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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1987
Page
1
The Reagan selection of Robert Bork for the Supreme Court stirred a fierce, polarized battle. Supporters hail his intellect and aim to extend Reagan’s influence, while opponents warn of shifting civil and human rights protections. The piece argues Bork’s brilliance and the political clash, urging approval.
The Emporia Gazette editorial blasts the FDI C for shielding bankers amid embezzlement forgery and other crimes in Kansas banks. Readers cite state bank cases, lack of cooperation by the State Banking Board, and calls for investigations by Attorney General Robert Stephan.
The text provides addresses and phone numbers for President Ronald Reagan The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 Senator Bob Dole Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 telephone 202 224 6521 Senator Nancy Kassebaum Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 telephone 202 224 4774 Representative Bob Whittaker Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 telephone 202 225 3911 State Senator Jim Allen Topeka Statehouse room 1288 66612 telephone 296 7361 State Representative Jack Beauchamp Topeka Statehouse 174W 66612 telephone 296 7676
The Ottawa Herald lists new subscription prices for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding area by carrier or mail. Local one month four dollars, three months eleven and a half. One year forty dollars. Franklin and adjacent counties four fifty monthly, thirteen for three months, twenty five for six months, forty eight yearly. All other areas five fifty monthly, sixteen for three months, thirty one for six months, sixty yearly. Out of state subscribers incur five and a half percent sales tax.
A Kansas reader vents about state minimum competency tests and the low use of results by teachers and administrators. The column shifts to light notes on open houses, family eating habits, and a hometown Stockton bid for a minimum-security prison, housed in a repurposed implement dealership site.
Bob Dodson of Ottawa RFD 2 cites letters by Colbern and Jackson urging change in how the city inspection department aids property owners. He says inspectors hinder repairs and raise costs, urging guidance on code-compliant, affordable fixes for both homes and businesses.
In Ottawa, RMH debates recruiting an obstetrician gynecologist to raise deliveries and specialty coverage. Analysts note rural pay gaps but stress need for 270 annual deliveries, shared calls, pediatric and anesthesiology support, and patient cost awareness. Four new family physicians joined Ottawa this year.
A reader laments three standard ashtrays and cigarette lighters in a new car and argues buyers should pay extra for ashtray options or standardize useful features like vacuums and tape storage. The piece notes rising smokeless cigarette ads and a court ruling limiting cigarette company responsibility for lung cancer deaths.
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