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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1987
Page
1
The Senate committee endorsed a bill permitting credit card payments at retail liquor stores, reversing current law. The piece argues this reflects special interest politics and cautions that the session’s other hot topics include lottery, pari mutuel racing, liquor by the drink, and the death penalty, signaling broader self destructive trends.
The piece notes Senator Bob Dole defeated Democrat Guy Mac Donald in 1986 with a large margin of about 330 000 votes. After re election he had a campaign fund surplus exceeding 2 million dollars that may be moved to his presidential exploratory committee under 1982 FEC rulings. The article argues reforms are overdue.
Washington interview with Secretary of the Navy John Lehman outlines his six years of reform under the Reagan era. He criticizes defense bureaucracy, cites staffing figures across agencies, and describes slimming the Navy Material Command. Lehman notes academy reforms, his Cambridge education, and plans after service including a Virginia political future.
An opinion piece laments heavy TV use and nostalgia for radio. The narrator jokes about being a videot and test patterns, recalls reruns and favorite shows, and admits addiction while joking about remote controls and VCRs. The essay ends with a quip about Sally on Talknet Radio.
The Jonathan Pollard spying affair strains U S Israel relations and prompts criticism of Israel's government. Pollard, a U S Navy analyst, received life imprisonment for passing secrets to Israel. The controversy sparks calls for investigations, protests from American Jewish leaders, and debate over future aid and policy directions.
Washington notes Baker, then a private citizen, challenged Reagan era tax increase talk and urged Democrats and Republicans to set a practical path. Gradison proposes a budget summit with one concession by each side to frame a Gramm-Rudman-Hollings tweak and a trigger to trim spending if targets slip. Baker, now White House chief of staff, may help bridge divides toward deficit control.
Subscription rates effective July 1 1986 list Ottawa and surrounding area carrier and motor routes one month four dollars three months eleven dollars six months twenty one oh five one year forty dollars mail Franklin County adjacent counties four fifty thirteen twenty five one year forty eight all other areas five fifty sixteen oh zero thirty one one hundred sixty dollars out of state subscribers deduct five point five percent sales tax
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