Ottawa Kansas to be named nation wide by Eagles president
Editorials celebrate Sherm Spears of Ottawa becoming president of the international Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles and traveling across the United States and Canada for a year promoting Eagles work People Helping People. The piece urges the Chamber of Commerce to place welcome signs and tout Ottawa as home to a national leader, noting the historic publicity goods for Jim Hitch atawa.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Canada
Sherm Spears
International Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles
Spears
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles
Jim Hitchatawa
Walton's Honesty and Hard Work Make Wal Mart Story
A reviewer praises Sam Walton and the book Walton, Made in America, highlighting Walton as a model American. The piece emphasizes his rise from a one-store town retailer to a global chain, his integrity, rivalry, and leadership by example, with focus on customer primacy and employee incentives.
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Sam Walton
America
John Huey
Doubleday
Wal- Mart
Walton
Benton, Ark
Holiday Inns
Ramadas
Day’s Inns
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Stated for Print
Readers are urged to send signed letters with full address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published, and including a contact number speeds confirmation of authenticity.
Perot bubble bursts with shift in 1992 race balance
Commentary argues the Perot collapse allows a more straightforward Clinton path, while Bush could gain from a split field. It notes Democrats’ appeal on governance basics like schools and roads, and contrasts regional support, electoral maps, and past third-party influences shaping the presidential contest.
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House of Representatives
Bill Clinton
Dukakis
Clinton
Iraq
United Nations
FDR
LBJ
Carter
Mondale
Goldwater
Ross Perot
Perot
Bush
California
Orange County
Freedom and faith echo in a Williamsburg letter
Patrick H. Collins of Williamsburg argues for freedom of choice in personal matters while urging respect for natural law and divine guidance. He condemns abortion and euthanasia as immoral, praises the elderly and sick for their role, and envisions a moral society guided by the Ten Commandments and Christ’s redemption.
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Moses
Christ
Earth
Mankind
Heaven
City cemeteries praised for care by residents
A resident notes Highland and Hope Cemeteries are well maintained by the city. The comment shifts to objections about cats in neighborhoods, suggesting cat control as a local issue, and mentions a related story.
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Highland Cemetery
Hope Cemetery
It's Your Quarter Readers Debate Calendar Hours And Parking
The Ottawa Herald front page includes comments on a 1086 hour school calendar for the district contrasting with 2080 hour postal workers year. It questions teacher salaries, emergency room procedures, insurance claim practices, and urges August voting. Readers discuss downtown parking, a male garden club, and market listings in The Daily Report with an editorial note about a daily stock list.
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Ottawa Herald
Daily Report
the Herald
Wall Street
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King Features Syndicate
Peter Hart
Horace Greeley
U.S. Grant
South
Old Confederacy
West
Mississippi
George F. Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Paradise
Patrick H. Collins
Williamsburg
Ransom Memorial
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