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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1995
Page
3
A Finnish study suggests a malfunctioning brain communication system may predispose some people to alcoholism, while another expert argues the abnormality could be caused by drinking. The piece notes the difficulty in finding a cure and questions whether a single cause can be defined.
Guest editors critique The Woodlands owners in Oi City for claims of unfair Missouri riverboat laws. They argue the track bets on slots to stay viable as Indian casinos expand. The Kansans should see the stance as a business risk and bear consequences, per the Parsons Sun.
A World Features Syndicate list from U.S. Census 1990 ranks small cities by population. Florida, Mo, Lost Springs Wyo, Keota Colo, Donnan Iowa, Granite Ore, Warm River Idaho show tiny remaining counts from two to nine people.
Readers are invited to submit signed letters with the writer’s address and a phone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published and the policy emphasizes prompt verification through contact details.
A speaker rejects pardoning killers and calls for a wall to exclude illegal immigrants while letting legal entrants through quotas. The issue of juveniles in Ottawa is tied to nighttime loitering on Main Street, with blame placed on parents. Vexed by improper trash dumping in city barrels near City Park and Forest Park, the writer questions legal prohibitions and enforcement.
A reader urges using the It's Your Quarter forum to pressure the city commission. They recall a June 22 youth gathering near Second and Main with police presence and growing crowds, question parental responsibility, and demand city action to restore property rights and youth recreation options. They invite participation by calling 242-4700 after 8 pm.
A century ago the Ottawa school board asked architects to submit plans for an eight room two story school with basement on a level corner lot with specified frontages and brick or stone materials. Plans were due by July 22, 1895, and the project passed 554 to 175 on June 12. The school became Eugene Field and opened Sept. 7, 1896 then dedicated Nov. 4, 1896.
The piece recalls Chicago mayor Daley’s plan to revive undercover police spying on violent street gangs while opponents warn of a return to the old Red Squad era. A writer recounts personal surveillance experiences including a pierogi lunch, a softball game, and a ride to a newsroom, concluding the proposed unit may end up policing social life rather than gangs.
Fifty years ago today U S B 29s operating from Okinawa hit bomb targets around five cities on Honshu while Australian troops advance six miles northeast from Balikpapan, an oil port on Borneo. In Hawaii officials lift the 10 PM to 5 AM curfew in effect since Pearl Harbor.
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