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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1987
Page
1
Gov. Mike Hayden rejects pulling Kansas out of a five-state low level waste compact with Nebraska Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. Kansas joined in good faith and would still need a storage facility even if it left, so shared financing offers economic benefit and responsibility should be accepted.
Former Sen. Howard Baker Jr. is named White House Chief of Staff, praised by Sen. Nancy Kassebaum for his credibility. The piece argues secrecy in government erodes democracy and urges congressional scrutiny of foreign interventions.
In Kansas a clash over greyhound training surfaces as breeders demand live lures to develop racing instinct while lawmakers consider banning them. A 20 page booklet defends past practices and NGA policy favors artificial training methods. The House voted to allow rules on live lures. the Senate may push for a full ban.
The Ottawa Herald lists 1986 rates for Ottawa area by carrier or mail. Local monthly figures start at 4.00 with quarterly and yearly options, Franklin County and adjacent counties priced higher, out-of-state subscribers taxed 5.5 percent.
A first person essay reflects on speeding near Emporia and the 55 mph limit. The narrator recalls tickets, polite deputies, and thoughts on fuel for faster speeds, while arguing for a universal 55 limit and odometer changes. He muses on car design and consumer desires.
The piece recalls Aug 8 1985 a date tied to Reagan and Nixon era upheavals. It contrasts Reagan appointing Don Regan with Nixon’s 1973 staff resignations at Camp David, including Haldeman and Ehrlichman, and notes Haig, Connolly and others stepping in. It reflects on memory, anniversaries, and political storms.
Gov. Mike Hayden frames his approach as decisive and hands-on, showing up with a lean staff and making quick calls. The piece contrasts his style with predecessor John Carlin and notes the GOP-controlled Legislature may ease policy moves while Hayden emphasizes central decision making.
Washington observers note that governors such as James R. Thompson and Marie Cuomo face the current presidential nomination system. The piece argues sitting governors cannot run due to primaries and caucuses, leaving a field reshaped by those who already hold broad power. It questions how the system favors less qualified leaders over strong executives like Thompson and Kean.
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