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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1990
Page
3
Between Carters and Bushes the number of millionaires surged 550 percent. In 1982 2.2 million Americans held assets of 500000 plus, controlling 23 percent of personal wealth. today 3.3 million hold 500000 plus and control 28.5 percent, with total net worth at 3.8 trillion.
The Lawrence Journal-World notes voters in November will decide on a $31.7 million bond to build a second high school, upgrade the existing one, and expand several elementary buildings. Administrators project first-year operating costs for the new high school at about $3.67 million, about $903,000 more than keeping current plans without a second high school.
A list provides addresses and phone numbers for President George Bush at the White House in Washington D C Sen Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum Rep Bob Whittaker State Sen Jim Allen and State Rep Bettie Sue Shumway with office locations in Washington D C and Topeka and their telephone numbers
Editors invite letters to the paper and require signed submissions with writer addresses. Unsigned mail will not be published and a phone number is to be enclosed to verify submissions.
Editor note from Jay Bemis on Terry Ostmeyer’s vacation laments a slow two weeks in Ottawa. Mentions flood control head Russ Crites’s death, United Way goal cut, a local alumnus in the Persian Gulf crisis, and condemnation actions for landowner near industrial park. Shares missteps in photo editing and wire news shifts.
A Washington writer interviews Dr. EM Kookie on whether President Bush should golf during Middle East tensions. The piece weighs perception and psychological impact, noting Bush’s appearance, backswing, and international messaging as observers gauge leadership during a potential conflict.
The front page article notes a signed bill creating a 1 billion oil spill fund and banning offshore drilling off North Carolina. It criticizes the moratorium, urges repealing the ban, and argues for expanding drilling from Alaska to the Outer Continental Shelf to reduce reliance on foreign oil. The piece calls environmental groups a political force and warns of energy policy risks.
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