Editorial on Postal Service color envelope demands
The Postal Service rejects red or green envelopes for automation readiness while Hallmark cites value of colored Christmas envelopes. Kansas City post office urges plain white envelopes with typed addresses to enable optical reading, aiming for full barcode mail by 1995. Jim Hitch notes trend toward typed mail and possible fax machine adoption.
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U.S. Postal Service
Hallmark Cards Inc
Postal Service
Kansas City
Postal Services
Chuck Afnnen
Jim Hitch
Art vs garbage becomes test of art censorship in New York festival
Guest editorials critique planned West Coast art protest posters promoting sexually explicit props made from Bibles. The event, slated for September 1 at a New York park during the state art festival, faced government pushback and was told to stay home. The piece argues for recognizing garbage as garbage even if labeled art.
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Hers ‘Al’s
National Endowment For the Arts
West L Coast
San Francisco
New York
NEA
New York State Park
U.S
San Franciso
State Park
Government contact list for senators and representatives
A compiled contact guide lists President George Bush at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 and lawmakers including Senator Bob Dole at 141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 with (202) 224-6521, Senator Nancy Kassebaum at 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 with (202) 224-4774, Representative Bob Whittaker at 2436 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515, State Senator Jim Allen at Topeka KS 66612, and State Representative Bellie Sue Shumway at Topeka KS 66612 with respective phone numbers 296-7361 and 296-7699.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
sSen
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Washington, D C
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington, D. C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bellie Sue Shumway
Unsigned Letters to the Editor in Print Form
Readers note unsigned letters will be published with encouragement. The policy urges signatures and writer addresses for verification and expediency, requesting letters be signed and include a telephone number and address.
Davy School district's long memory in Franklin County
Commentary by Jim Hitch profiles Davy School nearby Ottawa, noting its 1870 organization, 1872 building, and closure in 1962. It recalls teachers, the last class, Per Staadt family memories, bond funding, desk buying, coal and wood heating, early electric lights, and a tale of lunch from a city arrival. Researchers seek data and memorabilia from nearby districts and photos of other schools.
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Franklin County
Bruce Fleming
Beech
Jim Hitch
Davy School
Dist. No
Main St
John Jr
Elizabeth Staadt
Ottawa
RFD
Marie Pickens
Standis
Eleanor Lloyd
Grace Hocking
Betty Hazen
Ethelyn (Staadt) Fleming
Harold Staadt
John Staadt Jr
Helen Staadt
Richmond
Henry Staadt
Texas
Eva (Staadt) Pearce
Missouri
Staadt
Sharon Johnson
Esther Burgoon
Jerry Kiefer
World unity shifts as US Iran Iraq crisis unfolds
As a Middle East expert, Hussein’s options dwindle and a new world lineup emerges. Possible outcomes range from limited action to full retaliation, with Israel and the United States likely to respond decisively. A tame conclusion could see Kuwait restored, reparations paid, and a shift to lighter gear for troops.
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Soviet Union
East Germany
United Nations
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Israel
Russell Crites legacy inspires Ottawa to move forward
David F. Watkins writes that Russell Crites embodied Ottawa’s spirit of progress and service. He notes Russ’s optimism and advocacy, his flood protection lobbying with George Lister, and 38 years with the McArk River Basin Association pushing water supply and flood control projects like Pomona and Melverm lakes.
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Russell Crites
Russ
Ottawa
Bob Mills
George Lister
Congress
McArk River Basin Association
Pomona
Melverm Lakes
Charitable fund drive questioned in Ottawa
Carroll Wells of 835 Princeton raises concerns about the Cancer Fund of America organizing drives in Ottawa. He notes the group is not approved by the National Charities Information Bureau and alleges it has refused NCIB requests for information as the American Cancer Society remains approved.
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Russ
Ottawa
Russ Crites
Cancer Fund of America
Ties Information Bureau
NCIB
American Cancer Society
Carroll Wells
Princeton
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