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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1987
Page
1
The IRS faced many complaints as the four page W-4 form was replaced by a two page W-4A. Officials admit it will be less accurate than prior forms. The broader tax system remains unreformed but altered, with winners and losers.
As Sen. Bob Dole shapes his presidential bid a power clash emerges with John P. Sears seeking to run the campaign. Sears, Reagan’s 1976 and early 1980 campaignhand, is praised for strategy yet known as difficult to work with. Dole, Keene, and Devine weigh future leadership and a broad policy vision versus Sears influence.
The Tower Commission report praises overall objectivity but criticizes the foreign policy approach. It argues Reagan's policy, notably in Iran Contra and Lebanon, has harmed U.S. credibility, alliances, and regional stability, urging a fundamental re-evaluation aligned with American values and international law.
The narrator questions the tooth fairy like miracles, recalls old dentist gear and pain, notes childhood dental visits in Ottawa and similar towns, praises a dentist’s community service teaching brushing, and ends asking whether dentists or their children ever get cavities amid evolving dental care.
In the Tower commission fallout, former Sen. Edmund Muskie and former Sen. Howard Baker rise as symbols of professional politicians who prioritize national duty. Muskie honors Notre Dame with Laetare Medal as Reagan overlooks his presence, while Baker, once Reagan’s ally, faces snub at the 1984 Dallas convention before stepping in to salvage the presidency. The piece argues they may be tomorrow's allies, proving what goes around comes around.
A Tower board report strips the Iran arms deal of Watergate similarities and argues Reagan bore primary responsibility for missteps though motives were not criminal. It notes subordinates failed, but asserts Reagan can recover leadership with Baker guiding a strengthened White House staff.
Rates for Ottawa and surrounding area by carrier and motor routes one month four dollars, three months eleven dollars, six months twenty one dollars and yearly forty dollars. Franklin County and adjacent counties by mail four fifty monthly, thirteen quarterly, twenty five semi annual, forty eight yearly. All other areas by mail five fifty monthly, sixteen quarterly, thirty one semi annual, sixty dollars yearly. Out of state subscribers deduct five point five percent sales tax.
A compilation lists President Ronald Reagan at The White House Washington D C 20500 and senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum with Washington offices and phone numbers. Also Rep Bob Whittaker and State legislators Jim Allen and Jack Beauchamp with Topeka addresses and contact numbers.
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