Braden Eyes Insurance Reins In Health Rate Reform
Kansas House Speaker Jim Braden, a Republican candidate for commissioner of insurance, urged Ottawa readers to shift health insurance away from experience rating toward spreading risk in large groups. He cited concerns about agent practices toward elderly clients and said he has decades of life and health insurance experience.
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Jim Hitch
Herald
Kansas House
Jim Braden
Ottawa
Braden
Charter Life Orxice
Fox
State Association of Life Underwriters
Library funding clarified over tax lid exemption in Ottawa
Barbara Dew, director of the Ottawa Library, explained the trustees plan to seek voter approval for an exemption from the tax lid. She noted the exemption would not raise funding beyond a flat rate of 5.92 mills under current law, and a 4400 dollar increase would come from the library endowment and other sources next year.
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Barbara Dew
Ottawa Library
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Dew
State picked for rural council idea
Washington AP reports eight states will launch rural development councils this summer as pilots for a nationwide effort. Kansas Maine Mississippi Oregon South Carolina South Dakota Texas and Washington will host full-time coordinators. The aim is state level federal private partnerships and a long term strategy to apply rural development resources.
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Washington
America
Agriculture
Clayton Yeutter
Kansas
Maine
Mississippi
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Yeatler
Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Tonight’s Weather Forecast Cloudy With Rain Chance
The forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows will be in the mid to upper 60s.
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Kansas
Candidates Clash On Medicare, Taxes And Military Savings
The candidates agree Medicare reimbursements for rural hospitals should match urban levels and favor a defense savings dividend. Hodges backs abolishing capital gains tax and using payoffs for debt, while Wingert calls for tighter spending, equal taxation for foreign firms, and pay-as-you-go controls. Both value experience and favor a constitutional flag amendment.
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Gantinged
Paget
Hodges
Wingert
Congress
Wall Street Falls on Iraq Kuwait Invasion Shock
Wall Street reacted to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait with a sharp stock drop. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 35.89 to 2863.37 by noon as 341 issues rose, 1187 fell, and 315 were unchanged on the NYSE. World oil prices surged, fueling fears of higher inflation in the United States and other oil-dependent economies.
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New York
Iraq
Kuwait
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Middle East
United States
Local Ads Roundup Oneweek Fragments
Fashion Alley offers ALL SWIMWEAR off along with shorts tops. Dave Weeks and The Southern Jam Band appear at Bw Humptus this Friday and Saturday. Guy Mae s Tavern closes July 23 through Aug 7 for vacation. Little Dragon Restaurant closes July 31 to Aug 6. Matney Chiropractic offices closed Friday and Saturday for Chicago seminar. Open house Aug 5. Betty Garber 70th birthday at Garber residence 2 4 p.m. Walker Hendrix political ad August 7 vote efforts. Franklin County Preschool enrollment Aug 6 10 1990 at 410 S Hickory. Day care openings ages 12 months 12 years. Summer merchandise 60 off at Young Place. Sunflower Seed closed Aug 7 13 for vacation. Pizza Time now delivers Chicken call 242 8463 4 9 p.m.
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Franklin County Child Development
S. Hickory
Young Place
Chanute seeks skilled workers via 100 newspapers ads
Chanute plans classified ads in about 100 papers to recruit skilled workers for 150 local jobs such as line workers welders and assemblers. The move follows a period of strong growth and a 40 inquiry response so far, amid a low cost of living and good local amenities. Kiln region health officials report a 9 year old Greenwood County girl has Lyme disease linked to ticks, with classic symptoms and potential joint damage.
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Chanute
Kansas
Chanute Tribune
Tom Bell
Kansas City Star
Ed Cox
Topeka
Greenwood County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Charles Konigsberg
KDHE
KCHE
RTC offers S&Ls in clearance sale
The RTC, under pressure to speed thrift cleanup, announces a second phase sale dubbed the great fall inventory clearance with plans to unload 13.7 billion dollars in assets by year end. It will feature a satellite auction of 71 properties valued at 300 million dollars and bulk sales across multiple states to offset costs of depositor payments and attract private investment.
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Washington
Federal Savings and Loan Bailout Agency
America
Tist Corp
S&ls. L
William Seidman
S&l
General Accounting Office
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
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GAO
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Vento
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Texas
Florida
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Arizona
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Illinois
Kings Crossing Golf Course
Corpus Christi
Western Savings
Ottawa Herald Classified Rates 1990 Postage Prices
Ottawa Herald publishes subscription rates for delivery starting April 1 1990 listing by carrier rural towns and mail routes. Rates cover monthly three and six month terms and one year terms for Ottawa Franklin County and surrounding counties, with state and out of state options and prices.
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Ottawa
Canier
Mator
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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Salina
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Fashion Alley
Dave Weeks
Humput
GUY & Mae's Tavern
Little Dragon
Matney Chiropractic
Matney
Hiatt
Betty Garber
James Garber
Walker Hendrix
Pol
Sunflower Seed
Pizza Time
Chan
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S. Cedar
Jim R. Hitch
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snowdean Rossman
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