Editorial on Ottawa Middle School political forum
The Ottawa Middle School forum featured four candidates from the Fifth District and the 10th District. The event offered substantial insight, showing strong preparation and presentation from Dick Nichols, George Wingert, Bettie Sue Shumway, and Walker Hendrix. Organizers from the Chamber of Commerce committees and local groups sponsored the event, praised as a refreshing break in the season’s slog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Middle School
Congress
Dick Nichols
McPherson
George Wingert
Ottawa
Bettie Sue Shumway
Walker Hendrix
Legislative Action Committee
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Black Awareness Committee
Franklin’ County’ Farm Bureau Association
American Association of University Women
Simpson Fights Bill On Immigration Reform
Guest opinion argues Sen. Simpson opposes the House version, backing a compromise approach to a top immigration bill. The piece notes the 1965 overhaul aims to increase family and skilled worker visas and hints at a possible pre conference bargaining stalemate. Time is short, with a conference yet to be convened. The Washington Post
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Herald
Alan Simpson
Hill
Edward Kennedy
Sen
Simpson
Senate
House
Sen. Simpson
Wyoming
Washington Post
Letters to the editor policy prompts signed replies
Readers are urged to submit signed letters with the writer’s address and a telephone number enclosed to verify authenticity. Unsigned letters will not be published, and the policy aims to encourage verifiable community input through direct contact.
Wycoff School in Franklin County A Rural Heritage
Heritage notes recount Wycoff School in Ottawa area, two sites, floods in 1941 and 1951, Finland aid, teachers Esther Hegberg and Lilian Lantis, music classes, consolidation with Ottawa USD 290 in 1962, and fond memories of community events at the Wycoff Community building.
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Franklin County
Bruce Fleming
Beech
Jim Hitch
Wycoff School
Ottawa
Wycoff
Greenwood Road
Flora Smith
RFD
Una Hinderliter
Finland
Esther Hegberg
Almira Shular
Lillian Lantis
Dorothy Detwiler
C.A. Scribner
Carole Smith
David Haverty
Jim Bonine
LeAnne Bush
Randy Roseberry
Terry Anne James
Connie James
Roy Pahlman
Teresa Watts
Cecil Schneider
Gordon James
Ray V. Smith
Nettie Gorton
Lynn Woods
Esther Lancaster
Etta Blanche Smith
Ruth (Drake) Farris
Evaline Hammond
Louise Thompson
Mary Jackson
Helen (Tussing) Mitchell
Vera Jones
Ruth Averill
Mable
Canfield
Charles Ratliff
Betty (Fabert) Jones
Keith
Norman
Floyd Wats
Eugene and Rolland Bremen
Carl Thompson
Maxine (Thompson) Peed
Lawrence Lundstedt
Ray Smith
Russell Reamis
David Wells
Mrs. Smith
I Don’t Want to Decide On A Public Moral Dilemma
The author admits avoiding tough choices on issues like condom distribution and obscenity court cases. He cites Mapplethorpe’s art, Judith Reisman, Cardinal O’Connor, and the 2 Live Crew verdict, expressing discomfort at aligning with familiar figures, while wishing to avoid weighing in at all. The piece ends with a wish to retreat from contentious debates.
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60 Minutes
John O'Connor
Cardinal O'Connor
Cardinal O’connor
Cincinnati
Robert Mapplethorpe
Mapplethorpe
Judith Reisman
America
2 Live Crew
Cincinnati Museum
Jesse Helms
Pat Robertson
Farmers urged to study Finney tax proposal carefully
A Wichita Eagle poll shows Democrat Joan Finney losing a 17 point lead in Kansas governor race and raising her unfavorability to 34 percent. The letter warns farmers about Finney’s plan to broaden sales tax exemptions, arguing a sales tax on raw agricultural products would burden agriculture and raise costs through the processing chain.
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Wichita Eagle
Joan Finney
Kansas
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Fabulous Forum
Ruth Farris
Georgia Powers
William McCullough
Robert Ferguson
Winifred Coen
Evelyn Farris
Milton Farris
Earl Ratliff
Warren Coen
Dale Powers
Donald Powers
Charles McCullough
Richard Powers
Barbara Ferguson
Vernon Powers
Donald Ferguson
By Andy Rooney
Tribune Media Service
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