Air bags and seat belts pressed for in 1987 plan
The federal government pushed for airbags to be mandatory starting 1987 while stressing seat belt use. DOT warned states to require belts or risk highway funds, noting some states already enacted such laws. Missouri lawmakers pledged a belt rule based on fatalities cut projections. Kansas has not yet proposed similar legislation.
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Department of Transportation
DOT
Missouri
Christmas Concert Etiquette Appeals to Ottawa Readers
A reader criticizes audience disruption at an Ottawa High School concert. She recalls parents who left during performances, upsetting students and teachers who worked hard for the event. She urges quiet exits only during breaks to let every performer enjoy their moment.
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OHS Music Department
Kitty Sampson
Ottawa
RFD 3
Dole Seeks Bipartisan Path From Second Best View
In a Washington interview, Senate majority leader Bob Dole, distinguishing work from play, discusses defense budget cuts, committee goals, and bipartisanship. He notes plans to press Agriculture for more gains, recalls WWII service with candid humor, and praises cross party dialogue with ex-secretaries of agriculture. Kansas politics and 1988 prospects frame the remarks.
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Dole
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Howard Baker
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White House
Bob Dole
Washington
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Ford
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Cole
Italy
Pacific
Secon
Pentagon
Finance Committee
Iowa
Agriculture Committee
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Kennedy
John Carlin
Carlin
The Battle of the Bulge remembered this week
The author recalls waking to German planes during the Battle of the Bulge on December 19, 1944. Ceremonies at Bastogne and White House attention mark the remembrance. Interviewed witnesses are strikingly older, some now decades beyond their war years.
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Battle of the Bulge
Bulge
Bastogne
White House
Ardennes
Sarcoidosis and juvenile arthritis questions answered
Dear Dr Donohue letters discuss sarcoidosis commonality causes or recovery time and steroid treatment in severe cases with notes on its lungs thyroid glands or other organs. A second letter covers juvenile rheumatoid arthritis remission chances after 25 years and importance of early treatment. A gum chewing query explains swallowing air during diving and abdominal pain risk. The rest reflects personal reflections on the Battle of the Bulge and wartime memory.
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DR. Donohue
Thad
K.S.B
B.Q
TV Tonight Listings Skimmed With Christmas Night Mix
Readable TV guide fragment lists HBO CBS and ESPN lineups for Christmas Eve. Notable items include Magnum P I in Honolulu, A Christmas themed feature on Mister Roberts, and a Not Necessarily the Year in Review special. Also mentions 20/20, Night Court, Hill Street Blues, and sports boxing from Las Vegas with Tommy Cordova versus Rocky Garcia.
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NFL
Magnum
P.J. Magnum
Higgins
Rick
T.C
Navy
Battle of the Network
Howard Cosell
Shari Belafonte-Harper
Bob Uecker
Mister Roberts
Vermont
Kansas City Illustrated
Alex
Lyman H. Howe
Caria
Frasier
Dr. Ludlow
Tommy
Tuppence
Night Court
Hill Street Blues
Couat Daniels
Gary
Paul Galveston
Joshus
Val
Honolulu
ESPN
Mazda SportsLook
Twilight
Top Rank
Las Vegas
Tommy Cordova
Rocky Garcia
All In the
Noel GD
David Letterman
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