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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1987
Page
1
The Supreme Court upheld California’s anti discrimination ruling that Rotary chapters cannot bar women. Auburn Nebraska voted in a pianist member after 31 years as honorary Rotarian, and Barre Vermont inducted a 38 year old woman, signaling broad chapter responses.
The CBS program Murder Ordained about Rev. Thomas Bird in Emporia, now under appeals, and Lorna Anderson Eldridge charged with murder, draws viewers with its crime narrative. The Emporia Gazette editors note the drama blends fact and fiction, portraying God as ally in crime.
The State Board of Education weighs a mandate requiring all state accredited schools to offer sex education while allowing parents to opt their children out. Proponents urge school guidance to complement home instruction amid concerns about AIDS biology and morality. opponents fear school based clinics and loss of parental control.
Rich Cook and Brenda Klingele, both teens from Ottawa, addressed Ottawa Lions Rotary and Kiwanis clubs after winning the zone Optimist International oratorical contest. Brenda spoke on optimism and self improvement while Rich urged civic responsibility and action against drug use. They will compete regionally in Merriam May 17 for a chance at $1,000 college scholarships.
A lobby seeks to end penny production and replace the dollar with a coin. The piece traces penny history from 1793 to zinc pennies since 1982, cites 95 billion pennies in circulation and 6 billion minted annually, and argues against abolition by noting economics and everyday value.
Subscription rates effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa area Franklin County and surrounding regions include carrier and motor routes one month four dollars three months eleven dollars six months twenty one dollars one year forty dollars Mail rates vary by area with one month four fifty three months thirteen dollars six months twenty five dollars one year forty eight dollars All other areas five fifty thirty six dollars one year sixty dollars Out of state subscribers receive a five point five percent sales tax deduction.
A narrator prefers croquet to sailing and reflects on life aboard boats. He notes the lure of endless movement, camping, and living with limited space, while longing for home comforts. The piece contrasts modest discipline on a boat with the luxury aboard wealthy yachts and ends with a craving for croquet and home.
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