Desert justice and Oliver North’s sentence split opinions
The Iran Contra case ends with a three year suspended term, two years probation, a $150000 fine, and 1200 hours of community service. North plans to appeal while supporters urge Bush to pardon. Gesell urged accountability beyond myth, noting his legacy and public speaking earnings.
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Ustice
Oliver North
U.S. House
Bush
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
North
Civil suit dismissed as frivolous in store gun case
Dennis Ray Gaye pleaded guilty to misdemeanor robbery charges and then sued asserting civil rights violations by the store clerk who drew a gun. The judge ruled the civil complaint frivolous and based on unsafe reasoning, noting the gun was unregistered and the store lacked a permit.
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Aus
Dennis Ray Gaye
Gage
Flying POW MIA flag urged by local volunteers in Ottawa
Everett Wiedersberg of Our Forgotten Brothers Inc seeks official approval from Franklin County Ottawa and veterans groups to fly the national POW MIA flag on county buildings and city poles. He notes thousands still unaccounted from WWII Korea and Vietnam and cites past flag-raising efforts in nearby communities. Call 243-6624 for more information.
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Overland Park
Forgotten Brothers Inc
America
Southeast Asia
Korea
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
China
Johnson County
Kansas
City
Olathe
Wyandotte’ County
Kansas City
Kane
Jackson County
United States
Everett Wiedersberg
Ottawa Herald publication and subscription rates 1989
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and staff roles with subscription prices effective July 1 1989. Rates vary by delivery method and region including cartier motor route and Franklin County areas with monthly, quarterly, semiannual and yearly options.
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Ottawa
Cartier
Mai
Franklin County
Franklin County Kansas inspires folk song and wellness drive
Dr John C Jones of the Franklin County Mental Health Clinic cites 1988 data showing 8.5 percent of the county population served, about three times the norm, with extended hours and 48 new cases monthly. He notes middle aged adults predominate, stresses economic strain, and outlines plans for a two million dollar wellness facility with a chapel and chaplain, funded partly beyond local means.
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John C. Jones
Franklin County
Jones
Kansas
North avoids jail in North case calls for public service
The essay criticizes Judge Gesell for suspending Oliver North’s three year sentence and placing him on probation. It links North to illegal Contra funding, drug trafficking allegations, and a broad government cover up. It questions whether public service in Nicaragua would truly reform him and critiques Reagan era officials.
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Ollie North
Nicaragua
North
Gerhard Gesell
Reagan
Gesell
Public Service
Washington D. C
The
Fox
Hen House
Oliver
Congress
U.S
John Kerry
Bush
Elliot Abrams
State Department
Inouye
Hamilton
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Oliver North
PAC money and lobbyists shape politics from Gephardt to Topeka
The piece argues PAC contributions and lobbying distort government at state and national levels. It highlights Gephardt’s PAC receipts, lists groups funding him, and notes Kansas lawmakers and various sectors employing lobbyists. It warns that special interests dominate and siphon funds from communities to Topeka and beyond.
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Richard Gephardt
Gephardt
Missouri
Washington Post
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
St. Louisiana For Better Government
National Association of Letter Carriers
United Auto Workers
Democratic Republican Independent Voter Education Committee
American Hospital Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Family Pac
Cpas
Republican Independent Voter Education Committee
Dick Gephardt
PAC
Kansas
Bob Dole
Washington
Topeka
Statehouse
Hyperman
Kansas House
Senate
Hays
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Cedar
Dim A. Hiteh
Tarry Ostmayer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Pege Ammetrong
Ohica
Wayne Snow
Dean Rossman
Marc Haney
New York City
Lions Club
PTA Council
Ollie
Col
Kerry
John McCormally
Chambers of Commerce
Julie Doll
Harris News Service
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