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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1994

Page

3

No Kidding Festival Echoes in Early American Law

Karl A. Van Asselt notes New Englanders in the 17th century enforcing strict moral rules, including expelling lawyers and outlawing Christmas observances. The piece ties Puritans in 1659 to 1681 to regional soundings and cites Philadelphia 1828 as a case where the Liberty Bell era surfaced in a bids to monetize history.

Virginia Philadelphia

End the Iraqi embargo for humane and American interests

A reader argues the U S embargo on Iraq harms civilians and serves oil interests. Iraq has largely complied with UN conditions, yet the sanctions persist, weakening U S credibility. The author urges public pressure to end the policy and halt perceived corporate influence and hypocrisy.

Iraq United Nations Saudi Arabia Iich Clinton Vietnam U.N Iran Israel United States Fidel Castro Saddam Hussein

Whitewatergate effort frustrates GOP

The Whitewater inquiry maze ties 50 names to Clinton era deals as Republicans push for hearings yet face a strengthened Clinton approval and a special counsel. Robert B. Fiske Jr. will likely question the couple under oath, shaping how Congress probes Madison Guarantee S&L and related finance ties amid partisan tensions.

Walter R. Mears AP Special Cos Ent Ashington Clinton Whitewater Ozark House Clintons Whitewater Development Co S&l Hillary Rodham Clinton Little Rock U.S New York Robert B. Fiske Jr White House Fiske Senate Whitewater-S&l Madison Guarantee Savings & Loan

Ottawa middle lunch costs and road safety concerns voiced

Reader complaints urge Kansas district to improve school lunches at Ottawa Middle School and address chronic cold meals and underfilling. The letter also calls for widening US-59 northward to ease dangerous traffic for commuters to Lawrence, proposing two-way road expansion rather than a single route out of Ottawa.

Ottawa Middle School Lawrence Ottawa

Community forum prompts school reform and sports concerns

A reader urges schools to end captains picking teams and to reduce daily humiliation in gym class. They call for outside services to improve city operations, warn about homework burdens, and suggest riverboat gambling to boost the economy. Calls are directed to the “Its Your Quarter” program at 242-4700, with specific hours.

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Karl A. van Asselt Richard Shenkman Kurt Reiger Charley Reese King Features Syndicate GOP House Committee Jim Leach Iowa Bob Dole Marais Des Cygnes Colmet
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