Saturday Notebook sparks on interest rates and river plans
The column notes GM cutting some 1986 model rates to 2.9 percent prompting speculation on Ford and Chrysler moves. It muses on taxes, licenses, and insurance influencing car buying while recalling Truman era rates. It also ties Salina river improvements to Ottawa, and shares local witticisms from Lyons and Parsons about a skydiver’s missing teeth and a pantyhose ad mishap.
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General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Truman
Apathy Clear Winner In November Elections
Kansas voters show widespread no contest across House districts as apathy dulls interest in state and local races. The piece cites unopposed seats from rural western to urban eastern areas, with only a few districts contesting and the State Board of Education largely quiet. The author blames waning party politics, public disenchantment, and leadership gaps for a bored electorate and a government inclined to snooze.
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John Marshall Harris
Kansas
Dry Gulch
Glitter Gulch
House of Representatives
Secretary of State
Johnson County
Sedgwick
Salina
Smith
Jewell
Osborne
Harper and Barber
Seward
Shawnee
Leavenworth
Lane
Kansas City
Hays
Russell
The
Independence
Wichita
Great Bend
Kansas House
State Board of Education
Board of Education
City Hall
Statehouse
Urban Folklore and the Truth in a Chicago Column
Mike Royko reflects on telling a humorous salmon and cat tale as truth. He traces the story's origins across years and voices from Lake Forest to Quebec while noting newspapers print lofty political vows with a straight face.
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Mike Roykol
Lake Forest
Ill
Lake Michigan
George Lilley
Highland Park
Connecticut
Bennett Cerf
Grobnik
Chicago
Michael Reese Hospital
Michael Reese
Saks Fifth Avenue
Onwentsia Country Club
Colorado
Memo From Mac on Senior Discounts and Backlash
A roving column reflects on senior citizen discounts at motels restaurants and parks seen as spreading to younger seniors. It questions who truly pays social safety nets and warns of a potential backlash as the elderly grow in number while younger workers fund programs. Verbal tone notes AARP age thresholds and the easing of proof requirements.
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America
Washington
Peggy
Jef
Ferson
Monticello
American Association of Retired People
AARP
Glenn Miller
Heavy Exercise May Interfere With Ovulation In Runners
Dear Dr. Donohue note patients discussing infertility linked to heavy running. Regular periods don’t guarantee ovulation. heavy exercise can rarefy ovulation. Indirect tests and hormone checks help. consider easing training temporarily. Husband’s low sperm count can also affect fertility. infertility judged after a year of trying.
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DR. Donohue
Ottawa Herald USPS Subscription Rates 1986
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa and surrounding area by carrier and motor routes. Rates include one month four dollars, three months eleven dollars, six months twenty one dollars and one year forty dollars. Franklin County by mail higher rates and out of state subscribers taxed.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Franklin Cunty
Franklin County
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Smoky Hill
Marais Des Cygnes
Parsons
Kym Myers
Myers
Emporia
Rep
Bob Whittaker
Lyons
Rice County
Sage of
Osage
Sage
Fire Department
Pete Segal
California
Teven
Bob Swanson
Gray’s Sporting Journal
Quebec
Bob Busher
Lansing
Royko
Ike
Mac
Ty John
Lawrence Welk
John Mctormally
Paul G. Donahue
Leroy Tome Lane Bridge
Ottawa Herald
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