Slattery Faces Pressure Over Health Reform Split
Democratic Congressman Jim Slattery of Kansas 2nd District opposes parts of Clinton's health reform plan including employer health insurance mandates. He chairs a House committee vote on the plan and is pressured by the White House to align, while arguing his own compromise proposal and facing accusations of political switchability.
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Jim Slattery
Democratic Union
Karisas
Slattery
House
Clinton
White House
Nafta
Appraisal Dispute and Immigration Stance Sparks Letter
A reader outlines wide variance in real estate appraisals from 31 000 purchase in 1985 to later values up to 51 300 and criticizes appraisal processes. The letter also urges ending United Nations funding, immigration limits, and stronger border enforcement to focus on domestic needs.
No kidding arts and letters achievements of five stars
World Features Syndicate lists notable education of five famous figures. Norman Mailer earned an aeronautical engineering degree from Harvard. Rip Torn studied animal husbandry at Texas A&M. Tommy Lee Jones graduated cum laude in English from Harvard. Vincent Price pursued art history and English at Yale. Henry Fonda completed a journalism degree at Minnesota.
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Arts and Letters
Norman Mailer
Aeronautical
Harvard
Rip Torn
Texas A&m
Tommy Lee Jones
Vincent Price
Yale
Henry Fonda
Minnesota
World Features Syndicate
Corporate football: a goofy idea or a legit league?
The piece argues about a possible new professional football league backed by Corporate America selling teams with corporate logos. It notes heavy current football saturation on TV and critiques quarterback Steve Bono, highlighting his limited NFL starting experience and questions about his value to the Kansas City Chiefs.
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NFL
CBS
America
Anheuser-Busch
Joe Montana
Bono
Tommy Kramer
Minnesota
Bobby Brister
Pittsburgh
49Ers
Steve Young
Montana
UCLA
Kansas City
Debating Bosnia Policy and U S Leadership in Crisis
The author critiques American indecision in Bosnia and broader foreign policy after the Cold War. He urges a clear UN backed withdrawal of peacekeeping forces and lifting arms embargo, arguing that continued entanglement risks wider fallout and erodes credibility.
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America
NATO
Bosnia
Somalia
China
Congress
United States
Haiti
North Korea
Japan
Iraq
Kuwait
United Nations
U.N
Yugoslavia
Vietnam
Russia
Korean Peninsula
City Employee Residency Rules and Family Home Details
Wichita council requires city workers to live within Wichita while Topeka and Ottawa enforce local residency. Five children fill a small three bedroom house, with a plan to avoid debt for an addition. Heating relies on wood from an abundant supply as cold, windy days arrive.
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Ottawa
Wichita
Topeka
It's Your Quarter Love Letters to Ottawa and Motherhood
A reader shares a mix of local concerns and sentiments about heating costs and minimal changes by government, compliments Ottawa Police, recalls a Hitching Post love letters series, and expresses gratitude for motherhood on Mother's Day while inviting more community voices to call in during specified hours.
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ELAS
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Ier
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City Council
Public Works Department
Chiefs
San Francisco
Steve Bono
By Bill Tellier
The
Ottawa Herald
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
U.S
By Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Ottawa Police
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