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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1987
Page
1
The resignation of Oren Skiles at City Hall sparks debate on DPS future. Analysts urge a united City Commission to chart a course to decide whether Ottawa will retain a single DPS or separate fire and police departments, aiming to end the controversy this year.
Historians and local researchers continue a bid to locate and properly mark the grave of Sister Mary Alphonsa Thompson who died July 1867 after an Apache attack near the Cimarron Crossing while traveling with Bishop Lamy’s party. Paul Bentrup and Mary Jean Cook lead the effort, seeking any surviving details or artifacts to confirm burial site.
A Hutchinson writer recalls attending the 1948 Kansas State Fair by bus with two friends. They budgeted seven dollars, hid cash in shoes, and faced pickpocket risk while exploring the fair. Highlights include the world’s biggest steer, the Alice Mendalice spider girl sideshow, and rides like Tilt-a-Whirl and Ye Olde Mill. The narrator plans to visit again, hoping to spot Alice under an alias.
A mocked interview portrays Gary Hart as a “noncandidate” who will reenter the presidential race to push controversial issues. The dialogue features satirical questions from fictional reporters about vitamins, ginseng, wine, underwear choices, and enchanted evenings, ending with a quip about plans to dine.
Critics brand the Hayden Edwards highway plan a costly dream. They allege devious terminology hides oversized projects and misaligned benefits. Questions swirl around funding, favors to Selina Bogina’s firm, and possible duplications in proposed de bottleneck routes.
Publication listing shows July 1 1986 pricing for Ottawa and surrounding area by carrier and motor routes one month four dollars three months eleven dollars six months twenty one dollars per year forty dollars. Franklin County adjacent counties mail rates are four fifty for one month thirteen dollars for three months twenty five dollars for six months forty eight dollars per year. All other areas mail rates are five fifty for one month sixteen dollars for three months thirty one dollars for six months sixty dollars per year. Out of state subscribers pay five point five percent sales tax.
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