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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1987
Page
1
An anonymous donor established a 50000 investment fund at Illinois State University for students to manage in a class. The portfolio grew to 76000 before a crash on October 19 reduced the value to 59000, a 17000 loss. The lesson underscores risks in investing and echoes broader hardships.
A letter argues Kansans should cherish their universities as KU leads academically in the Big Eight with top library and faculty. It notes OSU and OU rivalries and claims Oklahoma hosts strong football but weaker universities. The writer from Oklahoma praises Kansas institutions and urges civic pride.
In an article in the Miami Herald Julie Hutchinson argues Kansas is unfairly dismissed as flat and boring. She recalls a college friend from Grainfield who praised the prairie as expansive and beautiful like the ocean, noting Kansas sunsets and wide skies reveal the state’s quiet character and freedom.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices effective October 1 1987 for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding area by carrier and motor routes one month 4.50 three months 12.50 six months 24.05 one year 46.00. Franklin County and adjacent counties by mail one month 4.50 three months 13.00 six months 25.00 one year 48.00. All other areas by mail one month 5.50 three months 16.00 six months 21.00 one year 60.00. Out of state subscribers pay 5.5 percent sales tax.
A writer visits a longtime truck driver resident at Ottawa Retirement Village during a Christmas lunch. The tour reveals a well kept facility with caring staff, yet underlying loneliness as the friend realizes the resident longs for companionship and wonders who will visit tomorrow.
In a reflection on Los Angeles sports, John Anson Ford notes how professional football and baseball became big business after the Rams, Dodgers, and Raiders moved through the Coliseum era. He argues civic concern about finance reshaped loyalties and stadiums, foreshadowing a shift away from purely local support.
AP reports religion increasingly shapes U S politics with George Bush and Jack Kemp linking faith to campaigns while Mikhail Gorbachev hints at religion in public remarks. The piece notes bishops, evangelists, and a Soviet millennial Christian event amid glasnost hopes.
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