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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1987
Page
2
Elizabeth Dole, wife of Senator Bob Dole, plans to resign from Reagan's cabinet to devote full time to his presidential bid. A Harvard-educated lawyer, she is the lone female cabinet member leaving during airline safety concerns. Her move, while controversial, follows advisers' urging to boost the campaign.
The article notes Alf Landon in his centenarian years as a lifelong farsighted figure. It cites his daughter Nancy Kassebaum praising his foresight during a Landon lecture, and recalls his early prediction of Third World self determination, normalized relations with Red China before Nixon, and warnings on the Vietnam conflict. It remarks Landon’s habit of constant study and his age is contrasted with the Constitution.
A group of Ottawa High School seniors from Ottawa Kansas criticize the City Commission for immature actions and unproven accusations. They lament youth leaving town for opportunities and call for mature leadership from the silent majority and Christian community. The letter names Stacy Skiles and several signatories from the community.
Richard Jackson of ECKAN Inc urges City Commission to act on the Ottawa Housing Plan from March 1985. He notes peeling paint, junk cars, and vacant hazardous buildings harm health and safety, calling for volunteer cleanups and targeted housing improvements.
The Ottawa scene focuses on functional illiteracy among graduates amid a push to improve reading through programs like Chapter 1 and the new PALS computer remedial system. Assistant superintendent Nancy Hale notes that while some students leave school with minimal literacy, most graduates can still read a word, and the district emphasizes spiral curricula and targeted tutoring to lift reading levels across grades.
A columnist recalls six years ago offering a cat to raise awareness of a cruel world. He jokes about piranhas and a flood of terrified calls from worried children and anxious parents. The author explains the cat story spread via a paperback and ends by naming the North Side couple who adopted and ate the cat.
In Kansas the 1985-86 education budgets topped $1.8 billion with local property taxes contributing the lion’s share. Education spending dwarfs proposed highway funding, prompting lawmakers to confront growth, recession, and inflation while considering a $40 million boost for state aid and a 6 percent spending authority rise for districts. The piece notes the political shift toward education costs shaping January legislative priorities and hints at reform needs.
Ottawa Herald carrier motor routes charge one month 4.00 three months 11.00 six months 21.05 one year 40.00. Mail Franklin and adjacent counties 4.50, 13.00, 25.00, 48.00. All other areas 5.50, 14.00, 31.00, 60.00. Out of state subscribers add 5.5 percent sales tax.
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