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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1994
Page
10
Pope John Paul II, 73, fractured his right femur and dislocated a hip joint in a bathroom fall. Doctors at Gemelli hospital in Rome expected weeks of recovery followed by long therapy. artificial bone replacement planned near the femur head and hip joint. The operation began around 1:30 p.m. local time.
About 200 people gathered in the Topeka Statehouse rotunda as lawmakers paused the wrapup session for an hour to honor Holocaust survivors. Jack Mandelbaum, an Overland Park survivor, shared how his father mother brother and sister perished in Nazi camps during World War II.
Andrew Jackson Goodpaster, 79, was inducted into the Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame joining past figures such as Sherman MacArthur and Ridgeway. A former deputy U S commander in Vietnam, he later led U S forces in Europe and NATO under President Nixon.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee advances a last effort to pass a law letting beer, liquor and wine be sold on Sunday. The bill, introduced Thursday, aims for debate before adjournment. Gov. Finney vetoed a prior Sunday alcohol bill that allowed credit card purchases.
Ottawa officials reported the Marais des Cygnes River topped 32.82 feet after a crest at 32 feet and flood gates were shut. Forecasters warned of more heavy rain as roads near Ottawa and Pomona were closed, with Cin County planning additional closures and the bridge north of Lane affected.
Four Ottawa district students had their responses published in the spring 1994 Kansas Journal of Reading. Front row: Natasha Dean and Maxie Shumway in developmental first grade at Eisenhower. Back row: Josh Gentry and Shannon Allen, Garfield and Lincoln third-graders. Not pictured: Jonathan Proietti, Garfield third-grader. They wrote responses to Mirelle on the High Wire, a tale of courage with a self-doubting circus performer.
Gov. Joan Finney signed House Bill 3045 on April 25, making it law upon publication later this year. The measure tightens public access to state records as legislators pushed through late in the session, amid fatigue and urgency.
House lawmakers rejected a bill that would allow the Kansas Secretary of State to seal the financial records of any corporation that seeks confidentiality. The measure, a reworked version of a failed March 25 effort, passed 74 to 50 amid late sessions and amid amendments and conference reports.
The Kansas House approved a health care reform bill 119 to 4 and sent it to Governor Joan Finney. The measure creates two insurance reforms and a state structure for future federal mandates. A Democratic bid to return the bill to conference failed 60 to 64 as Republicans opposed and 59 Democrats plus one Republican supported. The Senate had twice approved the compromise plan by 400 votes. The second vote corrected flaws in the first conference report addressing cost containment and related issues.
Franklin County Horticultural Association plans Wednesday and Saturday markets at the County Office Annex in Ottawa. Bell rings to start sales at 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m. Saturdays, with sales lasting until about 6 to 6:30 p.m. Rhubarb, asparagus, honey, breads and popcorn expected. Twelve regular vendors with potential for more, weekly Saturday drawing for merchandise. Officers listed include Lyle Turner president and Brenda Fredricks treasurer.
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