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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1989
Page
1
Members of Congress voice reform talk yet evidence suggests pay raises and honorariums will persist. Debate on banning speaking fees lacks solid backing while free mailing, seen as incumbency leverage, remains under attack. A House committee already set a record $134 million for free political mail next year as old habits persist.
The piece argues that William Bennett’s approach would pressure judges to treat rich offenders differently by mandating community service in ghettos for the wealthy while sending poorer offenders to cells. It supports some uniform sentencing for serious crimes but warns of bias in existing justice.
Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Subscription rates for delivery in Ottawa area by car, motor route, or mail to Franklin and adjacent counties are listed for one month, three months, six months, and one year. Rates rise for all other mail deliveries.
Readers are urged to send signed letters with the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published.
Ottawa University administrator Sheldon Woolery outlines the scale of student aid, default rates, and policy concerns. He notes 95 percent of full-time OU students receive aid, a 25 percent overall default rate, and 9.7 percent default among those starting repayments in 1987. He warns about ethical abuses, legislative control over calculations, and the need for default reduction plans while highlighting the high cost of loans and the limited remedies if education remains non repossessable.
The writer notes NBC and John Chancellor omit UN references in reporting Col Higgins's death. Higgins served with the UN peacekeeping force, highlighting a broader critique that undermines international order. The piece urges stronger UN action, criticizes U.S. policy, and condemns terror while stressing peacekeeping credibility.
A weathered V-2 rocket arrives in Hutchinson on a rail spur as part of the Cosmosphere collection. The piece serves as a reminder of Germany’s WWII weapons and fuels a campaign to expand the museum into a larger, educational space center. Astronaut Gene Cernan headlines a 300-guest banquet announcing a $7.5 million fundraising drive to build the new structure.
A fragmented note lists several government figures with vague addresses and phone numbers. Names include Sen Bub Dude Witart, Sen Nancy Kyssebauum, Bapt Hub Whittaker, State Sen Ji Allen, and Italy Rep Left Sue Shumway. Addresses appear in Washington DC Topeka and others with associated phone numbers.
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