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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1986

Page

8

Nation Faces Voter Decisions on Wide Range of Issues

National voters will determine the fate of a multitude of issues as pages 10 and 14 cover politics and aviation topics. The reference notes the public weighing of choices on domestic concerns and the evaluation of stealth bomber capabilities.

America

County wrestles with RMH board fate

Franklin County Commission weighs forcing RMH trustees to resign and reconstitute the board after criticism of actions under Dewey Smith. Aimed at expanding the board from seven to five or seven, with resignations potential and two new seats to fill, while considering meeting time and trustee loyalty amid ongoing contract severance disputes.

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Trustee Chairman Returns Some Fire By JAY BEMIS

Franklin County Commissioner Merle Haas criticized Ransom Memorial Hospital Board over a six month benefit clause in the administrator contract. RMH Chairman Dewey Smith would not gain benefits if he resigns, only if terminated by the board. McKelvey defended benefits as longstanding and argued commission meeting times affect public participation.

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Freed Hostage Urges Faith As Others Remain Unseen

David Jacobsen, after 17 months in Lebanon, tells American hostage families to keep faith amid ongoing recoveries. He arrives in Wiesbaden for exams after a Beirut release, cites Psalm 27 and thanks Terry Waite for support. Waite, acting as negotiator, hopes to return to the Middle East to aid remaining hostages.

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Kansas Campaign 86 See-Saw Governor Race Analysis

AP analysis notes dramatic shifts in the Kansas governor race between Democrat Tom Docking and Republican Mike Hayden. Multiple polls late in the campaign show Hayden with a slight edge or a razor-thin lead, while undecided voters remain large and a classification amendment looms amid voter confusion.

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