Editorial on Saddam Hussein and U S retaliation stance
The piece questions U S policy after firing 23 Tomahawk missiles at Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. It argues civilians were harmed, condemns selective rule making, and calls for addressing Hussein as an individual criminal like Manuel Noriega rather than broad collective punishment.
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U.S
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Clinton
George Bush
Kuwait
Center For Arts
Hussein
Manuel Noriega
Panama
Day care thanks Soroptomists for sand and water table gift
The Franklin County Day Care thanks the Soroptomists for a donation to buy sand and water tables for preschool use. The gift supports early math and science concepts and fine-motor skills while sending a message of value and belief in the children.
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Franklin County Day Care
Soroptomists
Heinz variety list sparks nostalgia in old days note
A nostalgic reference cites Heinz products from 1923 including peanut butter plum pudding cherry preserves mince meat cream of pea soup and grape jelly. The note appears in Karl A Van Asselt’s NO KIDDING and traces Heinz offerings from Those Were the Good Old Days.
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Edgar Jones
Simon & Schuster
The Hitching Post Day Trip to Odd Kansan Oddities
Commentary on two offbeat Kansas stops Cawker City’s giant ball of twine and Lucas Garden of Eden by S P Dinsmoor. Read vivid vignettes of quirks, sculptures, labor symbols, and a life committed to art, humor, and critique of greed.
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Jim Hitch
Herald
Cawker City
Mitchell County
Lucas
Russell County
Waconda Lake
Russell
Frank Stoeber
Stoeber
S.P. Dinsmoor
Adam
Eve
Cain
Abel
Dinsmoor
Labor
Garden of Eden
Moses
Cain and
Community Letter Questioning Ownership Change Rumor
A reader asks why The Ottawa Herald has not disclosed its sale to The Tribune and alleges secrecy. The editor notes the rumor is unfounded and points to official clarification.
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Ottawa Herald
The
Tribune
New York City
Its Your Quarter sale blocked by will’s provision
Harris Enterprises faced a thwarted 1988 effort to sell Its Your Quarter and sister papers after Sidney F. Harris left a will that excluded two California papers The Camarillo Daily News and the Simi Valley Enterprise had already been sold The note invites reader input to a community dialogue with a phone number and hours for calls.
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Harris Enterprises
Sidney F. Harris
California
Camarillo Daily News
Simi Valley Enterprise
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