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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1985
Page
1
The Dallas Times Herald reports widespread under-the-table payments to Texas A and M players after a months long probe. The piece notes Texas has many such benefits in college sports, with the Aggies as Southwest Conference champions this year.
A Topeka bill prefiled by Lawrence senator Wint Winter Jr. would shift supervision of Kansas 19 community colleges from the State Board of Education to the State Board of Regents. Supporters say coordination of higher education would improve, but junior colleges and host communities likely object, fearing loss of autonomy.
TV guide style rundown shows programs across channels with talks, movies, and cartoons including Night of the Comet, Birdy, and The Chapman Report, followed by a local subscription rates notice for Ottawa Kansas. Names of actors and programs appear with times and channel notes.
Roving editor recounts the Dale Burr killings as a farm debt crisis symbol. He weighs pride greed and economic stress, cites L Patrick White calling the act brutal, and recalls his own farmer father’s quiet dignity amid foreclosures.
The piece critiques NCAA finances and ethics, moves to housing costs and credit, then analyzes Blue Valley School District mail order ballots and voter turnout. It argues democracy relies on informed participation, not just high turnout or mail ballots, and warns of apathy eroding democratic work.
A reader asks why umbilical hernias are more common in black babies and if surgery is needed. The doctor notes most hernias close by age one, surgery is delayed until 3 to 5 if needed, and strangulation is rare. He cautions about extreme dieting and advises medical follow up.
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