Dole and Kassebaum split on Central America policy
Sen. Bob Dole tours Central America with four GOP colleagues to boost Contras and oppose Soviet influence. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum declined to join, urging patience for the Aug 7 peace initiative and endorsing long term Contra aid only if the plan proceeds. The piece notes her stance and questions the U.S. base presence in the hemisphere.
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Bob Dole
Central America
GOP
Nancy Kassebaum
Kassebaum
Nicaragua
U.S
Exon joke sparks backlash after remarks in Nebraska
Senator James J. Exon drew criticism after telling a joke about lawyers in Washington and queers in San Francisco before the Nebraska Motor Carriers Association. He said he would likely repeat it but later refused further comment, prompting calls for tastier restraint.
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Washington D.C
San Francisco
Exon
Nebraska
Life's Handicaps and the Great Ignorance
An editor reflects on handicaps from birth to age and recalls a KU student returning after a campus accident. He argues ignorance is the greatest handicap and urges resilience, learning, and overcoming fear as a new term begins, noting unfinished exams from May.
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John
Clint
Navy
Lt. Snyder
Oliver North
Ottawa Herald 1986 Subscription Rates list
Ottawa Herald publishes July 1 1986 subscription rates for delivery and mail in various regions. Rates vary by area with monthly, quarterly, half-year, and yearly options. Ottawa surrounding area, Franklin County and adjacent counties, all other areas, plus out-of-state tax details.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Ottawa Adopts PALS Reading Lab for Adults and Teens
The Ottawa school district launches the Principal of the Alphabet Literacy System PALS to tackle remedial reading for students 15 and older and adults. IBM computers drive interactive TV monitored lessons where learners input on keyboards and receive immediate feedback. Officials call it a model for the Midwest and stress aims to improve job readiness and high school performance.
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Ottawa
Nancy Hale
Midwest
Board of Education
IBM
Jack Kirby
Atlanta
Kirby
Dennis Weaver
Hale
Park Vandals Deface Riverside Park Choice Spot
A visiting writer recovering from surgery recalls living on the Mississippi bank near Zebulon Pike’s flag and praises the park as a grand arboretum with 2257 trees. He laments trash along the awe inspiring paths and condemns vandals who desecrate the area.
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Mississippi
Zebulon Pike
State Faire Kansas Thrives Amid Weather Glow
August winds bring talk of the Hutchinson State Fair as a yearly antidote to gloom. The piece celebrates county fairs and 4-H youth, highlighting farm products from jams to livestock, and asserts fairs boost morale, food abundance, and rural pride despite national woes.
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Kansas
Middle East
White House
Hutchinson
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Iowa
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Nebraska Motor Carriers Association
Richard Buzbee
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University of Kansas
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Dim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
PALS
East Central Vocational Cooperative Building
Roger Nelson
Bud Gollier
Jayanne Angell
Topeka
State
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KCI
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Scribe
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