Statehouse lobbyists to wear badges identifying sponsors
Topeka rule adopted by the State Public Disclosure Commission requires professional lobbyists at the Statehouse to wear badges showing the organization or business they represent. The unanimous vote targets prominent lobbyist Duane McGill, who runs the largest Topeka firm and long pushed to register his staff under client names. The 1974 law lacks penalties, and lawmakers could add enforcement teeth.
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Statehouse
Topeka
State Public Disclosure Commission
Duane
Pete”’ McGill
House of Representatives
McGill
Kansas governor proposes televised state of the state address
Kansas Governor Mike Hayden asks legislative leaders to allow his state-of-the-state address to be televised statewide on January 12 at 6 30 p m. The request draws criticism from Senate Minority Leader Michael Johnston Parsons Democrat who accuses Hayden of political maneuvering and clout seeking while recalling former governor Carlin’s evening speeches.
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Ke Ans
Senate
Michael Johnston
Parsons
Mike Hayden
Johnson
John Carlin
Hayden
Johnston
Kansas
Heavy Issues Weigh On Andy
A humorous piece lists common, exaggerated signs of weight gain and altered perceptions from aging. Items include tighter belts, closer steering wheels, narrower aisles, smaller airline seats, altered mirrors, and social reactions, capped by a sharp remark from a best friend about Fat.
Ottawa Herald postal rates and staff listing
The Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates effective October 1, 1987 for Ottawa area and surrounding regions with carrier and motor routes, Franklin County and nearby counties, and all other areas by mail. It lists staff including Jim R. Hitch as Editor and Publisher, Terry Ostmeyer as Managing Editor, Jim Hornbeck as Advertising Director, Mike Geiss as Circulation, Peg Armstrong as Circulation Manager, Wayne Snow as Office Manager, and Jean Ressman as Press Foreman. Out of state subscribers pay a 5.5 percent sales tax.
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Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Ressman
Ottawa
Franklin County
A Resolution For Life Promotes Buckling Up This New Year
A weekend safety message urges seat belt use to reduce holiday deaths. Ottawa area resident Avis Blakeman shares how belts saved her in a 1977 crash, urging drivers to obey limits and drive defensively as 1988 begins. The piece advocates belt adoption and cites the Kansas Saved By the Belt Club.
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National Safety Council
Avis Blakeman
Ottawa Rfd 4
Kansas Saved-By
7Th
Ash
Blakemans
Blakeman
Walburns Furniture Changes Hands and Focus
Omitted yesterday was Walburn's Furniture which changed hands last year and moved from 413 S Main to 109 S Main. Gary Dodd said the firm now devotes about 90 percent of its business to new furniture lines while continuing to sell used furniture.
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Walburn’s Furniture
S. Main
Gary Dodd
Wright’s bid for power hinges on bold leadership from Wright
Washington’s weekly Democratic whip session featured Jim Wright praised for vision and resolve in foreign policy, tax deferral, and defiance of Reagan on Central America. Critics warn of venality and ethics concerns while Hart re-enters the race and GOP scrutiny grows.
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Washington
Jim Wright
Texas
David Broder
House
Tom Foley
Wash
Gary Hart
Jesse Jackson
Wright
Lyndon Johnson
General Dynamics
Regardie’s
William M. Adler
Michael Einstein
Going To The Movies Not Worth It
A theatergoer recounts a souring experience with disruptive audience members and a wary refusal to resort to violence. He recalls usher era bravado, a fatal incident over a tap on the shoulder, and his decision to quit movies while weighing future returns amid loud chatter and evolving media.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Government contact contacts for elected officials
A list of officials with office addresses and phone numbers for citizens to contact. Ronald Reagan at the White House, Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum in Washington, Bob Whittaker in D C, and state officials Jim Allen and Jack Beachamp in Topeka are provided with addresses and telephone numbers for inquiries.
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Ronald Reagan
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington
D.C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn House
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Jack Beauchamp
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Oscar Arias
Congress
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Reagan Administration
Tony Coelho
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Mary McGrory
Universal Press Syndicate
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