Robertson Wins Iowa Straw Poll In GOP Fundraiser
A Sanline Iowa fundraiser drew 5,700 tickets for seven GOP candidates. Pat Robertson led with 33.6 percent, followed by Dole at 24.9 and Bush at 22.4. Kemp and du Pont trailed. Haig and two others under one percent. The result surprised Bush and Dole supporters.
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Bob Dole
Iowa
Pat Robertson
Robertson
Dole
Bush
Jack Kemp
New York
Delaware
Pierre du Pont
Alexander Haig
Biden Slanders and Speech Copy Controversy Hits Campaign
Report notes Aunt Joseph R Biden Jr of Delaware exits Democratic race amid a controversy over a speech at the Iowa State Fair. It cites accusations of copying Neil Kinnock material and quotes a Biden aide saying he was under pressure and “automatic pilot.” The piece questions his White House viability and urges quitting the race.
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Joseph R. Biden Jr
Delaware
Biden
Neil Kinnock
Kinnock
Iowa
Glenys
Joe Biden
White House
Ottawa man with handicap battles self service rule
Frank Leslie, disabled with placard 8235, says a self service station refused full service until he proved the law requires help for handicapped drivers at mixed island stations. A Kansas AG lawyer clarifies: stations with both self and full service must assist handicapped motorists. self service only stations need not. Leslie found three full service stations in Ottawa and plans to continue paying the extra. He and his wife lost a 1972 Oklahoma wreck that left him permanently disabled.
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Frank Leslie
Elm
Leslie
Stafford
Ottawa
Oklahoma
Georgia
City Hall
Fort Scott
Infamous Highway Plan Blindsides Kansas Education Budget
Gov. Mike Hayden’s highway proposal forced a budget review, revealing education dominates Kansas spending at 1.7 billion of 3.8 billion. The piece recalls 1975 efforts to merge community colleges into a regional system, sparking debate on consolidation, taxes, and bureaucracy while warning of political fallout and long-term savings.
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Hayden
Topeka
Mike Hayden
Kansas Technical Institute
Washburn
State Legislative Planning Committee
Allen
Neosho
Coffeyville
Fort Scott
Independence
Labette
Montgomery County
Pittsburg State
State Board of Education
Joe Harder
Moundridge
Jack Steineger
Kansas City
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Allen County
College
Pope visit stirs Protestant views and Catholic tensions
A columnist critiques American tolerance of the Pope's visit, noting non Catholic reporters and editors shaping coverage. The piece compares Protestant attitudes to Catholics, cites polls on Catholic beliefs such as birth control and women priests, and questions the idea of choosing church tenets like a cafeteria. It argues Catholics should embrace all church teachings and criticizes selective belief.
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John Paul II
U.S
Ottawa Herald subscription rates effective July 1 1986
Ottawa Herald announces new subscription rates for delivery and mail within Ottawa Franklin County and surrounding counties. Rates shown include one month three months six months and one year with distinct carrier motor route and mail options and a 5.5 percent sales tax for out of state subscribers.
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Franklin County
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