Markets mixed as oil slips and Adelphia bid emerges
Profit taking kept stocks mixed in New York while oil futures dropped for a fifth straight day to 53.60 a barrel. Time Warner and Comcast reportedly formed an 18 billion bid for bankrupt Adelphia, with a combined company to be spun off. A private equity bid for ShopKo Stores reached 1 billion, and major indices showed modest movements as bonds and the dollar fluctuated. Local market quotes for grain and county prices were also listed.
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Cedar Street Detour Noticed in Ottawa Herald Parking
Cedar Street reconstruction directs motorists to use the Ottawa Herald south parking lot via the alley from First or Second Street. For ad briefs call 242-4700 and request the classified department.
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Global mourning as pope funeral draws vast crowds
Bells tolled around the world for Pope John Paul II with millions attending in Krakow, Paris, Vienna, Manila, and other sites. Poland marked the day with sirens and gatherings, while officials in Jerusalem and Washington outlined responses to the pope’s legacy and broader Middle East tensions.
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Connecticut Senate approves civil unions bill landmark vote
Connecticut moved to become the first state to recognize civil unions for same sex couples without court pressure. The Senate passed 27 to 9 after about four hours of debate, aiming for House approval soon with Governor Rell expressing support for the concept.
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Frank Conroy dies at 69 after Writers' Workshop leader era
Frank Conroy, longtime director of the University of Iowa Writers Workshop, died at 69 in Iowa City from colon cancer. James Alan McPherson called his tenure transformative as Conroy’s Stop-Time memoir of a nomadic childhood gained National Book Award recognition.
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Andrew McNish 25 Ottawa native obituary details service
Andrew Charles McNish 25 of Ottawa died April 6 2005 at his home Graveside services will be at 2 p m Saturday at Highland Cemetery Ottawa He was born September 11 1979 in Kansas City Kansas adopted son of William Ray and Diane Elaine McNish He grew up in Ottawa and attended Ottawa University He worked as a computer technician for Colbern Electric Harshaw Research and H R B Block and Tech Systems He was member of Cherry Street Wesleyan Church and 4 H Survivors include his parents a sister Abigail Rae McNish and grandmother Beverly Schmitt Memorials may be directed to Cherry Street Wesleyan Church through Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Ottawa KS 66067
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Amanda Louise Wray Garnett funeral services announced
Garnett burial plans list Amanda Louise Wray 69 with a graveside service at 2 p.m. Monday in Garnett Cemetery. Farris Feuerborn Memorial Chapels Garnett handles arrangements.
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Leaders bid farewell at Pope John Paul I funeral
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