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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1989
Page
1
A historical notice outlines drug tax penalties and enforcement. It explains taxes of 100 per ounce of marijuana, 200 per gram of cocaine or controlled substances, and 2000 for 50 illegally obtained prescription doses, plus asset forfeiture. It argues most dealers are poor victims and notes little tax revenue collected.
Kansas growers and processors push white winter wheat after Dillons sold bread starting mid November. The American White Wheat Producers Association promotes the crop while awaiting Federal Grain Inspection Service classification. Early issues include a Kansas State University variety that failed near Garden City, but initial consumer interest hints at possible long term adoption and export potential.
A compiled set of contact details for U S leaders and state officials including President George Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D C 20500 Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum and Bob Whittaker with their Washington D C offices and phone numbers plus Kansas State figures Jim Allen and Bette Sue Shumway at Topeka Statehouse complete with room numbers and postal addresses.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and staff names. Subscription rates shown for delivery by carrier motor route and mail across regions, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options.
A Kansas commentary criticizes noisy Capitol protests over property taxes as disruptive and misdirected, notes Hayden administration missteps, and urges calm civic action at local levels. It observes tax burdens rise, lawmakers’ bills, and warns of long term harms while highlighting Wellsville High School’s Dec 15 gym opening and free admission for 1989 real estate receipts.
Shelby Smith, now Gov. Mike Hayden’s top cabinet official, presses accusations that local governments padded 1988 budgets to dodge property reappraisal limits. The piece links his current stance to his earlier role under Gov. Bennett and contrasts aid to localities then and now.
The author argues for an international agreement on city names to preserve pronunciation and avoid confusion. They cite Cairo, Des Moines, Paris, Moskva, Koln, Peking Bejing Guangzhou Canton and Constantinople Istanbul as examples of shifting or multiple names. A unified naming standard could reduce mispronunciation and cultural mismatches.
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