Fallout Folly on Iran-Contra Arms and Funds
The column links Iran-Contra arms sales to a broader U S Soviet arms race and notes Soviet shipments to the Sandinistas outpacing 86 levels with 23,000 metric tons in six months. It cites Ollie North’s Capitol Hill testimony, growing legal funds, and a lingering Jesse James ethos shaping public views.
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Joneskys
Ollie North & Co
Nicaragua
Pentagon
Ollie North
Capitol Hill
Ollie
Ollie Hayseed
North
National Security
John Poindexter
Jesse James
America
Jesse
The Education Of Miss Carter
The Education Of Miss Carter notes Amy Carter has not been arrested this month but has been expelled from Brown University for poor coursework. The piece jokes that education may trump activism, contrasting her campus protest history with parental college funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Carter
Brown University
Miss Carter
South Africa
Central Intelligence Agency
America
Scandal Deep-Rooted In The Constitution
Whitley Austin argues against imperial presidential power in Iran Contra hearings, urging a constitutional check. He compares Congress and the president to a board and CEO, calls for cooperation, warns against totalitarian impulses, and urges unity beyond partisan boundaries.
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Whitley Austin
Salina
Ollie North
Vietnam
Admiral Poindexter
Priest
United States
George
Congress
Senate
U.S
Lawsuit Aims to End Unequal Kansas Legislature Apportionment
On November 1 1961 Hutchinson attorney Bill Chalfant filed suit in Shawnee County District Court alleging unconstitutional apportionment in Kansas. Plaintiffs claim 39 percent of residents control Senate, 34 percent control two thirds of House, with four counties underrepresented. The petition seeks at large elections until reapportionment and names Secretary of State Shanahan and county clerks as defendants. The action helped spur legislative reapportionment nationwide reforms.
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Mike Hayden
Kansas
Hutchinson
Bill Chalfant
Shawnee County
Jack Harris
Peter Macdonald
John McCornally
Hutchinson Publishing Company
Hutchinson News
Senate
House
Johnson
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Chalfant
Paul Shanahan
Reno
Zap Em or Dont Zap Em Program Proposed by Grobnik
Slats Grobnik suggests using computers to let victims and do gooders decide executions. Vivid forms allow victims or mourners to state prefences for or against execution, with a judge then following printed computer results. The idea raises ethics and safety concerns about manipulation and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Casey
Poindexter
North
Reagan
Grobnik
Gwendolyn Goodheart
Reagan Shifts to Veto Strategy in Clash with Congress
President Reagan intensifies use of the veto as a political weapon, signaling opposition to major bills on trade banking and health insurance, while critics warn of obstructionist legacy. White House officials say the president welcomes fights with a Democratically controlled Senate and Congress.
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Merrill Hartson
Associated Press
Washington
Reagan
Nancy
Congress
Marlin Fitzwater
Fitzwater
White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
DNY
Senate
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Savings and Loan
Byrd
Gerald R. Ford
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1986
Ottawa Herald lists monthly quarterly and annual rates for delivery by carrier, motor routes, and mail across Ottawa area Franklin County other counties and out of state. Rates: Ottawa area 4.00 per month 11.00 per quarter 21.05 six months 40.00 per year. Franklin County 4.50 13.00 25.00 48.00. All other areas 5.50 16.00 31.00 60.00. Plus 5.5 percent tax for out-of-state subscribers.
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Ottawa
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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