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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1987
Page
1
The push to raise the interstate speed limit from 55 to 65 faces opposition as it would affect 682 of 811 Kansas miles and 850 of 1,112 Missouri miles. Kansas lawmakers and Governor panels back the change while critics warn of more highway carnage and policy hand raises.
Opinion criticizes the Kansas Legislature and Governor Mike Hayden for failing to raise taxes, urging measured spending cuts instead of wholesale reductions. It argues the state’s fiscal crisis stems from prior overspending and calls for prudent budgeting and timely tax discussion.
In our readers notes, official commendation is given to Mary Schleicher for guiding Pomona students on imaginative writing journeys. Gratitude also extends to Becky April Ace Garrett Brandy Tyler Brandee Dallas Mike Robin Kristy Scott Raymond Erik Daryl and Adam for sharing their magic trips with readers.
Pauline Willford urges a new civic commission to investigate a complaint about the Department of Public Safety. She questions why the city commissioners and city manager resist examination after 15 months and supports Fred Heathman’s stance for independent review.
A Denver letter writer recounts driving near Wellsville on I-35 and seeing a long stretch of wrecked buses trucks trailers and cement mixers cluttering the roadside. He questions Kansas highway beautification and urges action to screen premises along the interstate.
A memoir recounts a boy's on farm misadventures from hauling wheat in a 1941 Ford pickup to smashing fenders, loading on the fly, and a night plowing scare with a jackrabbit sighting. Grandfather's stern methods and learning to drive shape a reluctant farmer's memories.
A Chicago Tribune headline-like critique notes Senate approval of another 40 million for the Nicaraguan Contras, with 14 Democrats voting yes amid GOP support and defections. The piece argues the vote reflects fear of communism, questions past aid, and frames the action as Reagan's war, citing party dynamics and misgivings from diplomats.
Washington commentary blasts the March 3 decisions in U.S. v Dunn and Arizona v Hicks. It criticizes Justice White for Dunn and Justice Scalia for Hicks, calling Dunn a harmful misapplication of the Fourth Amendment and Hicks a disgraceful expansion of police intrusion. The piece argues the exclusionary rule remains sound and warns against erosion by the high court.
Ottawa Herald lists monthly and yearly subscription prices for delivery by carrier and mail with regional rates for Franklin County surrounding counties and all other areas. Rates vary by location with a 5.5 percent sales tax for out of state subscribers.
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