Clinton Budget Plan Criticized as Insufficient and Reactive
The piece argues President Clinton failed to commit to a true balanced budget, sacrificing speed for political calculations. It contends his claims of balancing in five, seven, or ten years are unreliable and that maintaining popular programs while balancing the budget is impossible. The author labels his approach as desperate and late.
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Sam Phelps-Roper
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NO KIDDING Karl A Van Assert Inspirations
A playful column listing imagined inspirations for classic fictional figures and cultural icons, naming Rhett Butler Perry Mason Nora Charles Indiana Jones and more with witty attributions and a mock bibliography sourced to World Features Syndicate.
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Rhett Butler
Perry Mason
Della Street
Tary
Dr. Strangelove
Ed Telle
Nora Charles
Lillian Hellman
Indiana Jones
Hiram Bingham
Rip van Winkle
World Features Syndicate
Gun control is undemocratic at its core, author argues
The piece argues guns democratize power, citing Colt and the Second Amendment as foundations of an armed citizenry. It claims elites fear armed commoners, link gun control to oppression of blacks, immigrants, and rural whites, and conclude that gun control preserves an unarmed underclass.
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Merce
Ottawa sprays for mosquitoes upon citizen complaint
Ottawa Public Works Director Andy Haney says the city does have a spraying machine and chemicals and will spray at night in areas where residents report mosquitoes. Citizens with complaints should call City Hall at 242-2191 to arrange nighttime treatment.
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Ottawa Public Works
Andy Haney
Haney
City Hall
City forum proposes cleanups and large-item pickup program
Residents discuss improving neighborhoods with an anti nuisance ordinance and a city wide free large item pickup similar to past tire projects. Suggestions include volunteer help, possible National Guard support, and funding via higher taxes. Circus price complaints and a community forum contact are noted.
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Warplanes bomb Truk and Luzon guerrillas capture Cervantes
Fifty years ago a British carrier Implacable bombed the Japanese base at Truk in the Caroline Islands while Filipino guerrillas seized Cervantes in northern Luzon. In Okinawa Japanese forces inflicted heavy losses on U S Marines as fighting raged along Kunishi Ridge and U S led Burmese guerrillas drove final Japanese troops from the Shan Hills.
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Caroline Islands
Cervantes
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Okinawa
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Shan Hills
Dole’s attack on Hollywood draws editorials clash
AP excerpts from Kansas papers note Great Bend Tribune’s take on Dole railing at entertainment, blasting him for silent shots at action stars while defending Oliver Stone and Natural Born Killers as art. Hutchinson News says Dole’s foundation signals a stronger campaign this time.
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Dole
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Bob Dole
Dan Quayle
Bruce Willis
Arnold) Schwarzenegger
Oliver Stone
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Cole
Hutchinson News
Dole closes foundation amid donor questions and tax
The piece notes political risk in closing the Better America Foundation to avoid scrutiny while urging transparency, arguing the move buys momentum but harms presidential credibility, as questions about contributors remain unanswered. It contrasts with KU Chancellor Hemenway’s Kansas outreach and regional education goals.
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