From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Feb. 11, 1989:

• In Lyons, Kansas, noted Kansan Wally Lattimer died today at the age of 107. Lattimer had made appearances on “The Tonight Show” four times near his 97th, 98th, 99th, and 100th birthdays, but had begun turning down Johnny Carson’s requests after that. “It was an honor to start with,” Lattimer had said at the time. “But I just had enough of running out there. He’s a nice guy, but I can see why he’s been divorced so often. I wouldn’t want to live with him.” Lattimer had also appeared twice on the show “Hee Haw” to dispense his particular brand of humor and down-home advice. He was proud of his record of voting in presidential elections and said he hadn’t missed one since his first vote in 1904 for Teddy Roosevelt. About three years previously, he had offered some ideas about how to achieve the longevity he had attained. In addition to his advice never to snack between meals, never to sleep more than six hours a night, and to drink in moderation, he also recommended taking life one day at a time. “I very seldom get mad,” he added, “and when I do you wouldn’t know it. You just ruin your own self that way.”
• Gov. Mike Hayden lashed out this week at the Kansas Legislature, criticizing lawmakers for what he called its inactivity, and his press secretary Kathy Peterson charged the House with being “in disarray.” House speaker Jim Braden didn’t disagree with the governor’s criticism, but Majority Leader Robert H. Miller said the Legislature was moving as quickly as it traditionally did.