Editorial: safeguard babies not by removing them from mothers
The piece argues against placing children with single mothers into orphanages as cruel and impractical. It critiques welfare reform proposals, cautions against neglecting vulnerable babies, and urges finding cost effective, humane solutions to break cycles of teen pregnancy while maintaining support for those in need. It stresses maintaining sympathy for the homeless and mentally ill and questions motives behind cutting aid.
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Soviet Union
Clinton
Cessna decision sparks long Manhattan day and lessons
Guest editorials in The Herald reflect on Cessna’s Dec 21 announcement to move its single engine plant. The piece argues economic development requires effort and coordination, noting benefits to Junction City and Wamego, and urging continued pursuit of opportunities to avoid further setbacks.
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Herald
Manhattan
Cessna
Junction City
Wamego
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Urge Signed Submissions
Readers are urged to sign letters with a full address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published. The policy aims to ensure accountability and facilitate prompt confirmation of writers.
Banks' Latin Debt Plot Turns Americans' Burden
A critique of Wall Street and government collusion shifting Latin American debt to U.S. citizens. The author traces a century of finance tricks from Morgan era bonds to today’s bonds, warns of political contributions corrupting policy, and calls for tearing government from financial elites.
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Money Center
America
Big Money Center
Mexico
U.S. Treasury
White House
United States
NAFTA
Wall Street
New York
Europe
Coat fights Wall Street cry for new overcoat
Mike Royko riffs on winter clothing and a 1971 overcoat as he mocks Wall Street jitters. He jokes about amortizing the coat’s cost, resists buying a new one, and notes how consumer caution fuels market woes while he clings to thrift and sentiment.
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Wall Street
Warplanes strike Formosa Ryukyus and Allied maneuvers widen
Attacks by three U.S. Navy carrier groups on Japanese forces in Formosa and the Ryukyu Islands begin two days of operations. In Burma, British commandos and Indian infantry land on Akyab Island near the Arakan coast as German forces push in Alsace, driving Allies toward the Vosges.
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Formosa
Ryukyu Islands
Burma
Akyab Island
Arakan
Alsaca
France
Vosgas Mountains
Community forum urges city hall and library growth
Residents discuss urban growth and funding, calling for a Franklin building to serve as city hall and a suitable library. They urge protecting consumer choice against new channels and advocate fair raises and benefits for long-tenured city workers. Call 242-4700 to join the forum "It's Your Quarter."
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Franklin
City Hall
NO KIDDING by Karl A Van Asselt
A syndicated World Features item lists trivia about origins of stage works and items. It notes that Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita albums appeared before their staged versions, and cites other curious precedents such as a cigarette lighter before the match.
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Karl A. van Asselt
Oxford English Dictionary
World Features Syndicate
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