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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1995
Page
6
The Kansas Department of Human Resources reports March unemployment at 4.7 percent, down from February and well below the 1994 level. About 1,288,279 Kansans were employed, up 8,366 from February, with Franklin County posting a 6.2 percent rate.
Kansas lawmakers face a funding question for the 1996 presidential primary as Gov. Bill Graves includes 1.5 million in budget amendments. The money is to be folded into the omnibus appropriations bill due for a vote as lawmakers return, with expectations of approval by Republican majorities. The controversy centers on timing, with the April 2 date seen as likely to have nominees decided already.
Small Kansas town of 2,600 faces national attention as Terry Nichols turns himself in to federal authorities. Residents express mixed emotions about security and pride in their tight knit community while local police continue to handle vandalism cases and everyday concerns.
Ron Mears, 61, longtime Kansas City Kansas figure and promoter of George Brett bumper stickers, is dying of brain cancer. He has three weeks of life left and is choreographing his funeral with a standing room only wish and a Pallbearers Party for Saturday, arranging a final public farewell with friends and allies.
Kansas crop artist Stan Herd, famed for large scale ground art, visited Ottawa to discuss his career and the four acre Ottawa Beanfield Cola Wars project. He described using plantings to create color, recalled early subtractive methods, and noted recent commissions including a one acre New York still life. Deb Barker aided the Cola Wars completion.
Surveillance video may show the rental truck used in the federal building bombing. FBI official Weldon Kennedy says images could help the case as investigators seek a second suspect and continue mass casualty searches. Foremost, 78 dead and over 400 wounded with many unaccounted as rescue efforts were hindered by severe weather.
Ottawa High School student Gary Kuntz created color coded ribbons for Red Cross relief and distributed them through Ottawa Franklin County banks. Blue for Oklahoma yellow for the missing and dead purple for children. Donations support Oklahoma City relief through Friday.
In three cases, judges continued child support obligations despite nonpaternity. Ramsey County Minnesota and Talbot County Maryland rulings upheld liens, while a Baltimore mother admitted perjury in identifying a father. Appeals courts ruled state law requires the payment despite exculpating tests.
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