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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1995
Page
3
An editorial argues Medicare remains a protected program amid GOP plans to balance the budget. It warns that true balance requires unpopular cuts and speed limits on program growth, with Senate optimism on no tax cuts until a balanced plan is certified. It stresses shared sacrifice if the budget becomes balanced.
The Kansas Legislature failed to let voters decide on slot machines at race tracks while permitting two Indian casinos. Leaders Burke Snowbarger and Shallenburger faced criticism for actions harming The Woodlands, local tax concerns, and entertainment spending, though Gov. Graves showed early leadership. Wyandotte County residents lamented no vote on entertainment dollars.
Karl A Van Assell surveys pageant titles with Cloris Leachman Miss Chicago Delta Burke Miss Florida Kathie Lee Gifford Miss Maryland Seattle and Vanna White as a runner up in a Sun Fu Festival bubble gum blowing context from World Features Syndicate.
Hutchinson City Manager George Pyle argues state action to curb car taxes shifts the burden to cities and counties. Lawmakers promise $160 million in five years, funded mainly from education, with warnings of rising local costs for crime, mental health, and welfare programs. Critics say budgets are balanced at local level, not Topeka, risking municipal finance and future growth.
The Alabama Limestone Prison resumes chain gangs drawing media attention as France and Germany visit and TV crews document the practice. Proponents cite cost savings and discipline while critics call it barbaric and demeaning, arguing for drug policy reforms to reduce crime and prison crowding.
Across the Malacca Straits ARR destroyers ambush the cruiser Hagura sinking it with torpedoes. In the Philippines Japanese defenses retreat as U S Marines withdraw from Sugar Loaf Hill while American forces push from Mindanao. Allies claim the Nazis’ Austria-Germany union is dissolved.
AP analysis shows voters broadly favor balancing the budget yet distrust how cuts are framed. Republicans claim a surplus goal with slower growth, while Democrats warn of Medicare, Head Start, and food assistance cuts. Public reaction will shape Senate and House debates this week as parties position for detailed budget drafting.
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