North testimony details covert ops and Iran Contra coverups
Lt. Col. Oliver North testified that covert actions should be deniable and that presidents may be dissociated from them. He described sending five documents seeking approval to divert Iran arms proceeds to Nicaragua, denied signing presidential approval, and admitted shredding practices rose last fall. He said he lied at times to protect covert operations amid the Iran Contra saga.
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Oliver North
North
Iran
Reagan
KS Magazine to Fold After August Issue
KS Magazine, based in Wichita and printed in Kansas City, will cease after the August edition. Editor Dave Kratzer blames Kansas for low subscription appeal and regional divisions, noting a national publisher relationship and a lack of statewide identity among Kansans.
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KS Magazine
Dave Kratzer
Kansas
Wichita
Kansas City
Kratzer
M Magazine
Letters To The Editor On Abortion And Court Picks
A Princeton reader argues abortion rights align with the constitution and criticizes the idea of limiting women’s choices. They oppose Robert Bork’s Supreme Court nomination and reference Surgeon General Coop on AIDS considerations for abortion policies.
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Supreme Court
C. Edward Coop
Robert Bork
Stuart Defreese
Princeton
RFD
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1986
Publication details for the Ottawa Herald list staff titles and a full 1986 subscription price schedule for Ottawa area Franklin County surrounding counties and all other areas with monthly quarterly semiannual and yearly rates and a 5.5 percent sales tax deduction for out of state subscribers.
Grandfather's World of Fun Visit Recounts Mixed Emotions
A grandfather recalls a family trip to Worlds of Fun with his six year old grandson and parents. He laments the high admission costs while noting enjoyable rides like Viking Voyager and Fury of the Nile. He recalls riding the Orient Express and the chicken exit, and ends hopeful yet skeptical about future amusement park visits.
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Silver Dollar City
Mid-America
Six Flags
Kansas City
Royals Stadium
Chase
Chevy
Wally World
Joyland
Wichita
Burlington Northern Railroad
Congressmen Show Their Colors Amid Iran Contra Debate
Washington notes the Iran-Contra hearings as Rep Walker wins a 213 to 201 vote backing a State Department rider banning travel to Nicaragua. The measure targets Sandinista support and raises questions about funding, with Dems fearing political impact and right wing backlash.
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Washington
Democratic House of Representatives
State Department
Nicaragua
Robert Walker
Contra
Robert C. Smith
R-N.h
Walker
Linder
Witness For Peace, Tecnica
James McClure
Idaho
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wisconsin
Les Aspin
David Obey
Obey
Aspin
Armed Services Committee
Wisconsin Coordinating Council On
Les AuCoin
D-Ore
House
Thomas Foley
Too Many Potholes For This Old Salt
Whitley Austin chronicles Kansas road politics from early gravel roads to the big highway push. The Hayden Commission plan would favor giant tollways across the state, financed by a 1.8 billion bond, higher gas tax, and doubled vehicle fees, provoking both support and concern over tourism, credit, and regional impact.
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Whitley Austin
Salina Journal
Kansas
Henry Ford
Curt McCoy
Harry Taylor
Shears
Hutchinson
Prairie
Roy Bailey
Salina
Salina Journal For 37 Years and Right Hand To Senator Joseph Bristow
Mit Wilhite
Emporia
A.Q. Miller
Belleville
John Montgomery
Junction City
Woody Hockaday
Wichita
Woody
Kansas City
Topeka
North Central
Balkans
Johnson County
Garden City
Russell
Great Bend
Hays
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Ottawa
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Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Jim Hitch
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Portland
Ore
Connie Mack
R-Fla
Smith
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Newton
McPherson
State
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Bob Kent
Minneapolis
Frank Carlson
Dogan
Merv Miller
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