South Africa Debate Divides Kansas Governor Race
In a Kansas gubernatorial debate Rep. Mike Hayden opposes wheat sales to South Africa and urges Kansans to divest from firms doing business there, while Lt. Gov. Tom Docking supports sales and downplays investments. The issue dominates discourse but reflects broader political posturing rather than clear policy paths for voters.
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South Africa
Kansas
Mike Hayden
Tom Docking
Hayden
Docking
Argentina
Health costs rise 7.5 percent in year and exceed 400 billion
Labor Department data show medical costs up 7.5 percent in the year ending June 1985 while the consumer price index rose 1.7 percent. Health expenditures now surpass 400 billion annually due to cost-control gaps, medical technology, aging needs, and malpractice insurance premiums, with federal bills covering millions.
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Labor Department
Flying Unfriendly Skies by John McCormally
Harris News Service columnist argues air traffic control struggles, deregulation, and pilot safety concerns amid a Los Angeles crash. He calls for rehiring seasoned controllers, tighter oversight, and reconsideration of airline deregulation to protect public flight safety.
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John
Ohio
Reagan
Carter
FAA
Donald Engen
David Brinkley
Los Angeles
Engen
Harvard Man’s Misadventure Foreshadows 350 Years Of Alumni
Mike Royko recalls a Harvard reporter named Charles who dazzled with polish but caused trouble after a late dinner and a misheard car theft incident. The tale ends with Royko toasting Harvard’s 350th birthday and hoping Charles’s club manager wakes him.
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Mike Royko
Harvard
Chicago
63Rd
Charles
Brooks Brothers
Goodwill
Police
Stapedectomy May Cure Hearing Loss And More
A reader asks about stapedectomy for otosclerosis, with doctors noting the procedure is commonly but not universally successful and can restore ear bone flexibility. Extra letters discuss menopause timing, Weber-Christian disease, cod liver oil tricks, nickel allergies, and tennis elbow straps, all framed as brief medical Q A responses.
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Donohue
Ambrosia
DR. Donohue
TV Tonight Schedule Highlights and Local Ads
Ottawa daily TV guide lists HBO movie Savannah Smiles at 6 and Turk 182 at 8, plus incomplete listings for The Cosby Show and Dynasty II. Includes late night talk and news blocks, followed by subscription rates and local postal info for 1986.
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Elyse
HBO
Turk
Bay
Janet
Sam
Harry
Forum
Rome
Zero Mostel
Phil Silvers
The
Colbys Sable
Jason
Maria
Burt Reynolds
Catherine Daneuve
Hill Street Blues
Furilla
Jon
Luciano Pavarotti
Vegas
Ma's
Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert G. Wellington
Franklin County
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Sanford and Son
Watts
Cosby
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Theo
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