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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1995
Page
3
The piece argues the United States should focus on the United Nations over Castro's planned UN address for its 50th anniversary. It criticizes U S funding and governance, questions UN effectiveness, and urges Senate Republicans to drop attacks on Castro in favor of addressing UN reforms.
Readers share concerns about road safety for cyclists in Ottawa and critique of local behavior at bingo nights and a national TV appearance. They urge quiet during bingo, question police response, and call for community action to protect children and preserve town norms. Call lines invite audience input.
A century of mischief and mobility unfolds from Oct 19, 1895 reports of prank gunpowder in a cigar leaving Aleck Long without brows and a full moustache, plus runaway horses and stolen rides. 50 and 25 years ago notes recount tire rationing resignations and a university dorm project, plus a 1970 Franklin County Republican barbecue with top candidates.
State and nation await Nancy Kassebaum’s decision as polling hints she may retire. The Kansas senator, potentially the most popular incumbent GOP senator, could leave an open Sunflower State seat after 18 years. Washington speculation spreads, citing a source close to Gov. Bill Graves.
The Topeka Capital Journal notes Kansas ranked last in a travel book survey. The piece argues Kansans should not overreact, highlighting Flint Hills and other historic sites as genuine attractions, while acknowledging the state’s flat terrain and highway accessibility.
A wide crowd of Black men gathered in Washington to pledge values like fatherhood and work while commentary questions Farrakhan as the rally's draw. The piece contrasts eloquent orations with fear of his bigoted rhetoric, recalling past civil rights brutalities and noting improved Black status yet lingering gloom.
A compiled list presents names and contact information for national and state officials including President Bill Clinton at the White House, US senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, Representative Sam Brownback, Gov. Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state legislators Bill Feuerborn Ralph Tanner and Doug Walker with addresses and phone numbers for Topeka offices and Washington, D.C. offices.
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