Easter egg hunts planned by Ottawa groups this weekend
Ottawa Jaycees and Ottawa High School NHS sponsor hunts. Jaycees start 3 p.m. Sunday at Forest Park with registration at 2 p.m. Rain date is Easter Sunday at the park. NHS event Friday at OHS Cyclone Room begins 10 a.m. for 3 and under, 10:30 for 4-6, and 11:30 for 7 and up. Call 242-4176 for details.
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Ottawa Jaycees
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National Honor Society
Forest Park
the Park
Debbie Larcom
Jaycees
OHS
Brownback weighs first days and next 100 days
Kansas senator Sam Brownback discusses early days in office and a 100 day focus on debt reduction and reform. He cites a nearly $5 trillion national debt, supports contract reforms, and favors tighter budget controls, higher pension limits, and a 10 percent pay cut if enacted.
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Brownback
Congress
Congressional
Legislature considers slot machines delay until wrapup session
lawmakers head into a three week break with debate over whether to allow slot machines at race tracks, while key fiscal and personnel bills face adjournment and wrapup session decisions.
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Bill Graves
House
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Midwest and Duke move toward closing Ottawa expansion
Midwest Cabinet and Duke Manufacturing advance toward a final deal completion next Saturday. Duke has begun production in its new 79,000 square foot Ottawa plant and plans full operation soon, while Midwest builds a 54,000 square foot facility and expands its workforce. Both firms expect growth over the next five years with increased sales and jobs.
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Midwest
Bob
Howell
Bessette
Duke
Rohr
Ottawa
Midwest Cabinet
Topeka
N. King
Industrial Ave
Bill Reese
Kansas City
Reese
Duke Manufacturing
Industrial Avenue
Rome Manufacturing
Rome
National Sign Co, Inc
King Street
Weather Outlook For Kansas This Week
The forecast covers Monday through Wednesday with mixed precipitation and temperature ranges. Rain possible in eastern areas and snow in western regions Monday with lows from the 20s in the northwest to the 50s in the southeast and high temperatures from the 30s to mid-60s. Tuesday brings snow west and rain east with cooler lows in the 20s to 40s and highs in the 30s to mid-50s. Wednesday remains dry with lows in the 20s to 40s and highs from the lower 60s in the southwest to around 50 in the northeast.
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Kansas
Gingrich vows to remake federal government on TV
House Speaker Newt Gingrich used a prime time address to push the Contract With America as only a start and urged the nation to help overhaul the federal government. He said the budget must balance and burdens on children and families must be lifted while Democrats warned of cuts to school lunches and tax breaks for the wealthy.
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Washington
House
Newt Gingrich
America
Capitol
Gingrich
Virginia
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Tax books in library guide to filing and finance
A library feature highlights tax filing near the April 15 deadline with IRS and Kansas forms, plus publications for checkout. It reviews For Dummies Taxes for Dummies Surviving the Squeeze Baby Boomers Guide to Financial Well Being in the 1990s and Checkbook Management, noting how each assists readers with form accuracy budgeting and saving.
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Kansas
IRS
Kansas Department of Revenue
Stephen Pollan
Mark Levine
Gelb
Surgeon charged with illegal practice in trans plant case
Minneapo lis AP a pioneering trans plant surgeon marketed antilymphocite globulin ALG despite adverse reactions causing nine deaths. Dr John Najarian and ex colleague Richard Condie charged with marketing selling ALG and concealing risks. Najarian reportedly lecturing in Chicago and will plead innocent. Condie’s attorney calls career ending. If convicted, Najarian faces up to 81 years in prison and 3.45 million dollars in fines.
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Minneapolis
John Najarian
Richard Condie
Najarian
Chicago
Peter Thompson
Condie
Vince Louwagie
Seagram Eyes Seizing MCA in Multibillion Deal Talk
New York AP Seagram Co discussing acquiring control of MCA Inc from Matsushita Electric with no final price or terms yet. Earlier reports said Seagram tentatively agreed to buy 80 percent of MCA for about $7 billion, the studio behind Jurassic Park and E T.
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New York
Seagram Co
MCA Inc
Japan
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co
Seagram
MCA
E.T
Matsushita
Clothing sale and local notices at Town & Country Supply
CHECK OUR $3-$5-$7 clothing sale racks at Town & Country Supply 2006 Princeton Rd. Phone numbers 242-6011 and 242-0642 listed. Also notes on a back-at-Guy’s & Dolls promotion, nail specials, recycling hours, and a local inn B&B dining/show event with Cedar contact 242-2627.
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Princeton Rd
Turret Inn
Celebrities tout books in Gardiner reading survey
In Gardiner Maine AP notes U N secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali and politicians like Yogi Berra Bob Dole and Robert Ruark appear on the annual Who Reads What list compiled by librarian Glenna Nowell at Gardiner Public Library. The eighth yearly celebrity survey highlights diverse tastes including Something of Value The Grammar of Politics and Eisenhower the President.
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Gardiner
Maine
Senate
Bob Dole
Eisenhower
Glenna Nowell
Gardiner Public Library
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Cedar
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