawa Herald lists monthly and quarterly rates for delivery in Ottawa Franklin County and surrounding areas, by carrier and mail, with prices for one month to one year and out-of-state tax details. Includes staff titles and publication details.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
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Royko
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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