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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 2000
Page
1
The Ottawa Library adds a children’s title titled Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing. The note appears in Library Line on page 6A with weather guidance mentioning cool and cloudy conditions today.
J R Duke and wife Lucy Alice Cheney plan to move to Kingwood, Texas, at month end to be near daughter Donna Ward and grandson. Duke, 89, former Ottawa mayor and longtime lawyer, reflects on decades of service. Lucy Alice, nurse and RMH Auxiliary volunteer, also shaped the community. They cherish memories but look forward to closer family ties.
TOPEKA AP Negotiations in the House and Senate wrap up with many issues unresolved. Lawmakers must still decide funding for public schools tobacco money use and prison crowding. A final spending bill for FY 2001 is planned after a wrap session and a pair of revenue estimates due Tuesday.
In Topeka the Kansas Open Records Act gaines teeth but House action irritates supporters and opponents alike. The bill would impose up to 500 dollar fines for denying access and create an information officer in the attorney general's office while removing the district court avenue for complaints. The attorney general's office now opposes the measure. Political scientist Burdett Loomis notes power over information as central and warns penalties may deter open records.
Edson Raff, a 92 year old Garnett resident and former colonel of the 503rd Parachute Infantry, recalls the first US combat jump in World War II during Operation Torch in French North Africa. He describes rough flights, scattered drops behind tanks, and cooperation with French forces that shifted as Darlan halted resistance. Raff notes his aim to seize airfields, the harsh conditions, and his medal from the French.
Washington AP reports clocks move forward marking the start of lighter evenings. The change prompts residents to adjust schedules and anticipate earlier sunsets as spring arrives and time shifts take effect.
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