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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1986
Page
6
Inside Highlights notes endorsements from the state's largest teachers union, highlighting candidates Tom Docking and Robert T. Stephan among those winning support. The brief appears on page 7.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Reagan’s nominees William H. Rehnquist for chief justice and Antonin Scalia for associate justice. Rehnquist won 13-5, Scalia 18-0, with five Democrats opposing Rehnquist. Critics cited a past surveillance plan and questions about Rehnquist’s health and civil rights record, while supporters called him fit for the role. Scalia’s confirmation drew less opposition, though reservations were noted.
LAWRENCE KILMAN reports that many products mimic famous brands by using similar packaging to persuade shoppers. Major brands allege this practice harms their image, while experts note fierce competition and frequent lawsuits over look alike designs.
An American missing for 16 months after sailing from the Philippines was released by Vietnam and flown to Bangkok for U.S. return. Robert Schwab III of Atlanta sailed April 19 1985 toward Vietnam to bring back a Vietnamese friend. officials believed he was dead until the release.
The Senate voted 67 to 29 to add a ban on imported South African textiles as part of broadened sanctions against apartheid. It also approved $100 million for Nicaragua’s Contras, with a conference planned after Labor Day recess, amid a procedural compromise to move both measures forward.
In Washington, the White House signals President Reagan may veto a Pentagon budget bill as the Democratic House adds several restrictions. The chamber split along party lines on anti satellite weapons testing, nerve gas production, nuclear tests, SALT II compliance, and Star Wars funding, with final passage due before a Labor Day recess.
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