Alf Landon Kept Learning Through Century Life Biography
A reflective profile recalls Alf Landon as a centenarian explorer of ideas who shaped Kansas politics and national history. It notes his 1936 presidential bid, his liberal leanings within the GOP, tributes from Nixon and Reagan, and his lifelong hunger for knowledge that kept him studying into old age.
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Alf Landon
Landon
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maine
Vermont
Walter Mondale
Ronald Reagan
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
Fdr
Roosevelt
Senate
Bob Dole
Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
University of Kansas
Oklahoma
Mac Gleans This And That From His Memo Pad
AP reports the Philippines president Corazon Aquino ordered at least three radio stations closed for airing right wing propaganda as troops were deployed around the palace. Reagan pledged support to Aquino and vowed continued aid to the Nicaraguan Contras. The column also notes media bias, public figures in political satire, and a reflection on imperial history and Fiji’s shift to independence with Indian labor influence.
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Ortega
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Corazon Aquino
Philippines
Reagan
Robert Bork
Supreme Court
Organization of American States
Bork
Parents Set A Bum Example in First Person Memoir
Ottawan teen Holly recounts a child’s view of growing up with alcoholic parents. She describes early trauma, parental neglect, shifts between relatives, and her own drift into drugs and withdrawal before moving toward recovery in foster care.
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Holly
Alateen
Falwell blasts Bakker and PTL in chaotic personal saga
In a blistering critique, Jerry Falwell resigns over PTL bankruptcy and accuses Jimmy Bakker of vast ministerial fraud while Tammy Bakker and Jessica Hahn remain central figures. The column mocks religious leaders, notes fan loyalty to Bakker, and questions divine plan amid sex scandal, money misuse, and public fallout.
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Jerry Falwell
Jimmy Bakker
Little Jimmy
Falwell
PTL
Jimmy
Tammy
Jessica Hahn
Playboy Magazine
Miami
Moriéy
Time Magazine
Miss Hahn
Jessica
Money
Jerry
Harold Robbins
Ortega Reagan's Spear Carrier Shapes Nicaragua Debate
Washington debate over Contra aid centers on Ortega and Duarte as potential pivots. Abrams faces Senate resistance after Iran Contra testimony, while Arias Duarte visit is used to press for negotiations. House opposition는 strong. Senate remains split with Bradley and Nunn backing Contras amid broader peace pressure.
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Washington
Elliott Abrams
National Public Radio
Abrams
Capitol Hill
Congress
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
House
Ronald Reagan
Organization of American States
Frank Carlucci
David Bonoir
D-Mich
Nicaragua
Central America
White House
Duarte
Reagan
U.S
Senate
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Bradley
Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1987 notice
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates effective October 1 1987 for Ottawa area Franklin County and surrounding regions. Carrier and motor routes: one month 4 50 three months 12 50 six months 24 05 one year 46 00. Mail: Franklin County adjacent counties one month 4 50 three months 13 00 six months 25 00 one year 48 00. All other areas by mail one month 5 50 three months 14 00 six months 31 00 one year 60 00. Out of state subscribers pay 5 5 percent sales tax.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
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Hitch
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Royko
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Wright
Bonier
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Se Syndicate
S. Cedar
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
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Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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