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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1987
Page
1
The piece argues against prying into Pat Robertson and spouse private life, noting the 10 week marriage before their first child. It defends the minister’s 1950s decisions, emphasizes human growth, and warns against chasing a flawless candidate that would yield disappointment or insincerity.
The article discusses Attorney General Bob Stephan pushing harsher penalties for odometer tampering. He suggests refunds to buyers and dealers recouping losses, but enforcement is weak with only three investigators nationwide. Critics call many "paper tiger" laws ineffective without funding and real enforcement.
In Ottawa a heritage tour showcases George Washburn's work from the late 1800s to early 1900s. A film shows at Old Depot Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, with 25 stops including 4108 Elm and the Franklin County Courthouse.
A Chicago woman describes performing mouth to mouth on a collapsed man who later tests indicated as a heroin addict. Paramedics note track marks and bleeding gums while hospital privacy blocks name release. Health officials question if she had sex with him, and she faces six months for AIDS testing uncertainty.
Kansas faces possible loss of half its U.S. House seats by 1992 due to census counts in 1989 and 1990. Rural areas may lose representation as population shifts eastward. Party control in reapportionment will shape district maps, with Republicans facing leadership gaps and Democrats poised to leverage organization for 1988 and 1990 elections.
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights chief Ralph G. Neas steered a broad coalition to resist Ronald Reagan’s Supreme Court nominee. By coordinating 75 groups and canceling group appearances, the effort kept civil rights advocates off the witness stand and framed the fight as about Bork’s civil rights record rather than organized opposition. Three eloquent Black speakers, William T. Coleman Barbara Jordan and Andrew Young, led testimony not to extend hearings.
Ottawa Herald lists monthly and longer term subscription prices for local carrier and mail delivery in Ottawa and Franklin County areas with tiered rates and tax notes. Rates vary by delivery method and region, with annual options and state tax deduction details.
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