Kansas Death Toll Rises as 65 MPH Limits Go Into Effect
Nationwide May June fatalities rose to 450 from 296 year earlier while Kansas totals show 23 rural interstate deaths, 130 percent higher than last year. As of Thursday 457 Kansas road deaths in 1987, down from 484 in 1986, with last year recording 500 on the highways. The faster limits appear linked to higher fatalities though belts and slower limits on other highways reduce losses. Is faster Ottawa to Emporia travel worth the carnage.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Emporia
Power To Em Teen Fund Drive Nears $10,000 Goal
Iola teenagers lead a community effort to raise ten thousand dollars for a teen center after an anonymous gift of the same amount was offered if matched. A weekend telephone campaign and pledge collection brought in about one thousand more, placing the total within a few hundred dollars of the target.
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Hose Iola
Major Miranda reveals Soviet Cuban Managua plan to seize North America
The 34 year old Nicaraguan defector claims Moscow Havana Managua will field 500000 troops by 1995 with Soviet tanks gunships and MiG 21s to back Sandinista operations. He accuses Ortega Borge and the defense minister of vast corruption and weapons shipments to El Salvador Guatemala and Costa Rica. He questions U.S. policy and Monroe Doctrine posture after the Washington summit and warns of subversion by the Warsaw Pact in Central America.
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Gorby
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el Salvador
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Costa Rica
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Bayado Arce
Tomas Borge
Reagan
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Soviet Union
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State Department
Wright
Nicaragua
Castro
Ortegas
Arias
Cuba
Central America
Warsaw Pact
Pegboard Christmas Lesson in a Father’s Memory
A father recalls the 1961 Christmas when his daughter asked Santa for a pegboard. He hid the gift, lied to protect her, and later watched her discover it, enduring guilt for decades. He laments the wish to turn back 26 years to spare her that pain.
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Santa
LeAnne
Santa Claus
Haiti Invasion Talk Sparks US Debate In Iowa
Burlington readers are told America may need to invade Haiti as Pat Robertson and other candidates push for democracy. The piece links Haiti’s military regime to U S aid cuts, notes Haiti’s historic dictators, and highlights the country’s global baseball influence with Rawlings supplying MLBs.
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Burlington
Iowa
America
Haiti
Pat Robertson
Grenada
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Duvaliers
U.S
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Rawlings Company
Generals
Port-Au- Prince
PIP toy craze: two pictures at once for Christmas
A narrator expresses desire for a PSP picture in picture device. He explains watching two programs on one screen and recording a third, hoping to multitask four programs with two PIP units. Laments past TV habits and aims to save time, imagining future setups and a two PIP Christmas wish.
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Pip
Santa
PSP
Compassionate Brother Bob Chooses AIDS Ministry
Burlington Iowa profile of Brother Bob Reinke who after fear of AIDS now dedicates his life to caring for people with AIDS. He seeks placement in Florida Chicago New Jersey or within a Franciscan system while urging the community to balance compassion with risk. The article frames his calling as a moral test for churches and society.
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Iowa
Bob Reinke
Florida
Bob
Chicago
Franciscan Brotherhood
New Jersey
Ottawa Herald Rates and Staff Information 1987
Ottawa Herald subscription rates outlined for October 1 1987 and after for carrier and mail delivery. Rates vary by region including Ottawa area Franklin County and surrounding counties with different monthly quarterly and annual options. Out of state subscribers are subject to a 5.5 percent sales tax. Staff listings include Editor Publisher Terry Ostmeyer Managing Editor Jim Hornbeck Advertising Dir. Mike Geiss Circulation Manager Peg Armstrong Office Manager Wayne Snow Press Foreman Jean Rossman and others.
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Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Ottawa
Franklin County
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