Ottawa celebrates 125th anniversary with two day festival
The 125th Anniversary Committee outlines a two day festival October 7 8 to mark Ottawa founding. Highlights includeBuffalo Woman sculpture at Franklin County Courthouse dedication after a 1030 am parade with Jaycees. Proceeds aim at 10000 remaining with sales of calendars books posters and local wares.
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Ottawa
Frank Norton
Franklin County
Ottawa Jaycees
Diane Yeamans
Ottawa Library
Tony Jones
Ottawa University
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1989 for Local Areas
The Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail subscription rates effective July 1, 1989. Chews and surrounding area by car, motor route, and mail in Franklin County and adjacent counties show monthly, quarterly, semi annual, and annual prices, with higher rates for other areas.
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Chews
Carter
Franklin County
Poll reveals mixed views in Fifth District survey
Rep. Bob Whittaker mailed an issues survey to 215000 postal patrons. about 8000 returned. Results show voters want less government spending, support mandatory service, tax breaks for oil and gas, and shifts on Medicaid, Medicare, and environmental rules. Respondents also rated Bush vs Congress and largely supported restrictions on assault weapons.
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Bob Whittaker
Augusta
Fifth Congressional District
Europe
Kansas
Bush
Congress
Kansas faces population decline beyond pockets of growth
The Census Bureau estimates show 14 counties with significant growth, while 75 counties lose population since 1980. Growth is concentrated in a few northeast counties and parts of Johnson, Finney, and southwest Kansas, but vast areas suffer depopulation, alarming services strain, and regional fragmentation. The piece warns the state cannot prosper if most regions shrink and the gains stay in narrow pockets.
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Kansas
Finney
Kansas City
North Central
Nortthwest
Johnson County
Ous
Keary
Census Bureau
Johnson and Wyandotte
Democrats should find cuts not whine
The article mocks Democrats for criticizing President Bush’s drug war plan and calls for funding cuts to finance stricter drug control. It highlights Biden’s criticism, urges shifting funds from nonessential programs, and urges Congress to back an $8 billion surge for drug treatment and enforcement, stressing state-led effort and restraint on subsidies.
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Washington
Oval Office
Joe Biden
Delaware
Charlie Rangel
New York
Ronald Reagan
Biden
Legislative Branch
Congress
Gener
Bush
House
Senate
Israel
Egypt
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Small Business Administration
Ranger
How to make contact with listed officials
President George Bush at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500. Sen Nancy Kassebaum 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 (202) 224-4774. Rep Bob Whitaker 2436 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 (202) 225-3911. State Senator Jim Allen Statehouse Room 1285 Vopeks 66612 (296-7361). State Rep Bette Sue Shumway 281W Statehouse Fupeka 66612 (296-7699).
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, DC
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Senate
Ington
Bob Whitaker
Rayburn House
Washington
Jim Allen
Statehouse
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Cedar
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Dean Rossman
Whittaker
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Exxon
Alaska
Prince William Sound
John Marshall
Harria New
Rober Byrd
West, Virginia
Joe
Marilyn Quayle
National Endowment of the Ans
Strategic Defense Initiative
Department of Education
James Kilpatrick
Univer
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