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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1987
Page
1
The article notes Daylight Saving Time starts on the first Sunday in April instead of the last Sunday in April, ending on the last Sunday in October. It mentions Garden City’s different time zone and expresses a welcoming view of the change.
State Treasurer Joan Finney backed the Unclaimed Property Law passed in 1979. Since then the office has returned over 4 million dollars to more than 28 000 Kansans and earned 2.5 million in interest for the state fund. The program has become a political football with Republicans proposing to move it to the Department of Administration. Finney frequents the Kansas State Fair booth to connect with visitors.
Analysis notes Sen. Dole gains strength while rivals falter amid Iran Contra fallout. Vanity Fair and New York Times probe his psyche and leadership style. Ellsworth's rise as campaign chief signals move toward shared control, echoing Reagan’s guidance as Dole eyes the presidency.
The narrator recalls childhood kite building using orange crates, homemade guns, and paper kites. He contrasts past ingenuity with modern mass produced kites, recounts playful battles, and shares a longing for simpler crafts and flying memories. He notes safety concerns and the charm of age old kite experiments.
Washington liberals and Reagan officials back a $2 million police aid package to Guatemala's civilian government. Guatemalan interior minister Juan Rodil pressed for forensic and technical help, stressing basic tools to curb killings, kidnappings, and torture amid a decade of human rights abuses. The measure faces cautions from Americas Watch over rights concerns as Guatemala seeks stability in a volatile region.
A Washington Post editorial denounces H R 51 to admit New Columbia as a state. It argues the plan creates a National Capital Service Area with a new government, questions funding, and warns the measure would upend constitutional understandings and electors. The piece slams Fauntroy Foley backing as preposterous and calls the bill a weed to stomp out.
Subscription rates listed by delivery method and term. In Ottawa and surrounding area by carrier and motor routes one month 4.00 three months 11.00 six months 21.05 one year 40.00. In Franklin County and adjacent counties by mail one month 4.50 three months 13.00 six months 25.00 one year 48.00. All other areas by mail one month 5.50 three months 16.00 six months 31.00 one year 60.00. Out of state subscribers deduct 0.5 percent sales tax.
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