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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1995
Page
3
Jay Bemis notes the nation's top high school principal George Y. Tignor ties family stability to education. He urges parents to engage in homework, conferences, and school events to ease home life and improve school performance.
A note from Ottawa residents seeks the return of a German shorthaired dog taken from the Chippewa Hills area. The writer threatens to share the thief’s tag number unless the dog is returned by Thursday morning. The letter also covers local topics about library use, city development, and editor notes.
Opinion questions a new county liquor by the drink rule barring dancing in establishments. The column mocks broad wording and cites former Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell’s back injury and workers’ comp case, urging caution and fiscal restraint while noting ongoing legal scrutiny.
A reader condemns the Franklin building for city offices and fire and police structures. He urges using it for deity offices and funding a proper library via bond or tax increase, noting cramped spaces, shared offices, and limited privacy. He calls for a building tour to witness conditions firsthand.
Jennifer Dengel thanks Ottawa downtown businesses and individuals for sponsoring her for the Ottawa Junior Olympic volleyball team. She lists Kansas State Bank Ottawa Co op Ramsey Printing Guys and Dolls Kramer Drug Mr C's Hardware Pete Dearfoss Heltons Hallmark A Bloomin Florist Allegro Pharmacy Don Burroughs Peoples National Bank and Dengel and Son Mortuary.
A reader commends the January 11 1995 Herald editorial on dancing and urges broad public response against a controversial commission resolution. The writer notes conversations among dyed-in-the-wool dancers and opponents alike and encourages others to petition officials to rescind the measure.
The Kansas legislature opens with Democrats and Republicans divided as Sen. Doug Walker opposes two tax cuts on electricity for manufacturing and labor for new construction. The author argues these taxes burden small businesses and consumers, raise costs, and create unfunded mandates, urging support for the reductions. Walker critiques are labeled inconsistent by the writer.
Soviet armored forces push across Poland capturing Krakow Tarnow Nowy Sacz Lodz and Wloclawek. American troops advance in Galgium Bettigny Briay and Rengler driving Germans toward the Our River. In the Philippines US offensive on Luzon targets Clark airfield and Manila south of Lingayen.
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