Editorials Eye Kansas Politics and Campaign Chaos
Editorial notes the crowded Kansas election field with nine gubernatorial candidates and ten for Congress, six from the GOP. John Carlin appears poised for the Democratic nomination while Hayden and Weigand duel in the Republican primary. Voters face vague platforms, rising spending, and limited media reach as candidates attack each other rather than offer detailed plans. June comments from Jim Hitch reflect on voter fatigue and unclear solutions in state governance.
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Olitics
Kansas
Governasor
Congress
Hayden
Bush
Quayle
Weigand
Boonies
Jim Hitch
Mike Hayden
Gorbachev Reform Dilemma in Soviet Politics
Guest opinion argues the Soviet Union must abandon the old party system to allow multi elections and autonomous economic units. It contrasts Gorbachev’s reform push with party conservatism and urges alignment with republics radicals and free market elements for renewal. Western nations adjust policy toward a changing Soviet Union.
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Herald
Gorbachev
Gorba‘chev
Soviet Union
Jerbachev
Pacific
Boris Yeltsin
London
Houston
Kremlin Cee
Letters to the editor urge reader engagement and signatures
The notice encouraging letters to the editor asks writers to sign their pieces and provide a return address. It emphasizes reader involvement and clarifies that unsigned letters are discouraged.
Commentary on a Kansas GOP primary clash of 1956
The piece surveys a half century of Kansas governor races, highlighting the 1956 Shaw Hall battle. It notes how vicious charges and party splits shaped later elections, with Shaw’s win flagging unity issues and Democrats breaking a long GOP streak. It also covers Hayden’s 1980s race context and Kansas voters’ cantankerous patterns.
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Warren Shaw
Topeka
Fred Hall
Hall
Shaw
Shawnee County
Ed Ann
George Docking
Harry Woodring
Shaw-Hall
Compromise 911 Road Naming Proposal for Franklin County
Franklin County considers an alternative to the state county road naming plan. The proposal preserves traditional names where possible, adds historically meaningful names, and uses Terrace names for non–section line roads. It aims for practical, public-supported numbering starting 100 in the southwest and increasing northeast, with four quadrants defined by US-59 and K-68. Citizens urged to attend the public hearing Monday.
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Franklin County
States
Kansas
Wellsville Rd
Wellsville
Lane Rd
Lane
Norwood Terrace
Central Heights Terrace
Princeton
Davis
UPS
Greenwood Road
Labette
Franklin
Government contact details for federal and state officials
A list of contact addresses and phone numbers for President George Bush, Sen Bob Dole, Sen Nancy Kassebaum, Rep Bob Whittaker, State Sen Jim Allen, and State Rep Bettie Sue Shumway. Includes White House, Hart and Russell Buildings in Washington DC, Rayburn Building, and Topeka Statehouse offices with telephone numbers.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington
D. C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn
D.C
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettie Sue Shumway
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Greenwood
Silkville
Free State
Tapley
Richmond
Rik
Norwood
LeLaup
Raiders
Salem Hall
Bullard
Compehau
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Misaton
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Stlar
S Who
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Pottawatomie
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