Reagan’s Iran Contra hearings draw mixed praise for transparency
The hearings conclude with President Reagan awaiting a nation address. He did not invoke executive privilege and released private notes and diaries to the Tower Commission and Congress, allowing testimony and an unfettered inquiry. His cooperation contrasts with Nixon’s stonewall, earning tentative praise and hope for a fuller national address.
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Reagan
Tower Commission
Congress
Winners and Losers in the Kansas Lottery
The Kansas Lottery leadership claims a simple truth that there are only winners and non winners. The piece argues gamblers know most lose, and losers fund the pot, reflecting on gambling dynamics and odds.
Heat Wave Relief Brings Welcome Rainfall
The message celebrates relief from a stubborn heat wave through rainfall of varying amounts, noting blessings arrive in various forms and praising free blessings like moisture that cools and nourishes.
Baseball's Down In The Count Reflections On The Sport
The author questions baseball's direction and origins, arguing the game has softened into a media driven machine. He cites Royals broadcasts and the fan as the essence of American baseball, contrasting past participation with present spectatorship and the enduring charm of hot dogs and hard play.
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Hutchinson
Soviet Union
United States
Seattle
San Diego
Liberia
Triple A
Midwest
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Frank White
Frank
Amtrak delays and depot observations in Lawrence
A traveler details an Amtrak eastbound delay into Lawrence Kansas. The train arrives at 7 25 a.m. one hour fifty five minutes late, with mixed reports on arrival time and a locked unmanned depot. The piece critiques Amtrak management and calls for better service.
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USA
Amtrak
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Burlington
Iowa
Santa Fe
East 7Th
USA Rail
Thang
Dunkin Donuts
Remembering a Chicago case and the Demjanjuk trial
A Chicago factory worker accused of Nazi crimes claimed innocence amid a federal trial where witnesses said he was a killer. The appellate court ordered a new trial, but the case was later found to be incorrect, highlighting flawed memories and urging Israel to base its verdict on stronger evidence in the Demjanjuk case.
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John Demjanjuk
Chicago
Justice Department
Gestapo
U.S
Julius Hoffman
Hoffman
Israel
Cleveland
Ivan the Terrible
Demjanjuk
Radio Moscow and Soviet openness in a changing world
A reader recounts listening to Radio Moscow and evaluating Soviet propaganda on restructuring and glasnost. He notes Ukrainian farmer interviews, growing openness, and a Kremlin tilt toward arms reductions while recalling Shultz’s praise of freedom as a global trend.
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Kremlin
Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev
Radio
Moscow
Ukraine
Chicago
Los Angeles
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Red Square
Crimea
Congressional Committee
George Shultz
Ottawa Herald rates and staff listing notice
Ottawa Herald publishes subscription rates effective July 1 1986 for local Franklin and adjacent counties and all other areas by mail with out-of-state subscribers paying 5.5 percent sales tax. Staff roles include Editor Publisher Jim R Hitch Managing Editor Terry Ostmeyer Advertising Dir Mike Geiss Circulation Manager Peg Armstrong Office Manager Wayne Snow Press Foreman Jean Rossman and Composing.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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Pat Fox
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University of Kansas
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Jim Hitch
The
Ottawa Herald
Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
U.S.S.R
Andy Rooney
Tribune Media
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