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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1989
Page
1
A look at how utility charges fund city budgets as taxes and the risk of revenue loss. In Hays, a severe water shortage slashed July consumption by 42 percent and revenue from water sales from 1.55 million to 1.2 million. To fund search for new supplies and system work, water rates rose, yet conservation remains necessary with supplies still low.
Col William Richard Higgins was seized by terrorists and killed after years as a high level intelligence aide. He held knowledge of undercover agents, nuclear plans, and spy satellites. Questions arise why such a sensitive figure was assigned to a position making him a naked target.
A letter thanks Ottawa American Legion Post 60 for hosting the state Class A baseball tournament, praising Bill Ratliff and Terry Shisler, Ottawa coaches and helpers, and the citizens for warm hospitality during the weekend event.
A list of contact addresses and telephone numbers for President George Bush White House Senator Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum Rep Bob Whitaker State Senator Jim Allen and State Representative Betile Sue Shumway. Includes offices in Washington DC and Topeka Kansas with street addresses and phone numbers.
Ottawa Herald lists new delivery prices for Ottawa area Franklin County and nearby counties by cartier and motor route by mail in Frankin County and adjacent counties and all other areas. Rates cover one month three months six months and one year with figures shown.
A narrator riffs on sleep research and Andy Rooney, confessing a 4:10 nightly wake pattern. They note working women may sleep less than men, but insist their own schedule defies norms, waking early for work, hunting, and family duties while never fully resting.
A reflective column on how clothes rarely fit, with a Maine L.L. Bean pants memory and gripe about off size standards. The narrator notes the mismatch between store sizes and real bodies, jokes about sock sizes, and recalls presidents Reagan and Bush adapting wardrobe to aging. He ends wishing for the old khaki pants and simplicity of fit.
In a clash over federal arts funding, North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms challenges NEA grants totaling 156.3 million last year and 45 thousand to controversial photographers, arguing federal support for art is unconstitutional. His amendment bans funding for obscene or indecent works and for material that denigrates groups by race, creed, or other identities, prompting charges of censorship and a broader questions about government role in the arts.
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