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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1985
Page
3
A decade summary recounts 1985's global disasters and crises with floods earthquakes and hurricanes killing tens of thousands and air crashes claiming nearly two thousand lives. Politically the year featured Reagan Gor bachev diplomacy and escalating Middle East flashpoints amid espionage hijackings and the Rainbow Warrior incident.
Bank closings topped Kansas news in 1985, with 18 banks failing, the highest since the Depression era. The year featured Attorney General Robert T. Stephan withdrawing from a governor bid amid a sexual harassment suit, plus major utility and farm crisis developments and a fatal school shooting in Goddard.
A health message urges quitting smoking at any age. It emphasizes it is never too late to stop and that the body begins recovery soon after the last cigarette is put down. The piece highlights the benefits of early cessation for restoring normal health.
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