Why are U S ships in the Persian Gulf again
In a debated column, critics question Reagan era policy and military presence in international waters. The piece argues U S ships patrol the Persian Gulf to protect oil and cites seven years of conflict, while also condemning a Salina school board for withholding asbestos bid details before a bond election and urging public bidding laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
U.S
Persian Gulf
Caspar Weinberger
Defense
Salina
Bedside Observations in a Norwalk Hospital Ward
A patient two days after surgery describes hospital life in detail. He praises room technology like the bed controls and TV, notes mixed experiences with care, and recounts a gallstone sonar inspection. He praises nurses, offers social commentary on breakfast timings, and reflects on patient privacy and gender in care.
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Norwalk
Conn
Gallstone
Ottawa Herald ad rates and staff credits for 1986
Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa area Franklin County and surrounding regions. Rates shown include monthly, quarterly, semiannual and yearly options by carrier and mail with out of state subscribers taxed 45.5 percent. Staff listed includes Editor Publisher Jim R Hitch Managing Editor Terry Ostmeyer and others.
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Udf
Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Franklin County
Suffering Speeding Pains On Kansas I-35 in 65 mph Era
A driver recounts cruising I-35 west at 65 mph during a 65 mph speed limit era, noting few passings, highway barrels costing about 95 dollars each, and a coolant fix after a road-charged trip through Emporia. The tale contrasts Friday fast travel with Sunday tollgate calm and shows Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska plates among the traffic.
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Kansas
Williamsburg
Emporia
Matfield Green
Ottawa
McFarlane Defends Context At Iran Contra Hearings
Robert C McFarlane argued context shaped his actions as he testified on Iran Contra. He claimed to accept responsibility while deflecting direct culpability and criticized Congress for demanding straight answers amid questions about altered White House logs and arms shipments.
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Washington
Robert C. McFarlane
Ronald Reagan
Oliver North
White House
Iran
Congress
North
Guatemala
McFarlane
John Nields
House Committee
Adm
John Poindexter
Geneva
U.N
Moscow
Achille Lauro
Ayatollah Khomeini
Nields
Rabin
Rabelais
Nicaragua
Warren Rudman
R-N.h
George Mitchell
D-Maine
Reflections On Freedom and the Constitution
An editor's note features Dr Archie Beauvais of Sinte Gleska College on Rosebud Indian Reservation exploring what the Constitution means to American Indians. He argues treaties and land rights show the document's limits, praises spirituality, and urges self-sufficiency without sacrificing identity as Indigenous people look to the 21st century.
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Sinte Gleska College
Rosebud Sioux Reservation
Rosebud
S.D
Archie B. Beauvais
South Dakota
Harvard University
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Rooney
Ottawa Herald
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Mary McGrory
Cuomo
Jackson
Gephardt
Dukakis
Biden
Babbitt
Nunn
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