Bork Nomination Faces Backlash as Public Opposes Confirmati
Des Moines Register notes White House concession that Robert Bork’s Supreme Court nomination is in trouble. Harris Survey shows 57 percent oppose, 29 percent favor. Conservatives split, with only 44 percent supporting, 40 percent opposing. The public_privacy issue and Reagan’s popularity versus policy explain the skepticism amid Senate hearings.
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Bad Law in Kansas Bankruptcy Exemptions Questioned
A Topeka committee heard that Kansas bankruptcy exemptions let debtors keep homes, cars, jewelry, and tools, enabling abuse. Washburn Law School professor urged limits to curb deadbeats who leave creditors with unpaid bills, aiming to prevent absurd holdings like an $80,000 Mercedes-Benz.
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Kansas Republicans vote against WWII era internment apology
The Hutchinson News denounces Kansas U S House members Pat Roberts Jan Meyers and Robert Whittaker for opposing a formal apology and 20 000 compensation to Japanese ancestry internees relocated to camps during World War II. The piece labels their stance as stick in the mud reactionary and argues an error was made.
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Jan Meyers
Robert Whittaker
Kingston Trio to headline Municipal Auditorium season opener
The mood is upbeat as the Performing Arts Season begins at Municipal Auditorium with the Kingston Trio on October 16, opening for the Alfred E. Packer Memorial Band in 1860 costumes. Barry Tucker notes the shift to recognizable acts, weekend shows, six events, and season tickets at $35 to $75, while planning broader use of the venue.
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Mark Twain
Ernest Hemingway
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Macau
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Branson
Government Still Runs Best Caper
Column contrasts absurd media ploys with U S policy in the Persian Gulf noting undeclared war, a 600 ship Navy and a B 1 bomber crash. It cites Congress votes, War Powers Act debates, and calls out oil revenues linked to Iran while mocking public spectacle and leadership.
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Persin Gulf
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Tran
Colorado
Tammy Faye
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Whistle Blowers Spark Biden Speech Thefts
The piece argues that Dukakis campaign workers leaked Biden speech tapes to news outlets, exposing copied lines from Kinnock and Steinbeck. It notes no falsehoods were introduced and Biden’s image suffered, while questioning why whistleblowers chose covert release over public briefing.
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Joe Biden
Biden
Neil Kinnock
Dukakis
Microwave woes and homemaker awards stir thoughts on modern cooking
A reader reflects on microwave use from pleased to frustrated with hot and cold results. Lois Stone notes common Do and Don’t cautions from a U.S. News piece. The column also mentions a rhubarb toast breakfast, a R.O.T. recipe test for Yuppies, and the Third Annual Full-Time Homemaker Award by the Eagle Forum led by Phyllis Schlafly with a $500 cap and family-life criteria.
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U.S. News and World Report
Lois Stone
Eagle Forum
Phyllis Schlafly
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates October 1987
Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail subscription rates effective October 1 1987 for Gilawa Franklin County and surrounding areas. Carrier or motor routes one month four fifty. three months twelve fifty. six months twenty four plus tax. one year forty four. Mail Franklin County adjacent counties forty eight per year. out of state five point five percent tax.
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Gilawa
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