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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1987
Page
1
The president’s address and staff reshuffle appear to quell public uproar over the Iran Contra affair. The piece stresses that crimes were committed and money flowed to the Contras despite congressional bans, demanding accountability for those responsible.
Governor Mike Hayden announces a four year plan to fight drug and alcohol abuse in Kansas. He seeks help from parents teachers law enforcement and communities to make Kansas the toughest market for illicit drugs. The plan will emphasize education prevention and treatment with focus on making treatment affordable for those in recovery.
A columnist warns against treating universities as weapons financed by big business and government. The piece cites Budig and concerns over corporate influence, research direction, and the risk of a college town becoming a company town. It recalls historical examples of money shaping power and education, urging preservation of academic freedom and exploration.
Subscription rates effective July 1, 1986, show delivery by carrier and motor routes in Ottawa and area at 1 month 4.00, 3 months 11.00, 6 months 21.05, 1 year 40.00. Franklin County and adjacent counties by mail ask 1 month 4.50, 3 months 13.00, 6 months 25.00, 1 year 46.00. All other areas by mail charge 1 month 5.50, 3 months 16.00, 6 months 31.00, 1 year 60.00. Out-of-state subscribers incur a 5.5 percent sales tax.
The narrator recounts a frustrating daytime trip to Kansas City for a visit to the Associated Press bureau and a stop in Olathe. Traffic, wrong lanes, and rush hours turned the journey into a comic, exasperating urban adventure marked by bumper to bumper streets and long hours. A Sunday revisit is hinted but not concluded.
Roger Verdon reflects on the addictive pull of television and his new remote control Jake, a device that reshapes attention, memory, and daily life. He jokes about naming inanimate objects, notes reliance risks, and predicts future gadgets like frost free refrigerators, hinting at Dumbo.
A dialogic quip-filled piece portrays two men judging President Reagan’s speech as both artful and revealing personal flaws. They mock his admitted missteps and ponder the historians’ verdict while weaving dark humor about Iran and aging. The exchange remains sharp, satirical, and era-appropriate in tone.
The Supreme Court weighs the exclusionary rule amid a Baltimore drug case. Police, acting on a warrant they believed valid, searched the wrong apartment and arrested Garrison. Justices consider whether evidence gathered should be admitted, with dissents urging greater care. The ruling may further muddy an already cloudy area of Fourth Amendment law.
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