Saturday Notebook Satire on Coffee and Kansas News
The Saturday notebook surveys coffee trends and health chatter with jokes about real coffee versus Sanka. It notes a 1950s low in per capita consumption, then shifts to local Kansas items including weed notices, a GM plant dispute, and a quip on TV campaign blitzes.
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U.S
Stock decline forewarned by John Cunniff analyst
The week saw a mix of bad and expected news with IBM posting a 7.7 percent fall in second quarter profits and GM and GE signaling cutbacks. The First National Bank of Oklahoma City failed, and the budget deficit for 1986 was projected at a record high. Yet markets rose on rosy Dow and S&P forecasts as brokers debated a potential negative impact from a new tax bill.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
IBM
John Akers
General Motors
General Electric
First National Bank & Trust Co
Oklahoma City
U.S
Franklin National
James Miller
Ing
Dow Jones
Standard & Poor
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1986 Ottawa Kansas
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with rates for local carrier and mail delivery in Franklin County and outside areas. It shows monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual prices plus a 5.5 percent out of state sales tax.
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Wwe
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Franklin County
Retreats in Ireland Bridge Protestant Catholic Divides
Roving editor describes Corrymeela and Kilcranny Farm as reconciliation communities on the north Antrim coast. The piece notes 1965 founding aims, funding, staff, and youth focus, while recounting personal memories from Belfast and encounters along the coast including a parade in Carnlough and the lasting impact of violence in 1972.
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John
Ireland
Belfast
West Belfast
Supreme Court intrudes on freedom by Lloyd Ballhagen
The piece warns of erosion of First Amendment rights under Reagan era. It cites attacks on open meetings and records, FOIA, and bans on classroom speech. It laments rulings against free speech and contends education-code limits suppress criticism of teachers, urging vigilance to prevent authoritarian drift.
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Lloyd Ballhagen
Harris Enterprises
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Sunny
California
Arm chair exercise debate and belly breathing tips
Dear readers discuss the benefits and limits of arm chair workouts versus full body activity and jogging. Dr Donohue explains proper diaphragmatic breathing and warns arm focused routines can raise blood pressure. a reader reports rubber legs and dizziness during mixed aerobic regimes and Dr Donohue suggests slowing breathing to retain carbon dioxide during exercise.
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DR. Donohue
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T.L.G
Arms Talks Likely To Boost Diplomacy But Not Curb Arms Race
AP report outlines talks between the United States and the Soviet Union this summer on nuclear testing and SALT II. Both sides press opposing demands, with the Soviets seeking a ban on all nuclear weapons and the United States resisting unless cheating controls are in place. Talks may improve dialogue and set stage for Geneva negotiations in September, though major arms reductions remain uncertain.
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Barry Schweid
Washington (Ap
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Soviet Union
U.S
Toplin
Reagan
Geneva
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Kenneth Adelman
Edward Rowny
White House
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