Global cries for freedom amid protests and reforms
The piece surveys rising challenges to dictatorship from East Germany to South Africa and the Soviet Union. It notes Gorbachev’s glasnost, shifts in Prague and Pretoria, and ongoing demands for greater political liberties while warning that true freedom remains limited and fragile worldwide.
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East Germany
Mikhail Gorbachev
Snicker
Egon Krenz
South Africa
African National Congress
A.N.C
Nelson Mandela
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Reading the Two Millimeter Warning on Alcohol Labels
The University Daily Kansan argues for larger temporary federal warnings on alcohol containers, noting the two millimeter minimum may render warnings unreadable. It urges bolder message size and timely placement to raise awareness amid alcohol-related health risks and competing events like the World Series.
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Surgeon
University of Kansas
University Daily
Kansan
Ottawa Herald Public Notices and Subscription Rates Listing
The Ottawa Herald provides staff roles and a 1969 subscription rate schedule. It lists editor, managing editor, advertising director, circulation manager, office manager, press foreman, and composing staff, followed by monthly and yearly subscription prices and terms for delivery in Ottawa.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Gaiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Saturday Morning Club expands for Ottawa youth
A greatly expanded Saturday Morning Club begins tomorrow at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium with 16 sessions through March 31. Sponsors include Franklin County Child Development and KOFO. entry is 2 dollars per morning or 20 dollars for the season, with scholarship tickets for those who cannot afford admission.
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Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Linda Heiniger
Franklin County Child Development
Department of Public Safety
Ottawa
Heiniger
Henniger
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Chameleon Theater
McGriff
Ransom’ Memorial Hospital
RMH
Auditorium
KOFO
Civic Clubs
Kansas women led the way in politics from 1880s era
The piece traces Kansas women’s early civic roles from Susanna Salter as the nation’s first woman mayor to widespread county and city offices. It notes historic suffrage, governance milestones, and a 1986 stamp campaign for Salter, ending with Gerald Ford urging a woman president and Kansas potential leadership.
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Gerald Ford
California
Kansas
Kassebaum
Jan Meyers
Ovéhan Park
Congress
Sandra McMullen
Hutchinson
Kansas Board of Regents
Karen Graves
Salina
Rochelle Chronister
Neodesha
Susanna Madora Salter
Susan B. Anthony
Argonia
Susanna Salter
John Martin
Anna Junken
Dickinson County Register of Deeds
Susanna
Syracuse
Baldwin
Lucy Sullivan
Oskaloosa
Mary Lowman
Lowman
Rossville
Topeka
H.H. Miller
Argonta and
Sumner County
Doctrine better off dead in fairness doctrine push
Washington columnist argues against restoring the fairness doctrine via a broader bill. He recalls FCC history, notes limited past enforcement, and contends new regulation risks free speech, despite calls from diverse groups and political actors. The piece questions line item veto and warns fines up to 75000 dollars threaten broadcasters.
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Washington
Alexander Pope
House
John Conyers
Michigan
Americans For Democratic Action
National Conservative
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Eagle Forum
Phyllis Schlafly
Public Citizens
Ralph Nader
Congress
National Association of Arab Americans
Senate
Bush
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Erie
Federal Radio Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
John Brinkley
KFBK
Los Angeles
Letters to the Editor Author Guidelines
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James Kilpatrick
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