Saturday Notebook Reflects Seasonal Shifts and Local Happenings
A Ottawa postmaster renews a subscription while noting a holiday wind down in Congress. KU football booster Monte Johnson promotes big spending to attract a top coach as Gottfried departs for Pittsburgh. The AMA pushes tobacco ads and sales limits, but writer suggests ending subsidies to tobacco farmers to curb costs.
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City of Kansas
Monte Johnson
Ottawa
Mike Gottfried
Gottfried
University of Pittsburgh
American Medical Association
AMA
Congress
Weighing Pros and Cons of Weight Training for a Child
A reader asks about giving barbells and a bench to a 12 year old. The doctor notes arguments on hormone effects and bone maturity, then favors supervised light-weight training. Recommends lifting with light loads, 6 to 15 repetitions, 24 hour rest between sessions, and avoiding weight competition.
Being A Kansan Is A State Of Mind
John Marshall surveys Kansas life from winter to weather to towns, arguing Kansans define themselves by contrasts between big and small, old and new, and east and west. He praises small towns like Ottawa and Lindsborg, laments growth pains, and concludes the core is not where we live but how we live and relate to our places.
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John Marshall Harris
Kansas
Liberal
Sharon Springs
Missouri
High Plains
Lindsborg
Ottawa
Lincoln County
Confessions Of Acolyte From An Emporia Parish
Retired editor Whitley Austin recalls being a church organ pump boy and altar server at St. Andrew in Emporia. He describes the organ with bellows, early Holy Communion duties, vestment quirks, and his progress to a full altar service. The piece blends personal memory with notes on Episcopal customs and wartime service.
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Whitley Austin
Salina
England
Jimmy Wise
Emporia
Cardinal Spellman
Mid- Burma
General Festing
Sir Francis Festing
Imperial General Staff
New York
Alex Hawke
Southampton
Lt. Austin
State Governors outshine Congress in Gramm Rudman clash
The piece contrasts state leaders meeting duties with federal lawmakers failing fiscal duties. It highlights Rep Rodino defending congressional accountability, Gramm Rudman’s deficits, and governors led by Tom Kean who cite responsibility, balanced budgets, and growth amid national budget strains.
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David S. Broder
Washington
Wilmington
Delaware
Congress
Washington, D.C
Rep
Peter Rodino
DNJ
Gramm-Rudman
Knots
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
House
Democratic Caucus
Tom Kean
New Jersey
Kean
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and details
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription pricing for local and trade area readers, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. Rates vary by area, with different totals for in state and out of state, and a deduction for out of state subscribers.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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Florida
Franklin County
Senate
Howard Cosell
Univer
Ritz
Loretta
Rodino
Judiciary Committee
Richard Nixon
Silvio Conte
Mass
Trent Lott
Rmiss
Jim Wright
Dtexas
Gramm- Rudman
Leon Panetta
Calif
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