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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1992
Page
1
Refinancing Advice Shapes Franklin County Hospital Help Plan
Franklin County must finish a debt refinancing deal before seeking new funds to aid Ransom Memorial Hospital, says County Attorney Wendell Barker. He warned that issuing no fund warrants or incurring new obligations could distort financial statements and delay refinancing. A grant could help, but should not be relied upon. Continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tellier
Herald
Franklin County’ Commission
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Wendell Barker
Barker
Franklin County faces cash crisis at Ransom Memorial Hospital
Revelations that Ransom Memorial Hospital RMH in Franklin County is severely short on cash prompted questions about managements actions and a series of requests for relief. Hospital officials and trustees sought both immediate and long term help from the Franklin County Commission. The county previously approved about 118000 as short term aid while continuing coverage of bills and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Herald
Franklin
Internal Revenue Service
Franklin County Commission
Page
Town & Country
S. Walnut
Franklin County
First Christian Church
11Th and Cedar
Haney
Jurors Deadlock in Noriega Drug Trial Demand Verdict
Jurors in Manuel Noriega’s drug trial reported a deadlock and asked the judge for guidance. Foreman Lester Spencer blamed a holdout juror for the impasse and said minds were made up before deliberations. Judge William Hoeveler urged renewed deliberations with jurors listening to each other. No leanings or counts are disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Manuel Noriega
Lester Spencer
Spencer
U.S
William Hoeveler
Pride Eyes Downtown Beautification With Adopt A Planter
Ottawa PRIDE unveiled Adopt-A-Planter, inviting volunteers to fill 23 planters and 15 benches with flowers downtown. A volunteer team will judge entries, with initial planting this year and seasonal plantings planned next year, plus spring cleanup using city and Franklin County trucks April 2025.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Department
PRIDE
Ottawa
Lucy Crites
W. 7Th
Karen Martinez
West Side
Gracia Cordle
East Side
Betty Sands
Andy Haney
City Public Works
Ottawa Pride Committee
Franklin County Presidential Primary Results Show Bush Clinton Lead
Franklin County voters backed Bush with 794 of 1 449 Republican votes and Clinton with 580 of 1 088 Democratic ballots. Tsongas led Democrats among the fading field with 176. several write ins and minor candidates trailed. Pomona council results elected Sobba, with incumbents Lloyd and Adler re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tellier
Herald
Franklin County
George Bush
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Bush
Clinton
Massachusetts
Paul Tsongas
Pat Buchanan
California
Jerry Brown
Brown
Edmund G. Brown
Alexandria
Kansas
Pat Paulsen
David Duke
Pomona
Robert Sobba
Bill D. Lloyd
Richard Adler
Edmund Brown
Bob Kerry
Tod Hawks
Charles Woods
John Barnes
Tom Harkin
William Pawley
Don Beamgard
Jeffrey Marsh
Ralph Spellering
Gary Haupt
Larry Agran
Raymond Vanskiver
Arafat Found Safe After Plane Crash in Libya Desert
PLO leader Yasser Arafat was bruised but safe after a crash landing in Libya’s southern desert. Arafat aides credited satellite data from the United States for locating the plane, and celebrations erupted across the Arab world as Palestinians hailed the leader’s survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Libya
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Associated Press
United States
Carter
White House
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Ralph Young Rich Parks
Pard
Oregon
Noriega
Jim Hitch
Pride Committee
Barb Hamm
Fred Adamson
Arab East Jerusalem
Khartoum
Sudan
Unisia
Sarra
Chad
Egypt
Khartoun
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