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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1989
Page
1
City commissioners discuss changing the majority of a quorum to allow private talks on city business. With five members, three form a quorum and two would meet outside formal sessions. The Kansas Supreme Court allows home rule changes but the panel is split 3-2 against the proposal.
Gunther Nash of Scotts Bluff Nebiga promotes a charity magic show to benefit the Ottawa Public Education Trust. Jaycees president Ginger Millbern oversees operations with Gayla Proctor and Carol Browning handling ticket collections. Two shows at Ottawa Middle School auditorium 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Seating 450 per performance, 900 total, with a 950 ticket cap. Promoters wanted more seats, but the Jaycees refused to oversell.
Milano Lambertson laments a blood donor drive after telephoners contacted 449 potential donors for the August Bloodmobile. Of 174 who pledged, 95 appeared and 90 pints were donated, missing the 125 pint goal. She urges better turnout for upcoming drives on December 13 and November 14 at Ottawa University.
Ottawa Herald lists new subscription prices effective July 1 1989 for Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier motor route and mail in Franklin County and adjacent counties with monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual rates varying by delivery method and location.
Postmaster General Anthony Frank seeks to raise the 25 cent first class stamp to 28 to 32 cents and lift other classes accordingly. He argues automation costs drive the rise, while critics say unions inflate overhead and block part time staffing, urging flexible work rules and wage adjustments to restore competitive balance.
A columnist argues for reinstating Ollie North’s pension amid a broader fairness push. He links North’s case to other veterans and antiwar protesters while critiquing policy and the treatment of public figures. The piece also laments gasoline pricing after the Exxon Valdez spill and questions utility regulation and market competition.
A Dade County Sheriff researcher reports most U.S. dollars contain trace amounts of cocaine. Tests from Florida to London show the same result. Experts say currency can accumulate traces when used to sniff drugs, embedding cocaine in paper fibers. The Bush plan to fight drugs involves more spending, advisers, officers, and prisons, financed by funds also tainted by drugs.
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