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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1987
Page
1
The Senate backs raising rural interstate limits from 55 to 65 or 75 mph. Supporters argue fuel concerns and safety, while critics warn drivers will hit 10 mph over any new limit. The 55 mph rule since 1974 aimed to save fuel and lives, but real-world speeds exceed it. Western lawmakers favor faster lanes. eastern lawmakers resist.
Harland Priddle and Jack Beauchamp voiced support for allowing corporate ownership of hog and poultry operations, arguing it would spark economic development, attract large firms, increase processing and jobs. Critics warn it would endanger family farms as lobbyists call incentives bribes in a broader recovery debate.
A Kansas economic story critiques neglect of agriculture and the limits of venture capital. It argues laws should allow farmer mergers and corporate farming, enabling investment in modern tools, marketing, and processing to revitalize towns and the prairie, or risk ongoing decline and loss of rural communities.
Ottawa resident Clifford Stipp recalls his 1982 photo feature in Lyle White's The Pioneer Spirit a prairie vignette collection. The author profiles many Kansans with vivid scenes including Will?s Wayside Chapel Leaning Tower of Kansas and local landmarks while noting Stipp's reluctance to pay $29.95 for his copy.
Secretary William Bennett criticizes current sex education as lacking character and moral guidance. He argues courses avoid right and wrong, urge teachers to promote restraint, and emphasize family, not just contraception, citing rising teen pregnancy and abortion rates and urging schools to adopt old fashioned values. Big Bill Bennett praises traditional moral guidance for American education.
An AP analysis notes forecasters use qualifiers like on the other hand to hedge predictions. The piece recalls Truman’s one armed economist joke, stressing that all variables shift and the economy defies constant projection. The moral underscored is that money and the economy are too important to be left to forecasters alone.
A reader describes a low income Ottawa family facing long term social service involvement six years and now with heat turned off after prioritizing food and medical costs over energy. It highlights charity gaps as local providers promise outreach but fail to prevent utility loss.
STAN NICHOLS questions Vern Chesbro about his political stance after backing Mike Hayden post primary. Nichols asks why Chesbro no longer leads state party or holds national roles and invites others to inquire for answers.
In a sober assessment the administration bans American travel to Lebanon with limited exceptions, labeling Lebanon a dangerous region where terrorism prevails. The piece argues the move reflects limits of military power and the need to accept consequences in a dangerous Middle East.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and 1986 subscription rates. Local area carrier and motor routes: one month four dollars, three months eleven, six months twenty one and five cents, one year forty dollars. Franklin and adjacent counties: one month four fifty, three months thirteen, six months twenty five, one year forty eight. All other areas by mail: one month five fifty, three months sixteen, six months thirty one, one year sixty. Out-of-state subscribers deduct five point five percent sales tax.
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