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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1995
Page
3
The piece criticizes Republican budget cuts for poor programs while condemning a $6 million Senate page dormitory project in Washington. It argues the pages provide access and messages for senators, yet calls the expenditure shameful extravagance in an era of austerity.
Guest editorials note a Reno County farmer calling 1995 wheat harvest a sorry harvest yet find reasons for optimism. Despite a short crop, strong prices and Providence offer some relief, enabling sowing for next year and sustaining Kansas as a leading Wheat State.
A World Features Syndicate item enumerates infamous youths linked to crimes in an era, noting Dutch Schultz at 17 for burglary, Lucky Luciano at 10 for shoplifting, Baby Face Nelson at 14 for auto theft, Clyde Barrow at 9 for theft, Meyer Lansky at 16 for brawling, and Al Capone at 20 for disorderly conduct.
Malcolm Wallop argues the FDA spared the US from birth defects, omitting that Thalidomide caused problems in Europe while banned in the United States. The piece questions the completeness of the FDA’s stance and highlights international contrast.
The column argues Clinton and Dole clash with Hollywood over morals while art mirrors life. It cites Natural Born Killers and Shakespeare’s plays to illustrate enduring questions about art’s influence and political rhetoric, noting politicians’ use of media as campaign leverage and the public’s search for real solutions.
A critic argues that free market systems produce win-lose outcomes, not win-win, using the apple example and broader trades. He demonstrates how producers gain cash while buyers lose assets, stressing that sustaining capital matters and that consumer gains come at higher costs.
A caller criticizes late fees and reconnection charges as revenue for City Hall, arguing they burden fixed incomes and erase safety. They contrast city procedures with individual cases, cite late night drag racing on Lincoln to Eisenhower, and demand police presence for noisy nights.
A reader urges Bible belt morality to shape national policy on abortion and praises moral opinion as foundational. The letter cites fear of decline and calls for strong stance against abortion while noting a separate concern about speeding on Main Street from 17th Street to the veterinary clinic near I 35. A caller thanks a prior note and a reader reports keys found in Country Mart recycling bin and provides a contact. Readers are invited to contribute to the forum It's Your Quarter by calling 242 4700 during specified hours.
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