A South Main Widening Project Goes Back to Start
A ridge in the northbound lane between 10th and 15th streets requires removing 14 feet of asphalt along a five block stretch. Final opening could be three weeks late. Respondents criticize late notice and lack of city updates from Friday June 26 to Monday July 3. City officials and contractor acknowledge the issue only after inquiry.
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South Main
10Th
15Th Streets
Ottawa
City Hall
The
Herald Car
Ried
Dan Fogle
City Commission
Risks of industrial gamble strike in Hays over Travenol plant
In 1967 Hays funded a Travenol plant with industrial revenue bonds to lure a drug firm. The facility once employed 1,200 people, but jobs fell to 700 as Travenol planned closures and moved operations elsewhere possibly to Puerto Rico for tax advantages championed by Sen. Bob Dole. The company donated the building to the city, which now faces upkeep costs and uncertainty about its use. The piece warns taxpayers that government efforts to attract industry carry risk and costly outcomes.
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Hays
Travenol
Travyenol
Puerto Rico
Bob Dole
Travenor
Letters To The Editor Buckle Muzzle On Do-Gooders
A reader angrily attacks seat belt laws and editorials praising them. He claims a crash proves belts are harmful, offering photos and recounting a broadsides intersection wreck where his vehicle was crushed and his wife injured. He urges others to mind their own business.
More Than A Beauty Pageant At Pratt Miss Kansas coverage
A reporter recalls a year ago in Pratt covering the Miss Kansas Pageant. He observes behind the scenes interviews with contestants, emphasizes the pageant as a talent competition with scholarships, and notes Heather Clark guiding hopefuls as Miss Kansas 1986 while the finale airs statewide on Kansas channels.
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Pratt
Pratt Community College
Carolyn Kirgis
Kansas
Heather Lynn Clark
Neva Goering
Heather Clark
KCTV
WIBW
After Apartheid Offers Answers to South Africa Crisis
Washington review of the book After Apartheid by Frances Kendall and Leon Louw argues a cantons federation could unlock peaceful reform. It notes white minority share power gradually, outlines proposed districts, regional pacts, and a limited central government. The authors acknowledge risks of black dominance and warn subsidies may persist. the piece urges readers to read, reflect, and speak up.
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Washington
South Africa
United States
Frances Kendall
Leon Louw
Europe
Kendall
Louw
National Congress
House of Representatives
Marxist
African National Congress
Zaire
Angola
Ivory Coast
Swaziland
Transkei
Hart lingered in the press storm over Gary Hart
In SIMS VALLEY CALIF the piece assays Gary Hart linger through the 1988 campaign press scrutiny. It critiques hubris in media, questions over privacy in presidential questioning, and contrasts Hart’s image issues with broader press behavior and public fears about journalism. It notes Hart's enduring inquiries and compares him to Richard Nixon while highlighting media self-critique.
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Sims Valley
Calif
Rockies
Gibraltar
Gary Hart
Hart
Cola
New York Times
Phil Donahue
Nixon
Vietnam
Gary Mart
Miami Herald
Gary
Richard Nixon
Ottawa Herald rates list effective July 1 1986
Subscription prices updated for Ottawa and surrounding areas in July 1986 Cedar Franklin County and adjacent counties rates apply by carrier or mail One month three months six months and annual options with local and out of state variations Tax of 5.5 percent applicable to out of state subscribers and listed in state tax note.
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Nancy Ellen Burris
Jim Hitch
Ottawa Herald
Switzerland
James Kilpatrick
Universal
Donna Rice
Wayne Leo
Harris News Service
Cedar
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Harnbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossmai
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