Ottawa streets brace for curb work and asphalt later
In Ottawa residents welcome essential curb and gutter replacement but fear asphalt paving will follow, obscuring brick streets once famous. A Wamego clipping recalls Leo Ebel, an 80 year old paving bricklayer who set a 1934 Ottawa record of 7 000 bricks in one hour, earning a dollar per hour. The piece notes rural hardships, postal service declines, and rising farm issues as two months remain before a general election. Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington reports first year output of 8.9 billion kilowatt hours with zero injuries and 86 percent capacity, turning critics’ lemons into peaches.
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Ottawa
Wamego
Leo Ebel
Ebel
Cook & Ransom
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Atomic Industrial Forum
Texas First Blush fuels Texans mood shift
A satirical Texas column reports on a new wine Texas First Blush from Ste Genevieve Vineyards. The piece casts a playful eye at Texan macho culture while detailing tastings planned for Austin Houston and Dallas in September and quotes Henri Bernabe praising a Texan nouveau. The sketch features a Pecos bar scene with locals ordering wine and quiche, in a period voice.
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Pardners
Texas
Austin
Houston
Dallas
Henri Bernabe
Ste. Genevieve Vineyards
Ste. Genevieve
Pecos
Howdy
Bubba
Billy Bob
Ste Genevieve Vineyards
Ol’ Henri
Willie
Waylon
Swan Lake
Jogging widow and health tips from Dr Donohue
A 61 year old husband’s long running life may boost health and bone minerals, with studies showing 2000 calories weekly exercise links to better cardiovascular health and 57 year old runners having 40 percent higher bone mineralization. A 54 year old woman on water pills considers running and salt balance. doctor advised to adjust meds with the physician’s guidance. An 18 year old worries a developing chest. expert suggests easing chest work and focusing on balanced training and stretching.
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Donohue
8.C.V
Exercise debate on muscle growth and stretching advice
The discussion weighs heavy vs light weights and high reps for gains, says both approaches can work. Stretching helps prevent injuries but does not grow muscle, which comes from progressively heavier demands. A reader asks about cod liver oil for joint lubrication. medical guidance says it does not lubricate joints despite new findings.
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1986
Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates effective July 1 1986. Local carrier and motor routes: one month four dollars, three months eleven dollars, six months twenty one dollars and five cents, one year forty dollars. Franklin County by mail higher rates, outside Franklin County higher still. Out of state subscriptions incur five and a half percent sales tax.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Franklin County
Glitz Fails To Diminish Pragmatic John Lewis Victory
Washington columnist describes John Lewis's runoff win in Georgia's 5th District over Julian Bond as a victory for practical politics over glamour. Lewis's decades of civil rights work, voter registration, and steady constituency service illustrate a broader shift toward work ethic and reliability in 1986 politics, with wider implications for black political leadership and coalition building.
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David S. Broder
Washington
John Lewis
Atlanta
Julian Bond
Georgia
Peter D. Hart
Bond
Georgia House
Lewis
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Selma
Andrew Young
United Nations
Wyche Fowler
Georgetown
Hollywood
Eddie Williams
Joint Center For Political Studies
John
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Kenneth Gibson
Rainbow Coalition
Jesse L.jackson
William H. Gray
House Budget Committee
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Virginia
Charles Rangel
N.Y
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Wayne County
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