Saturday Notebook on TWA takeover and wider folly
A Saturday notebook weighs the Carl Ahln bid to take over TWA amid jet fuel costs high salaries and fickle flyers. The piece recalls past TWA misadventures in Omaha Des Moines Chicago and Kansas City and jokes about public reactions. It also parodies budget woes from IRS fumbles and jokes about diplomats spouses on the federal payroll with a sweeping cost concern and precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlahn
TWA
Midwest
Omaha
Des Moines
Kansas City
Chicago
Congress
Best Exercise For Fitness Pulse And Calorie Burn
Reader asks which activity best boosts fitness. Dr Donohue explains monitoring pulse during workouts to gauge cardiovascular gains and gives age based target ranges. He estimates a 120 pound runner at nine minutes per mile burns about 100 calories per mile, and weighs in on exercise bikes, cross country ski machines, rowing machines, and swimming as options for back pain, weight control, and flexibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Donohue
Education year in review for Ottawa USD 290
Superintendent Roger Nelson weighs the 1984-85 Ottawa USD 290 school year, praising student gains and noting both positives and challenges. Highlights include budget actions, discipline policy adoption, asbestos actions, staff training, curriculum updates, cooperative projects with Ottawa University, and new board members. He wishes students, teachers, and patrons a good summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Nelson
U.S.D
Ottawa
Board of Education
Emporia State University
Ottawa University
Ottawa High School
Teachers Association
East Central Vocational Cooperative
U.S.C
Reagan Thinly Veiled FDR Echoes In Tax Speech
Washington correspondent David S. Broder weighs Reagan's tax reform speech as a potential landmark in U S politics akin to FDR's era. The piece analyzes the Treasury I plan, Democratic counterproposals, and the risk of corporate exemptions diluting Reagan's bold program. It notes Reagan's memory of Roosevelt's coalition tactic and hints the speech could shift political ground and public perception of tax policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David S. Broder
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Republican Party
Treasury I
Treasury
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Congress
America
Fdr
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Detroit
Lou Cannon
Mark Hanna
General Electric Theater
Class of 85 Journal Tribute Sparks Faith in Living
A commencement address to the Class of 1985 in Ottawa Kansas reflects on ideals amid Reagan era politics. The speaker contrasts cynicism with youthful optimism, citing Steinbeck, Eliot, and Eliot’s guidance to seek faith in living, moving beyond materialism toward purposeful pursuit.
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T.S. Eliot
Madonna
Candide
Globe
Sion
Dante
Beatrice
Shaw
Joan
Thornton Wilder
Grover
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert
Wellington
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IRS
Sage of
Osage
Dr, Donohue
Paul G
Donohue
Johns- Manville
Asbestos
Alexander Haig
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Kim Carnes
Bette Davis
Ireland
Iran
Libya
Haig
el Salvador
Nicaragua
White House
Pentagon
John Steinbeck
Long Valley
Tom
Steinbeck
Eliot
Ottawa Herald
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