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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1987
Page
1
Alive And Well restored last weekend as downtown and southern stores buzzed with holiday shoppers. Ottawa University hosted Olde English Feaste, Municipal Auditorium hosted Christmas Corner, a downtown parade drew nine Santa Clauses, plus chain saw demonstration near the river and various bake sales.
Criminal psychologist Janley Samenow, author of three books, spent 17 years researching criminals. He argues criminals choose crime for excitement and gratification, not due to childhood abuse or environment. He advocates focusing on changing behavior rather than sociological excuses, seeing compassion as aiding change.
In a defense of women, the speaker imagines a male-dominated scenario where men impose strict rules on women about work, clothing, smoking, and manners. The piece contrasts presumed male dominance with women’s actual choices, arguing that men are not responsible for the outcomes described.
Published daily except Sunday and holidays in Ottawa Kansas 66067 Subscribers: In area by carrier or mail, rates shown for one month three months six months and one year. Out of state add 5.5 percent sales tax.
A guest recounts attending Ye Olde Englishe Feaste at Ottawa University hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Stanley DeFries. The 400 diners, heralds, entertainers, and a juggling comic from a northern shire fill the Mowbray Union Dining Hall with medieval pageantry and robust dining, ending with reflections on royal life.
A letter remembering 99 year old Hazel Elder at Ottawa Retirement Village recounts her kindness and resilience. The writer, a former employee, recalls comforting moments, visits from Joseph and Pat, and Hazel’s gentle spirit despite aging and illness. The piece urges readers to visit or mail cards to nursing home residents to show they care.
Arms control experts in Summit Watch set up near the White House, challenging Reagan Gorbachev rhetoric while praising progress on weapons reductions. Backed by Warnke and Rhinelander, they argue the strategic arms treaty may be harder to approve, with estimates of reductions nearer 30 to 35 percent rather than 50.
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