GOP picnic signals race shifts among Iowa Republicans
About 1,000 Iowa Republicans gathered for a picnic with five presidential hopefuls: Kemp Robertson Dole Haig duPont. A straw poll showed Kemp 21.1 percent, Robertson 19.3 percent, Dole 18.3 percent, Bush 13.3 percent, with Haig duPont Laxault and others trailing. Bush still seen as leader while Dole gains.
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U.S
Jack Kemp
New York
Pat Robertson
Kansas
Bob Dole
Alexander Haig Jr
Delaware
Pierre duPont
George Bush
Dole
Kemp
Robertson
Bush
Haig
duPont
Nevada
Paul Laxault
White House
Howard Baker
California
Ben Fernandez
Kate Helsop
Hattiesburg
Miss
Seat belt law in Kansas activates with $10 fine
Kansas enforces a new seat belt law with real tickets and a $10 fine after a warning period. Officers may cite only when a driver commits another infraction first. Deputy Rusty Berry shares his crash tale from March 9 to urge compliance and safety, noting minor injuries to himself and the trooper.
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Kansas
Highway Patrol
Berry
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1986
Ottawa Herald lists monthly three month and yearly delivery and mail rates for Ottawa area Franklin and adjacent counties and all other areas with out of state subscribers paying 5.5 percent sales tax. The notice names staff including Jim R Hitch publisher Terry Ostmeyer editor and others.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Doin the Reality Rag Brings Disability Themed Comedy
The Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City premieres a Second City style revue commissioned by Easter Seal Society. It features disabled actors and musicians and promotes accessible backstage and audience experiences. The cast includes Norman Henderson Debra Herron and Lizette Tannebaum. The show runs July 16 to August 2 with select dates off. Tickets range from 9 to 12 dollars.
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Unicorn Theatre
Main
Kansas City
Easter Seal Society
Norman Henderson
Iola High School
Kansas State School For the Blind
University of Missouri
Debra Herron
Emporia State University
Lizette Tannebaum
Lottery Lights Our Fires
An editorial from Garden City Kansas discusses the rising interest in state lottery inevitabilities across Kansas. It notes Kansans are risk takers, betting on quilts, beef, and Las Vegas trips, and considers the mixed blessings of a lottery for the state and players. The piece cites Ed McMahon’s ten million dollar prize rumor and ends with the author’s Belmont Stakes win and a note on luck.
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Ed McMahon
Clifford R. Hope
July celebrations through a historian’s cautious eye
Whitley Austin notes July marks two revolutions The American and Bastille Day while cautioning against romanticizing violence. He praises the U S Constitution but warns it owes amendments and evolution through time. He urges balanced patriotism, change with continuity, and Ben Franklin as a model for humor and common sense.
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Whitley Austin
Salina
Harris News Service
South America
America
Ben Franklin
Letter to the Editor urges more blood donors in Ottawa
Evelyn Shepard of Williamsburg questions why Ottawa with about 20 000 residents fails to meet a 125 pint quota for the Red Cross Bloodmobile. She notes only 93 pints donated and urges employers to allow three hours quarterly for employees to donate, highlighting donors age 17 to 65 and the life saving impact of blood donations.
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American Red Cross Bloodmobile
Ottawa
Franklin County
Red Cross
Evelyn Shepard Williamsburg
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