Clamp Smokers in Ottawa Public Buildings Debate
The Ottawa City Commission faces a push to curb smoking in public buildings, arguing it harms health and non smokers. Dr Forrest Tennant Jr warns cigarettes are America's top addiction, urging clinics and smokefree policies like the Ottawa Library, while The Herald plans a gradual shift to a smokeless newsroom with possible designated smoking areas.
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Ottawa
Forrest Tennant Jr
National Football League
America
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Temple of Health
Herald
Pass 5 Tax Proposal Aimed at Kansas Revenue Crisis
The Kansas Legislature returns with a push to expand severance tax exemptions for low production oil wells to ease a revenue shortfall. Sen. Roy Ehrlich backs the bill, projecting a $5.5 million annual cost, arguing it could aid a key Kansas industry and job recovery.
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Kansas
Mike Hayden
John Carlin
Roy Ehrlich
Rossington
Carnations in Toilets Highlight Washington GOP Social Scene
A Washington Post story about a luxury GOP weekend shows carnations scattered in ladies room toilet bowls at a Princess Grace Foundation event. Hotels denied foundation ties, saying the flower idea came from the venue as a VIP courtesy.
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Princess Grace Foundation
Washington
Washington Post
James Baker
White House
Alfred Bloomingdale
New York
Clare Booth Luce
Caspar Weinberger
Margaret Heckler
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Foundation
Loew’s
L’enfant Plaza Hotel
Grace
Football and Opera Clash in One Day Field Note
A reader recounts choosing a Giants Redskins game over the Met Opera gala starring Pavarotti and Sutherland. He improvises attire, endures a bitterly cold stadium finish, and notes parallels between football and opera while lamenting missing much of La Traviata.
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New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Metropolitan Opera
Luciano Pavarotti
Joan Sutherland
Howard
Mary Louise Cowan
Met
Giants
Lincoln Tunnel
Margie
The
Pavarotti
Lawrence Taylor
Violetta
Alfredo
Reagan Budget Alive And Well
Washington editorials defend President Reagan’s 1988 budget, arguing essential elements will survive edits. They predict defense outlays near 292 billion, some user fees, farm subsidy reforms, and guarded resistance to higher taxes, with lawmakers balancing budgets without harming major programs.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Reagan
Jim Wright
Congress
Sam Nunn
Georgia
John Stennis
Mississippi
Les Aspin
Wisconsin
House Armed Services
Cor
Stopping Corgard Angina Risk and Bulimia Recovery
A reader asks about stopping Corgard abruptly and the risk of worsened angina from beta blocker withdrawal. The response warns against sudden cessation, notes heart stress and abnormal rhythms may occur, and urges doctor guidance. A separate letter from a 3-year-old describing bulimia recovery is discussed, with reassurance about lifespan and the need to assess swallowing problems and possible scar tissue.
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Donohue
Corgard
S.S
Tion
Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1986 update
The Ottawa Herald lists monthly and periodic subscription prices effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa and surrounding areas, Franklin County, and out of state. Rates cover carrier and motor routes, in county and mail options with discounts for longer terms.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Franklin County
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Mike Royka
Jay Schroeder
Pasadena
Philharmonic
Andy Rooney
Lockhorns
James Kilpatrick
Paul Donohue
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