Traffic fatalities dip slightly as speed limits rise nationwide
News notes a one percent drop in year to date traffic deaths to 27,977, with 37 states including Kansas raising rural interstate limits to 65 mph. Kansas shows eight month fatalities down to 289 from 348, while city wrecks and interstate totals suggest progress amid ongoing highway dangers. The piece cites seat belt laws and patrols as key factors, warns about interstate deaths and urges safe driving for Labor Day.
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Viola Walsh
National Highway Traffic Safety Agency
Kansas High Patrol
U.S
Ottawa back-to-school rush drivers urged to slow down
The piece notes hundreds of children returning to school in Ottawa, enjoying the start of a new year while urging drivers to exercise caution at crosswalks. It warns that kids may dart into streets and calls for vigilance to prevent tragedy as the school season begins.
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Ottawa
Where Ottawa Goes After Skiles Resignation
In the wake of DPS Director Oren Skiles departure Ottawa faces renewed bickering and a call to unite. The column notes regional turmoil from Junction City to Atchison County, urges officials to mend fences, set a direction, hire a capable leader, and stop public feuding to move forward.
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Oren Skiles
Skiles
Rocky Mountains
Oren
Ottawa
Raton
N.M
Kansas
Junction City
Geary County
June City
Hospital
County Commission
City Hall
Atchison
Council Grove
New cholesterol drug Mevacor raises hopes and costs
A columnist notes FDA approval of lovastatin as Mevacor to lower cholesterol, hopes for cures and longer life, and criticizes price at about 5 dollars a day. The piece jests about immortality, side effects, and the social impact of death on housing and society.
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Mevacor
Lovastatin
Merck and Co
Ignorance, history, and a tied moral
A reader argues that widespread gaps in historical knowledge fuel insensitivity to Jewish suffering and Native American mistreatment. He links poor education on Columbus, the Civil War, Canterbury Tales, and Catholic history to reaction to Pope John Paul II meeting with Waldheim, urging honest study of past injustices.
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America
Curt Waldheim
Germany
Martin Luther
Israel
James Michner
Holy Land
Europe
Mischner
Waldheim
Brand X War fuels debate at bar over Iran Iraq clash
A discussion between two men at a bar traces the complexities of U S policy in the Persian Gulf. They debate Bork Kemp Ollie North Kuwait Iran Iraq and the Reagan administration's strategy while hinting at casualties and the ambiguity of modern warfare.
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Iraq
Iran
Ayatollah
Ollie
Kuwait
Reagan
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Begin July 1986
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and pricing. Local carrier and motor routes charge monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual rates. Franklin and adjacent counties via mail have separate tiered pricing. Out-of-state subscribers incur a 5.4 percent sales tax.
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